Effective Teaching

The Effective Teaching Micro-credential develops foundational knowledge of adult learning principles, educational strategies for small and large learner groups, content delivery techniques, and learner and program assessment techniques. Learners will use this foundational knowledge to develop a small educational activity that will facilitate engagement of the targeted audience in clinical and translational research. Learners will implement this educational activity in their professional lives. 

The micro-credential prepares participants to be effective educators of groups of diverse individuals, including beginning scientists and scholars. The digital badge allows learners to showcase their enhanced teaching skills, which will make them more competitive applicants for future employment opportunities. 

Curriculum — Videos:

Request and watch Effective Teaching videos from past Core Competency Workshop Series from the CTSI Education Workforce Specialist to build or hone key teaching skills. Workshop videos are:

  • Who Are You? Teaching Perspectives and Reflecting on Our Biases (presented by Jennifer A. Meka, PhD, and Alysia Kwiatkowski, DO, MS)
  • Introduction to Backward Design — Learning Objectives and Assessments (presented by Alysia Kwiatkowski, DO, MS, and Jennifer Meka, PhD)
  • Utilizing Backward Design to Create Effective and Engaging Educational Sessions (presented by Jennifer Meka, PhD, and Alysia Kwiatkowski, DO, MS) 
  • Culturally Responsive Teaching and Facilitating Small Group Discussions (presented by Alysia Kwiatkowski, DO, MS, and Jennifer Meka, PhD)
  • Feedback and Evaluation — Fostering Learner Development and Self-regulated Learning (presented by Jennifer Meka, PhD, and Alysia Kwiatkowski, DO, MS)

Curriculum — Assignments:

1) Learning Activity 1 2) Learning Activity 2 3) Create Slides

Small Learning Activity 1:

Identify a small educational activity to develop. Identify the learners (who is the audience?) and the size of the group. Develop learning objectives for the educational activity. 

For more information and to access videos, contact Education Workforce Specialist Catherine Sedota, MS, at cmp9@buffalo.edu.