Education Essentials - Cultivate an Inclusive Learning Climate

Welcome! In this module—Cultivate an Inclusive Learning Climate—you will hone skills and ideas in cultivating an inclusive learning climate for all learners.  Some examples may not align with your specific professional learning climate, though all can be adapted to your and your learners’ contexts.

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.  Some examples may not align with your specific professional learning climate, though all can be adapted to your and your learners’ contexts.

Learning Objectives for this Cultivate an Inclusive Learning Climate module

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

  1. Define learning climate, contributing factors, and why it matters for effective teaching
  2. Identify CLIMATE strategies to be inclusive and promote learning
  3. Practice CLIMATE framework in cases to foster inclusive and optimal learning climates
  4. Develop a plan to try 1-2 new skills to enhance learning climate in your own teaching

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
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 ANCC Contact Hours
  • 1.00 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
    • 1.00 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Registration opens: 
03/14/2024
Course expires: 
03/13/2027
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.

 

COURSE PAGES


REFLECT: Self-Assessment

REFLECT: Activate Your Neurons (Pre-Test)

LEARN: Introduction

LEARN: CLIMATE Framework

PRACTICE: Apply CLIMATE - Case 1

PRACTICE: Apply CLIMATE - Case 2

PLAN: Your Practice

REFLECT: Activate Your Neurons (Post-Test)

LEARN: Key Points, Resources & Reference

Course Evaluation

Planning Committee 

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 K. Johnson, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
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

Sushant Srinivasan, MD
Medical Director, UW Clinical Simulation Program, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin-Madison

School of Medicine and Public Health

Olivia Rico-McKeen MSc, IICDP
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Program Manager, University of Wisconsin-Madison, DEI Department

Grace Leonard, EdM
Instructional Designer/Accreditation Specialist
Office of Continuing Professional Development, 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:

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 Reviewer, Speaker/AuthorNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
Sushant SrinivasanSpeaker/AuthorNo 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 1.0 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.

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 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until 3/13/2027. 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 0.1 CEUs or 1 hour.

Available Credit

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

Cost:
$0.00
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