Self-Paced Online Modules
The following resources are available for self-paced faculty development:
- Education Research Modules
- CFE Learning Group Online Modules - May offer CME Credit
Live Workshops
The Center for Faculty Excellence offers the following workshops for department meetings, grand rounds, or retreats:
Note: Many of these workshops can be modified for virtual delivery if needed.
To schedule a workshop, please contact the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) at cfe@gwu.edu
- Teaching on the Fly: Teaching strategies that promote powerful case-based learning experiences when time is limited
- Shaping Learning on Your Service or Shift: Teaching strategies to enhance learning across the entire service/shift and in between
- Feedback that Sticks: Techniques for giving feedback and helping those receiving it
- Being a Good Reflector & Encouraging Reflection in Others: Strategies for motivating, developing and assessing reflection
- Promoting Learning in Small Groups: Techniques for effectively facilitating and maximizing learning in small groups
- Designing Effective Didactics: Instructional design strategies to maximize learning and retention of lectures and small group sessions
- Effective Mentoring: Strategies for cultivating an effective mentor-mentee relationship
- Remediation of Struggling Learners: Strategies for identifying learning issues and remediating learners having difficulty
- Maximizing Case-Based Learning: Strategies for effectively using cases to foster learning
- Deliberate Direct Observation & Assessment: Minimizing barriers and maximizing assessment reliability
- Creating an Environment of Psychological Safety: Strategies for fostering a climate in which people are comfortable expressing themselves and sharing concerns
- Effective Scientific Presentations: Best practices for presenting scientific work (e.g. conferences, journal club, grand rounds), including practice presenting and peer/expert feedback
- Digital Communication Best Practices: How to get the most out of your digital communications (email, text, slack, MS Teams, etc), and how to develop team/department norms and expectations around communication
If you do not see a workshop listed on a topic you think would benefit your group, please contact the CFE. We are happy to work with you to develop something that will address your needs.
Technology Workshops
Educational Technology workshops are also available for department meetings, grand rounds, or retreats. Topics include, but are not limited to:
- PollEverywhere (Audience quizzing and polling)
- Doceri (Drawing on Slides from your iPad while Presenting)
- Web Conferencing Tools (Zoom, Blackboard Collaborate, WebEx)
- Recording and Editing Online Modules
To schedule a technology workshop, please contact the CFE.