Dental CE Course: Applied Pedagogy and Unit Design

Teaching Principles for Healthcare Professionals is an online pedagogy course focused on teaching adults that is suitable for new and experienced full- and part-time faculty. The course consists of three sections that are each three weeks in length. Sections include: 1) Learning Styles and Pedagogical Principles, 2) Applied Pedagogy and Unit Design, and 3) Instructional Design Strategies. Each section is designed in a module series with one module to be completed each week. Participants can take one section, two sections, or all three sections of the course. Sections do not need to be taken in any particular order so one can take advantage of the many scheduling options. Participants will earn 12 CEUs for completion of each course section (40 CEUs if taking all three sections, including the Cultural Awareness Module).
In addition, all participants will complete a module on Cultural Awareness (additional 4 CEUS at no extra charge). If taking more than one section, the Cultural Awareness module is completed only once.
Applied Pedagogy and Unit Design covers lesson planning and unit design using sound pedagogical practices. Participants will develop a unit for teaching during this session.
At the completion of the course participants will be able to:
Analyze the role of interactivity for both classroom based instruction and digital instruction
Apply learning objects to teaching design
Analyze evidence based resources for lecture development
Identify the different needs for teaching online vs. teaching in the classroom
Develop an ePortfolio website for use in teaching material and credentials
Demonstrate the role of cultural diversity in teaching (required in only one of the three session offerings)