Transforming Your Teaching Using Technology
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This live virtual program will be presented from from February 4, 2025 - March 25, 2025 on Tuesdays from 7 - 9 PM (ET) and Thursdays from 7 - 8 PM (ET).
Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:
- Transform your personal teaching activities into effective and interactive virtual experiences
- Apply a deliberate approach to aligning learning, teaching, and technology
- Integrate technologies and digital strategies to facilitate assessment, collaboration, co-creation, and active learning
- Devise strategies to utilize data and learning analytics
- Foster an experiential, collaborative technology-enhanced learning environment
- Reflect upon applications and adaptations for your own teaching and learning environment
- Examine novel emerging technologies
This Harvard Macy Institute course supports health care professionals as they adapt new technologies and approaches into the learning environment for pre-clinical, clinical and post-graduate learners. The program integrates the science of education with hands-on experience to support the transformation of teaching through the creation of effective synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences and environments. Facilitated by education leaders with expertise in using technology for teaching and learning, this program will incorporate large and small group sessions with hands-on experiences, consultation to facilitate the development of your personal teaching projects, and opportunities for practice utilizing new technologies.
Over the span of eight weeks, learners will focus on:
- Designing impactful and effective learning experiences
- Integration and application of generative AI
- Inclusive learning environments and universal design
- Facilitating active learning through technology
- Innovative content creation, project management, video editing, infographics, digital scholarship
- Microteaching with AI and technology
- Digital identity, networking, global connectivism and community building
- Synthesis, integration and AI / technology toolbox
Week 1: Fundamentals and Games for Learning
Week 2: Leveraging Generative Artificial Intelligence
Week 3: Designing Learning Experiences to Facilitate Social and Cognitive Engagement
Week 4: Facilitating Active Learning with Technology
Week 5: Creating Your Own Online Content
Week 6: Micro-teaching with Technology
Week 7: Digital Identity, Social Networking, & Online Communities
Week 8: AI in Health Professions Education
In support of improving patient care, Harvard Medical School is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physicians
The Harvard Medical School designates this Live activity for a maximum of 23.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurse Practitioners and Registered Nurses
For the purpose of recertification, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board and American Nurses Credentialing Center accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME (Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education). We would also suggest that learners check with their state licensing board to ensure they accept reciprocity with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for re-licensure.
For the purpose of recertification, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board and American Nurses Credentialing Center accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME (Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education). We would also suggest that learners check with their state licensing board to ensure they accept reciprocity with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for re-licensure.
Physician Assistants
The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification. We would also suggest that learners check with their state licensing board to ensure they accept reciprocity with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for re-licensure.
The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification. We would also suggest that learners check with their state licensing board to ensure they accept reciprocity with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for re-licensure.
Canadian Accreditation
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada recognizes conferences and workshops held outside of Canada that are developed by a university, academy, hospital, specialty society or college as accredited group learning activities.
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada recognizes conferences and workshops held outside of Canada that are developed by a university, academy, hospital, specialty society or college as accredited group learning activities.
European Accreditation
The American Medical Association (AMA) has an agreement of mutual recognition of continuing medical education (CME) credit with the European Union of Medical Specialties (UEMS). Additional information regarding this agreement may be found on the European Union of Medical Specialties website.
The American Medical Association (AMA) has an agreement of mutual recognition of continuing medical education (CME) credit with the European Union of Medical Specialties (UEMS). Additional information regarding this agreement may be found on the European Union of Medical Specialties website.
ABMS/ACGME Competencies
This course is designed to meet the following American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)/Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) competencies:
Systems-Based Practice
Practice-Based Learning and Improvement
Professionalism
IOM Competencies
This course is designed to meet the following Institute of Medicine Competencies:
Employ Evidence-Based Practice
Work in Interdisciplinary Teams
Utilize Informatics
Apply Quality Improvement
Disclosure Policy
In accordance with the disclosure policy of the Medical School as well as standards set forth by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), course planners, speakers, and content reviewers have been asked to disclose any relationships they have to companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. In addition, faculty have been asked to list any off-label uses of pharmaceuticals and/or devices for investigational or non-FDA approved purposes that they plan to discuss
Disclaimer
CME activities accredited by Harvard Medical School are offered solely for educational purposes and do not constitute any form of certification of competency. Practitioners should always consult additional sources of information and exercise their best professional judgment before making clinical decisions of any kind.
Note: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ is calculated based on submission of a preliminary agenda and may be subject to change.