A Handbook for Medical Teachers / Edition 4

by D.I. Newble, R.A. Cannon

Overview

This is the extensively revised 4th edition of a popular handbook It offers a successful combination of sound educational principles, a how-to-do-it approach and an entertaining easy-to-read style, and contains numerous illustrations, examples, and pertinent cartoons. This fourth edition has been revised to reflect the major changes that continue to occur in both undergraduate and postgraduate education.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789048157426
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	12/01/2010
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 4th ed. 2001
Pages:	222
Product dimensions:	8.27(w) x 10.98(h) x 0.46(d)

About the Author

David Newble is Professor and Head of the Department of Medical Education at the University of Sheffield, UK, and was previously Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Adelaide, South Australia.

Robert Cannon is Associate Professor and Director of the Advisory Centre for University Education at the University of Adelaide.

Table of Contents

Foreword. Preface. 1. Helping Students Learn. 2. Teaching Large Groups. 3. Teaching in Small Groups. 4. Making a Presentation at a Conference. 5. Teaching Practical and Clinical Skills. 6. Planning a Course. 7. Teaching in a Problem-Based Course. 8. Assessing the Students. 9. Preparing Learning and Teaching Materials Using Technology. 10. The Evaluation of Learning and Teaching. Appendix. Index.

Editorial Reviews

About the Second Edition:
'.. this book should be compulsory reading for anybody learning the art of teaching and would prove useful to students about to go on courses or sit exams. '
Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, Feb.1988

'.. the second edition of 'A Handbook for Medical Teachers' is more comprehensive and even more useful than the first edition. The authors have indeed practiced what they preach! The modifications and adjustments have ensured that the handbook will continue to be a most respected and helpful resource for many years to come.'
Bulletin Australian and New Zealand Association for Medical Education.
' A book that should be in every undergraduate and postgraduate library. '
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Vol.70 (4).

' Few teachers of medical students will have had any formal training in teaching or educational methods. This book seeks to rectify this deficiency in an entertaining, informative and practical way. '
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Vol.68, 1986.

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