Using Social Learning Principles to Support Life-Long-Learning, Joy and Engagement in CPD and Practice of Health Care (WA-04)

The science of teaching and learning in medical education has for a long time focused on the developmental and cognitive advances that shine the light on how to structure learning opportunities for individual clinicians with the goal of positive changes in behaviors and improvements in clinical care. However, social aspects of learning structured as part of practice can play a critical role in overcoming barriers to continuous improvement by advancing engagement, motivation and readiness for life-long-learning and change. When learning organizations also support self-directed learning needs of clinicians and faculty, a meaningful, joyful, and effective social communities of learning inspired by and imbedded in practice can blossom. Recent focus on online education and virtual learning environments provides further exciting opportunities for collaborative, sequenced and impactful learning in global contexts.  During this interactive session evidence from sociological studies of human behaviors in the workplace will be shared with participants. We will attempt to address the challenge in CME/CPD today to assist clinicians and educators to create strategies for continuous improvement in the workplace. Examples of successful CME/CPD and IPCE redesign using social learning principles and practices such as “communities of learning and practice” and “shared learning spaces” “practice talk”, use of “breaks”, “micro learnings” and others will serve to provoke thinking and sharing of ideas, stories, and resources within the group. This workshop is designed for faculty, educators, CPD planners and others interested who are responsible and engaged in designing effective CPD.

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