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1. COURSE GOALS 

The goals of the course are:

• To familiarize students with background knowledge relevant to teaching anatomy in both classroom and laboratory settings,
• To provide the opportunity for students to refine, further develop, and practice their teaching skills,
• To provide a safe and supportive environment for students to give and receive constructive feedback.

2. LEARNING OBJECTIVES

In this course, students will have the opportunity to:

• Practice giving, receiving, and responding to constructive feedback to and from other students and faculty, both in written and oral formats,
• Write clear and measurable learning objectives,
• Begin to document teaching experiences in a teaching portfolio, with evidence that explains how and why students’ teaching practice is effective,
• Practice teaching skills in front of instructors and peers,
• Explain the need to consider motivating factors and other needs of students when constructing the learning environment.
  

3. COURSE FORMAT

There are ___ lecture hours per week. Students will learn the basics of teaching and learning from upper year students in the Clinical Anatomy program, including how to write learning objectives and how to plan and deliver a lecture. Students will have the opportunity to share their perception about effective teaching and learning strategies through classroom discussions and group work. Students will practice their teaching skills by preparing three separate mini lectures and delivering the lectures to their instructor(s) and peers.

4. COURSE WEBPAGE

All course readings and supplementary materials will be provided in class or made available electronically through the Sakai site for this course. https://owl.uwo.ca 

5. COURSE REQUIREMENTS

All students are expected to do the following:

• Attend, and be on time for, all class sessions,
• Participate actively in classroom discussion,
• Complete all micro teaching sessions,
• Develop and submit a teaching portfolio, which includes a teaching philosophy statement

6. GRADING

In-class discussion (20%): Participation marks will be based on the quality (not quantity) of students’ contributions to the dialogue about teaching and learning in anatomy.

Three microteaching sessions (20% each for a total of 60%): Marks will be based on microteaching instructor(s) and peer evaluation of the following criteria:

• Learning objective(s) – present; quality
• Relevance – is the topic worth teaching?
• Classroom presence – interaction with students; voice; enthusiasm
• Organization – Well sequenced; include set, body, closure; kept to time limit.
• Preparation – Evidence of planning; material well-organized
• Effectiveness – Clearly explained; good pace; good language model

Assignments/Teaching dossier (20%)

• Course syllabus
• Teaching philosophy
• Student reflection on TA experience over the course of the term 
• Curriculum Vitae

7. WESTERN MEDICAL ACCOMMODATION POLICY (Medical Notes):

In May, 2008, The University of Western Ontario's Senate approved a new medical note policy, which affects all students. The following is an outline of that policy. For more detailed information and forms, please visit
https://studentservices.uwo.ca/secure/index.cfm, and for further policy information please visit http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/handbook/appeals/accommodation_medical.pdf

Documentation from Family Physicians and Walk-In Clinics: A Western Student Medical Certificate (SMC)* is required where a student is seeking academic accommodation. This documentation should be obtained at the time of the initial consultation with the physician or walk-in clinic. An SMC* can be downloaded under the Medical Documentation heading of the following website:
https://studentservices.uwo.ca/secure/index.cfm.
Hard copies are available from the student’s home Faculty Academic Counseling
Service.

Documentation from Student Health Services: Students obtaining documentation from Student Health Services should sign a “release of information.” This form authorizes Student Health Services to provide information to the student’s home Faculty. Release of information forms are available from, and can be arranged through, the student’s home Faculty Academic Counseling Service.

Documentation from Hospital Urgent Care Centre or Emergency Departments: Students should request that an SMC* be filled out. Students may bring this form with them, or request alternative Emergency Department documentation. Documentation should be secured at the time of the initial visit to the Emergency Department. Where it is not possible for a student to have an SMC* completed by the attending physician, the student must request documentation sufficient to demonstrate that his/her ability to meet his/her academic responsibilities was seriously affected.

*To print or see an example of the Western Student Medical Certificate (SMC) please
visit https://studentservices.uwo.ca/secure/index.cfm and click on ‘Student Medical
Certificate.pdf’.

8. PLAGIARISM

Students must write their essays, tests, assignments, and quizzes independently. In the group setting, as described above, you are expected to participate otherwise you are committing plagiarism by allowing your name to appear on the work turned in.
Whenever students take an idea or a passage from another author, they must acknowledge their debt both by using quotation marks where appropriate and by proper referencing such as footnotes or citations. Plagiarism is a major academic offence (see Scholastic Offence Policy in the current Academic Calendar).
Plagiarism Checking: The University of Western Ontario uses software for plagiarism checking. Students may be required to submit their written work in electronic form for plagiarism checking.

 

Statement of Academic Offences:

Scholastic offences are taken seriously and students are directed to read the appropriate policy, specifically, the definition of what constitutes a Scholastic Offence, at the following Web site:
http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/handbook/appeals/scholoff.pdf .

Senate regulations require ALL instructors to include the following statements on plagiarism, cheating and proficiency in English in the course outline:

“Students must write their essays and assignments in their own words.  Whenever students take an idea or passage from another author, they must acknowledge their debt both by using quotation marks where appropriate and by proper referencing such as footnotes or citations.  Plagiarism is a major academic offence (see Scholastic Offence Policy in the Western Academic Calendar).”  

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