Throughout 2022 Faculty Development has been focused on developing longitudinal programming on Canvas that can be accessed by faculty asynchronously throughout the year. These courses are based on areas of need and include an orientation for new faculty, clinical teaching skills, professionalism, EDI, and other topics specific to UGME, PGME, and so forth. We look forward to building on these throughout 2022/23 and will be engaged in program evaluation as well. This work has involved a large group of contributors and we are very grateful to them for the work they have done on behalf of Faculty Development. We are especially grateful to the Distance Education Unit and their support in launching this initiative. These programs are offered for free to all faculty, staff, residents and students.

You need an NSID (Network Services ID) to register for Canvas courses.  An NSID is a unique identifier that is three letters followed by three numbers (e.g. abc123).  It is used as a username to access university computer and network services such as PAWS, email, computer labs and password protected webpages. If you have questions about NSID, password, and/or recovery options please contact the IT Support Services at: itsupport@usask.ca, Phone: 306-966-2222 or toll free within Canada at 1-800-966-4817.

Questions? Contact medicinefaculty.development@usask.ca 

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You will need a NSID (Network Services ID) to register for the course.  An NSID is a unique identifier that is three letters followed by three numbers (e.g. abc123).  It is used as a username to access university computer and network services such as PAWS, email, computer labs and password protected webpages. If you have questions about NSID, password, and/or recovery options please contact the IT Support Services at: itsupport@usask.ca, Phone: 306-966-2222 or toll free within Canada at 1-800-966-4817.

At the completion of this course, participants will have:

• A deeper sense of commitment and responsibility to patients, learners, colleagues, society, and self
• A strong aspiration to cultivate professional integrity and excellence, and to continue to professionally develop through inquiry and self-reflection
• Greater skills for resiliency, civility, communication in teams, self-regulation, implementing psychological safety, and fostering good professional identities in themselves, learners and colleagues

How it works?

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Choose a module and start learning. As you work your way through modules you will complete Self-Reflection Questions (private assignments) to help your learning go deeper.  Discussion Boards are built in to the modules to build a community of practice. 

These modules can be used in your workplace or with learners. They can also be used as live sessions, flipped classroom style for team building events, or in other ways for the needs you may have.

“This one-credit-per-hour Group  Learning  program  meets  the  certification  criteria  of  the College  of  Family  Physicians  of  Canada  and  has  been certified  by  the Continuing  Medical Education Division, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan for up to 40Mainpro+credits.”

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Whether you are new to teaching or have decades of experience, this course will provide you with ideas to keep improving your teaching skills. The course will outline a framework for teaching sessions that you will be able to apply to a wide variety of teaching contexts. Within the framework, several important principles of teaching will be highlighted along with instructional methods to improve learning. The final module focuses on improving presentation skills in any environment.

• Module 1: Introduction
• Module 2: Learning Objectives, Your Best Friend?
• Module 3: Motivational Set: Hook Your Learners
• Module 4: Body: It's Not About You
• Module 5: Closure: Don't End Yet!
• Module 6: 'TED-Talk Your Teaching'

This activity has not been formally reviewed by the CFPC; however, it is eligible for non-certified credits. Mainpro+ participants may also earn additional certified credits by completing a Linking Learning exercise.

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Small group learning can be extremely effective. Learners benefit from multiple viewpoints, building on each other’s thinking, challenging individual perspectives, and open discussion. This module will help facilitators ensure they implement skills to enable effective group learning.

Objectives:

1. Outline strategies for creating positive learning environments by establishing brave learning spaces.
2. Describe approaches for effectively monitoring and managing content during facilitation of learning with groups.
3. Explore strategies to monitor and manage interpersonal group dynamics including: conflict, unengaged students, and issues of professionalism.

Module Topics:

• The Learning Environment
• Facilitating a Session
• Challenges in Facilitation

This activity has not been formally reviewed by the CFPC; however, it is eligible for non-certified credits. Mainpro+ participants may also earn additional certified credits by completing a Linking Learning exercise.

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We all develop blind spots due to unconscious biases that result from all the experiences we absorb in our lifetimes. It is difficult to address issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion without first spending time to become more aware of some of our unconscious biases – which, by their nature, often go unnoticed and unexamined. Acceptance and awareness of our unconscious biases is an important step. This module will help you develop a complete understanding of unconscious bias and become more aware of some of the unconscious biases you hold. In addition to describing various types of unconscious bias and some of their potential impacts, you will also be introduced to some mitigation strategies to improve your communication and decision-making.

By the end of this module, learners will be able to:

• Describe unconscious bias.
• Explain the biological and socio-cultural origins of unconscious bias.
• Examine how experiences and identities shape our biases.
• Describe various types of unconscious bias.
• Discuss impacts of unconscious bias in a variety of contexts.
• Develop strategies to address unconscious bias to improve decision-making, communication, and relationships. 

This activity has not been formally reviewed by the CFPC; however, it is eligible for non-certified credits. Mainpro+ participants may also earn additional certified credits by completing a Linking Learning exercise.

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