Medical Education Unit of Faculty of Medicine organized Faculty Development Programme

ALIGARH April 10: The Medical Education Unit of Faculty of Medicine organized Faculty Development Programme on Medical Education Technology on “Large group teaching-How to make it interesting and interactive” and “Demonstration on Micro-teaching” . Thirty-nine faculty members participated in the interactive session.

The aim of the programme was to refresh the faculty members on Medical Education Technology. Prof. Seema Hakim, Coordinator, Medical Education Unit, Faculty of Medicine presented the introductory note.

Prof. Hakim said that Just about 200 years ago flying for human was laughed upon until two brothers came up and flying became a norm. Till just about 100 years ago, the smallest thing known to man was atom & it took a group of scientists to some trivial experiments to split it open & change an idiosyncrasy. Prof. Hakim said that this is the power of innovation. It can unsettle the dust of mediocrity settled over the centuries and straighten our lines of thought.

She pointed out that our teaching system is plagued by the omnipresent problem of bigger groups and fewer teachers which result in lower one-to-one interaction and (commonly) cynical student response. What we need is a common intersection point for the dichotomist landscape of better teaching & larger groups. She said that one such innovation that has the power to change the somewhat jaded education system is Microteaching, a method wherein the teacher videotapes his lectures and undertakes a post-mortem on it to find better ways to convey his thoughts. It was invented in the 1960s by Mr. Dwight Allen of Stanford University & has undergone significant changes from its first draft cousin.

Prof. Seema Hakim said that the best part about Microteaching is its inclusive nature. Everyone from the teacher to his/her colleagues and his/her wards is involved towards the upward Teaching Skills Evolutionary Continuum. It also presents the teacher with a snapshot of how well he/she teaches & how well are his/her teaching methods received by his/her students. Thus Microteaching provides fertile breeding grounds that yield innovations in teaching styles. She said that good things happen when minds are at work, we just have to wait & see how far the teachers of Faculty of Medicine take this highly ingenious method of Microteaching.

Prof. M.H. Beg, Officiating Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Prof. Seema Hakim, Coordinator, Medical Education Unit, Prof. Noor Afshan Sabzposh, Prof. Imam Bano, Prof. S.C. Sharma, Prof. S.F. Hashmi, Prof. Mohd. Yaseen, Prof. Geeta Rajput, Prof. R.K. Tiwari, Prof. Rana K. Sherwani, Prof. Nazoora Khan, Prof. S. Manazir Ali, Dr. Tamkin Rabbani, Dr. S.S. Ahmad, Dr. Shagufta Moin, Dr. Moinuddin, Dr. Shadab M. Rizvi, Dr. Wasi Khan, Dr. Afzal Haroon, Dr. Nazish Fatima, Dr. M. Nasiruddin, Dr. Jameel Ahmad, Dr. M.K. Jindal, Dr. S. Ameer Haider Jafri, Dr. Abhinav Gupta, Dr. Anees Ahmad, Dr. Saira Mehnaz, Dr. Fazl-ur-Rahman, Dr. Farah Ghaus, Dr. Shadab A. Khan, Dr. M.S. Zaheer, Dr. Mohd. Aslam, Dr. Gul-ar-Nabi Khan, Dr. Hammad Usmani, Dr. Abu Nadeem, Dr. Asiya Mateen, Dr. M.A. Bilal Hussain, Dr. Amit Kumar Garg and Dr. Mumtaz Alam attended the programme.