By Teresa Chan (@TChanMD)
Originally Published, March 19, 2020

Classroom learning environments can be challenging; often students become disengaged and it can feel difficult to connect with your class. Here are a few recent resources that you might find interesting to review to help you think about your own teaching environments.

1. Medical Education in Cases

The Medical Education in Cases (MEdIC) series was a case-based set of faculty development modules. Here are five cases that will make you think differently about your classroom learning environments:

• The Case of the Absentee Audience
• The Case of the M&M Shame Game

All cases are creative commons, so please feel free to share them print them, and use them to facilitate local discussions.

2. TED Talks about Public Speaking

There are a number resources from TED Talks that highlight how to structure your next presentation or talk

• The Secret Structure of Great Talks.
• Start with Why

About the author:

Dr. Teresa Chan (@TChanMD) is an associate professor in the Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine at McMaster University.  She is a national award-winning clinician educator, and has recently taken the role of assistant dean for McMaster Faculty of Health Sciences Program for Faculty Development (@MacPFD).   She is also an avid scholar in health professions education and works with the MERIT group (@MERIT_McMaster), and conducts research and scholarship within this area.