Actively Teaching Active Teaching Techniques.

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Adult Learning Theory

Background:

• Residents require proficiency in diverse teaching settings.
• The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated adaptation of traditional medical education models.
• Active teaching methods enhance understanding and knowledge retention compared to didactic lectures.

Purpose of the Study:

• To design and evaluate an interactive workshop for residents on active teaching techniques.
• To provide practical skills for implementing interactive teaching in various clinical environments.
• To foster self-directed learning and improve resident educators' efficacy.

Main Methods:

• A gamified, small-group workshop using a flipped classroom model.
• Participants engaged with pre-read articles on active teaching strategies.
• Card-based scenarios ("teaching setting" and "audience") facilitated practical application of techniques to clinical topics.

Main Results:

• High participant satisfaction reported, with 85% rating the session "highly organized."
• 78% found the workshop effective for learning active teaching techniques.
• 88% felt equipped to incorporate concrete techniques into future teaching; Jigsaw, Polling, and Case-based learning were most favored.

Conclusions:

• The interactive, gamified workshop design is effective and reproducible for teaching active teaching methods to residents.
• Participants demonstrated high satisfaction and a commitment to applying learned techniques.
• The workshop successfully addressed the need for practical guidance in implementing interactive teaching strategies in graduate medical education.