Student Perspectives on Effective Teaching 

To:	UMMS Teaching Faculty
From:	The LInC Student Trustees: Joel Bradley MSIII, Class of 2012 Andrew Walls MSIII, Class of 2012 Diana Robillard MSIV, Class of 2011 Laura Spring MSIV, Class of 2011

The documents available on this webpage have been created to provide course directors, lecturing faculty and small group facilitators with clear, vibrant, concrete student perspectives on effective practices for conducting courses, lectures, and small groups. They were developed on March 24, 2010 in a student-run feedback forum comprised of 21 MS2 and MS3 students, including 4 LInC student trustees, with the support of the Office of Undergraduate Medical Education. The call was sent to the entire second year class, and every effort was made to assure that selected students represented a wide range of learning styles and preferences. The discussion was directed toward the elements of our learning experience in the old UMMS curriculum that would be preserved – or even emphasized – in the LInC.

On this webpage you will find three separate documents with three separate audiences: one for course directors, one for lectures, and one for small group facilitators. Read more…