Education Essentials - Intro to Learning Assessments

Welcome! In this module—Intro to Learning Assessments—We focus on the essentials to good teaching and confirming learning has taken place

This module is part of UWSMPH Office of Faculty Affairs and Development’s Education Essentials online modular curriculum: a collection of modules aimed at developing foundational skills important for all teachers—across professions, specialties, and settings in health science education. The goal is to support all health science teachers to Reflect, Learn, Plan, and Practice to deepen expertise in an ongoing cycle and grow our UWSMPH educator community.

 

Essentials in Education Cycle

Elements of Competence

This continuing education (CE) activity is designed to improve learner competence in the following areas:

  • ACGME/ABMS Competencies - Practice-based learning and improvement, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, System-based practice
  • National Academy of Medicine Competencies - Apply quality improvement
  • Interprofessional Education Collaborative Competencies - Roles/responsibilities, Interprofessional communication, Teams and teamwork
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Engage in Self-refection, Address Health Disparities, Value Diversity in the Clinical Encounter

Intended Audience

The Essentials in Education Module Series is intended for interprofessional health science faculty and staff who are interested in growing their skills and knowledge in the domains of teaching and learning.

Learning Objectives

As a result of participation in this educational activity participants will:

  1. Describe applications and purpose for various types of assessments of learning, including: summative, formative, formal and informal
  2. Identify areas of personal implicit bias and intentional strategies to mitigate bias when observing learners
  3. Describe a framework for high-quality learning assessments
  4. Create examples of informal, embedded–on-the-fly–assessments to use in your teaching
    Course summary
    Available credit: 
    • 0.75 AAPA Category 1 CME
    • 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 0.75 ANCC Contact Hours
    • 0.75 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
      • 0.75 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Registration opens: 
    10/24/2023
    Course expires: 
    07/12/2026
    Cost:
    $0.00
    Part of: 
    Education Essentials
    Rating: 
    0
    DEFINITIONS

    Reflect

    REFLECT activities include: 

    • Prompts to consider and describe your current practice.  Your reflection(s) will be e-mailed to you.
    • Low-stakes questions (completion required, NO minimum score) at start of module (Pre-test) to activate your neurons involved in the topic.
    • Low-stakes questions (completion required, 100% passing rate) at end of module (Post-Test) to reinforce learning of key points.

    Learn

    LEARN activities include: 

    • Multi-modal content with an overview followed by specifics and examples.
    • End-of-module key point summary with high-yield additional resources and reference list.

    Plan

    PLAN activities include:

    • Prompts to consider specifically how and what you will try out in your future teaching practice.  Your plan(s) will be e-mailed to you.

    Practice

    PRACTICE activities include:

    • Opportunities to try-out and apply ideas and skills in various activities, including case-based applications with key takeaway summaries.
    Anne Stahr, MS, PhD
    Director of Faculty Development Programming
    Office for Faculty Affairs and Development
    University of Wisconsin-Madison
    School of Medicine and Public Health
         		Sara Johnson, MD
    Associate Professor
    University of Wisconsin-Madison
    School of Medicine and Public Health    		Amanda K DeVoss, MMS, PA-C
    Academic Director / Clinical Assistant Professor
    University of Wisconsin-Madison
    School of Medicine and Public Health

    Aeron Adams, DNP, PMHNP-BC
    Clinical Assistant Professor
    University of Wisconsin-Madison
    School of Nursing

    		Grace Leonard, EdM
    ICEP Staff
    University of Wisconsin-Madison
    School of Medicine and Public Health    		 

    FACULTY DISCLOSURE

    It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) to identify, mitigate and disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* held by the  speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education (CE).  In addition, speakers, presenters and authors must disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation.

    * Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on, patients.

    The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical services directly to patients to be ineligible companies.

    For this accredited continuing educational activity all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and detailed disclosures are listed below:

    Planning Committee 

    Name

    Role

    Financial Relationship Disclosures

    Discussion of Unlabeled/Unapproved uses of drugs/devices in presentation?

    Aeron AdamsCommittee Member, ReviewerNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
    Amanda DeVosCommittee Member, ReviewerNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
    Sara JohnsonCommittee Member, Planner, Speaker/AuthorNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
    Anne StahrCommittee Member, Planner, Speaker/AuthorNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
    Grace LeonardPlannerNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
    Olivia Rico-McKeenPeer ReviewerNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo

    Planning Committee Disclosures

    Discloser List CME Internal Report

    Accreditation Statement

    Jointly Accredited Provider with CommendationIn support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

    Credit Designation Statements

    American Medical Association (AMA)

    The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this enduring material for a maximum of X AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

    The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 ANCC contact hours, X of which is eligible for pharmacotherapeutic contact hours.

    American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) 

    The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for X AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until X/X/2025. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

    Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

    The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP, as a member of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), authorizes this program for 0.X CEUs or X hour.

    Available Credit

    • 0.75 AAPA Category 1 CME
    • 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 0.75 ANCC Contact Hours
    • 0.75 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
      • 0.75 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Cost:
    $0.00
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    Accessibility

    The University of Wisconsin provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IX requirements. The University of Wisconsin fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof. If any participant in this educational activity is in need of accommodations, please notify us at help@icep.wisc.edu

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