Perspectives What happened when I stopped assigning points to learning activities? 3 Aug 202220 Dec 2022 By: Jeff Cain, EdD, MS A former dean once told me that the classroom is my laboratory. As such, every semester I tinker around with some aspect of teaching to…
Perspectives The Current State of Student Research: Are we Missing the Mark? 5 Jul 20221 Jul 2022 By: Victoria L. Williams, PharmD Under the Social/Administrative/Behavioral Sciences category of the Foundational Sciences in Standards 2016 is “Research Design” – a broad outcome that tasks colleges of pharmacy with…
Perspectives… Making it Stick – Implementation of retrieval and interleaving practices 28 Jun 202221 Jun 2022 By: Kimberly G. Elder, PharmD, BCPS and Alexis A. Hamelink, PharmD In the book Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning, the authors Brown, Roediger, and McDaniel set the…
Perspectives Keep-Start-Stop (Students from Avoiding Constructive Feedback) 21 Jun 202216 Jun 2022 By: Kelsie Skaggs, PharmD and Clark Kebodeaux, PharmD, BCACP “Great job! Keep up the good work!” The first time I was instructed to provide feedback in pharmacy school, I’m pretty…
Perspectives Paging Dr. Google? 7 Jun 20221 Jun 2022 By: Emmeline Tran, PharmD, BCPS and Anne Kim, PharmD, MPH, MIT “Just Google it.” Popularity of the internet search engine, Google, has resulted in its designation as a verb. Widespread use…
Perspectives The Vicious Cycle of Over-Thinking: Strategies to Help Learners 31 May 202224 May 2022 By: Lindsay Roberts, PharmD and Jaclyn Boyle, PharmD, MS, MBA, BCACP What can lead to over-thinking tendencies? Are your learners hesitant to commit to decisions or lack confidence in their…
Perspectives Can Virtual Introductory Experiential Education Fill the Need for Telehealth Education? 26 May 202226 May 2022 By: Emily Kim, PharmD candidate 2023, Stacy Taylor, PharmD, MHA, BCPS and Esther P. Black, PhD Fortuitous Pandemic Discovery: Hidden Benefits of Virtual Introductory Experiential Education COVID-19 accelerated many changes in…
Perspectives It starts with humility: bridging the generational gap within pharmacy education 5 May 20223 May 2022 By: Virginia San Juan, PharmD Candidate 2022 and Mary E. Fredrickson, PharmD, BCPS As an educator, what comes to mind when you hear the term “Gen Z student”? Does this…
Perspectives The Time for Competency-Based Education is Now 26 Apr 202221 Apr 2022 By: Sara Trovinger, PharmD, MSEd In early March of 2022 Stuart Haines, 2021-2022 President of AACP, posted a thought provoking article in the AACP Council of Faculties titled, “Optimizing Pharmacy…
Perspectives Putting the WHY First In Your Teaching 14 Apr 202212 Apr 2022 By: G. Scott Weston, BSPharm, MBA, PhD, RPh It Starts With You As the author Simon Sinek pointed out in his TED talk and book, it is important for us…
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