Brief write-up
Project objectives
To include at least 5 postgraduate students in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS) to join a teaching project that includes (1) a cross-discipline teacher apprenticeship programme, and (2) A micro-module of designing teaching courses and e-learning material for undergraduate medical students.
Activities, process and outcomes
Seven postgraduate students joined our program. All of them completed the teaching sessions of the final year medical students (one clinical skill learning and one flipped-classroom problem-based learning session). The clinical attachments part (at least one out-patient clinic and one surgical session) will be completed before 30 June 2022. Three of the students also helped out creating teaching materials. All students will write a short essay of up to 1000 words about their teaching philosophy and the use of new pedagogy. The student who wrote the best essay will win the prize (to be decided after the evaluation by the supervisors).
Deliverables and evaluation
Seven postgraduate students joined the program. Three students also joined the micro-module of preparing teaching materials. They created two teaching videos, edited 3 surgical videos, helped file information for 1 problem-based learning (PBL) case, and set up more than 60 multiple choices questions related to the teaching videos.
Dissemination, diffusion, impact and sharing of good practices
We planned to present the project in our departmental meeting first. Afterward, we will include the program on our departmental website. Since we have encouraging feedback from the participant, we plan to continue this project for another group of PhD students in the coming September. Results will be presented in CUHK Teaching and Learning Innovation Expo as an abstract paper after more postgraduate students complete the program. Eventually, we plan to set up the program as a regular activity in DOVS.
Impact on teaching and learning
The project targets postgraduate students in our department. We aim to provide an opportunity for them to develop teaching skills in various aspect, while also helping the building up of their communication skills and confidence essential for their future progress in academia. Feedbacks from the participants were encouraging. They reflected that they now have a better understanding of the clinical aspect of ophthalmology. We will also share the experience with Joint Shantou International Eye Center (JSIEC), a close collaborator of DOVS. Such experience could also influence the training program in JSIEC.
