Teaching innovative schools of thought call for innovative methods of instruction. This article investigates the challenges associated with teaching Actor-Network Theory (ANT) and proposes a creative pedagogical approach of ‘performing’ ANT in the classroom. This article presents a small case study of an instance where this theatrical method was employed in an undergraduate classroom to teach A...

The holo-diagram is a diagram originally designed as a tool for teaching the making and evaluation of holograms. It was soon found to include much more general uses than first expected. During the 20 years since its introduction we have applied this diagram to explain many different fields such as holography, interferometry, diffraction. Fermat's principle, light-in-flight recordings, threedime...

Hospitalists are educators in many teaching institutions throughout North America, and they are a vital part of the medical training system. In Canada, this role is not yet clearly defined, as 90% of practising hospitalists are trained as family medicine specialists.1 Once they begin working as hospitalists, it becomes unclear whether they are teaching internal medicine or family medicine in a ...

Simulation and game-based techniques are becoming increasingly popular methods of inquiry into complex service-science-related problems and phenomena. Integrating these techniques and models into the curriculum allows for students to visually learn about the objects of their study and the related concepts, interact with processes, components, and systems, and understand the underlying dynamic b...

A sense of urgency exists among nurse educators to determine the best possible teaching strategies to create a rich, engaging learning environment for students. With the calls for transformation, innovation, and excellence in nursing education from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, and the National League for Nursing, educators may...

Acquiring a faculty position in academia is extremely competitive and now typically requires more than just solid research skills and knowledge of one's field. Recruiting institutions currently desire new faculty that can teach effectively, but few postdoctoral positions provide any training in teaching methods. Fellowships in Research and Science Teaching (FIRST) is a successful postdoctoral t...

Aim: To evaluate OSCE’s educational value and assessed learning during the OSCE. Material & methods: Four-station OSCE, including different case scenarios, was administered to seventy one postgraduate residents between January 2008 to October 2010. Faculty assessed residents' general communication, assessment, management, and global skills using Likert scale. Residents completed a pre-OSCE surv...