Teaching Scholars Program Designing Faculty

Development

Template for Creating a Faculty Development Workshop

Define a topic

Identify target audience

Conduct a needs Describe how you would conduct a needs assessment, and invent some probable
assessment results.

Prerequisites Are there workshops/readings required before attending this workshop?

Define workshop goals Workshop Goals:

and measurable
objectives

Learner Objectives:
“By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:”

Decide on time frame How many hours?

and participants

Who specifically is invited?

Adapted from: Steinert Y, Boillat M, Meterissian S, Liben S, McLeod PJ. Developing successful
workshops: a workshop for educators. Med Teach. 2008;30(3):328-30.
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Define and design During this session, participants will:

workshop content (describe what will be covered, and using which teaching strategy; verify that
Match teaching strategy matches the objective)
methods to content and
objectives

Choose teaching Identify what resources are needed (handouts, journal article, video clips, note
aids/learning materials cards, flip charts, etc.)

Design the workshop Include sample knowledge, skills and/or attitude items that can serve as a
evaluation/performance demonstration of competence achieved. Could be a self-assessment.
assessment

Adapted from: Steinert Y, Boillat M, Meterissian S, Liben S, McLeod PJ. Developing successful
workshops: a workshop for educators. Med Teach. 2008;30(3):328-30.
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Development

Develop a workshop Identify a time frame for each activity

program/agenda
Time Activity Active Engagement Responsible
Strategy person

Adapted from: Steinert Y, Boillat M, Meterissian S, Liben S, McLeod PJ. Developing successful
workshops: a workshop for educators. Med Teach. 2008;30(3):328-30.
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Determine locale and Size of group?

workshop budget Breakout rooms required?
Room layout? (Theater, classroom, round tables, etc.?)
What are AV requirements?

Decide on marketing Catchy Title. Flyer? HTML e-mail? Registration? Web postings? Targeted e-
strategies mails, etc. Can CME credit be offered?

Recruit and prepare Who, when, where and how?

workshop faculty

Fine-tune the workshop What are the planned review strategies?

plan

Finalize administrative Check AV, handouts, send reminder, sign-in sheet, duplication of handouts, order
details refreshments?

Adapted from: Steinert Y, Boillat M, Meterissian S, Liben S, McLeod PJ. Developing successful
workshops: a workshop for educators. Med Teach. 2008;30(3):328-30.