A Handbook for Clinical Teachers

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-x

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2. Giving a Lecture

   • David Newble, Robert Cannon

   Pages 1-17

3. Making a Presentation at a Scientific Meeting

   • David Newble, Robert Cannon

   Pages 19-31

4. Teaching in Small Groups

   • David Newble, Robert Cannon

   Pages 33-49

5. Teaching Practical and Clinical Skills

   • David Newble, Robert Cannon

   Pages 51-66

6. Planning a Course

   • David Newble, Robert Cannon

   Pages 67-82

7. Assessing the Students

   • David Newble, Robert Cannon

   Pages 83-113

8. Preparing Teaching Materials and Using Teaching Aids

   • David Newble, Robert Cannon

   Pages 115-136

9. Back Matter

   Pages 137-148

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Medical students are to a large extent taught by people who have undertaken little or no formal study in the field of education. Although formal study of any subject is no guarantee of satisfactory on-the-job performance, teaching practice itself without a knowledge of the fundamental princi­ ples of education is likely to bring distortions into the teaching situation. Our own experience leads us to believe that many teachers are concerned at this lack of expertise. This concern is manifest by their willing participation in activities which provide them with practical assistance in improving their educational skills. Unfortunately, few books have been written to aid the average clinical teacher wishing to gain a perspective on basic educational principles or seeking suggestions on how these might be applied to teaching. A previous publication by the Advisory Centre for University Education (ACUE) at the University of Adelaide, entitled University Teaching, has proved to be very popular, both locally and overseas, and has clearly met the needs of organi­ zers and participants in teacher training programmes in tertiary institutions. The success of this publication, and our experience with a variety of educational activities organized for staff of medical and dental schools and postgraduate organizations, led us to believe that a pragmatic educational guide for medical teachers would be of value to all such teachers and particularly to those asked to undertake an educational task for the first time.

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• The University of Adelaide, South Australia

  David Newble

• Advisory Centre for University Education, The University of Adelaide, South Australia

  Robert Cannon

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.

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