Summary: This award will be given to individuals with a record of quality, quantity, and breadth of teaching and/or evaluation of learners which matches or exceeds the evidence contained in the standard-setting examples. (See examples at the bottom of this page.)
Teaching and Evaluation: activities might include: preparing and giving lectures; teaching in the ambulatory setting; teaching rounds; facilitating small groups; working one-on-one with learners; making education-related presentations; assisting in learner evaluations (i.e. OCSE's). The learners may be students, faculty (faculty development), and other teaching/learning activities done as an osteopathic medical educator, e.g. community teaching.
Evidence of Quality: (e.g., success of teaching) include: a description of your goals, preparation to teach, and ongoing development; summarized student ratings; peer observation/review; course director ratings; letters of support; outcome indicators (student performance); and enrollment figures. This criterion will count 50 percent of the final judgment of the review panel.
Evidence of Quantity: (e.g., amount of teaching) include: number of hours teaching (duration and frequency of lectures); number of years teaching; number of learners and/or groups taught. This evidence should focus on activities as an educator within the past five years. This criterion will count 40 percent of the final judgment of the review panel.
Dimensions of Breadth: (e.g., diversity of teaching) might include: different levels or types of learners; different courses; different styles/formats of teaching or evaluation; old versus new curriculum; internal versus external teaching. This criterion will count 10 percent of the final judgment of the review panel.
Instructions for Submitting Portfolios: The following examples set the standards of quantity, quality, and breadth for the category of Teaching and Evaluation. You must accumulate and document at least as much evidence of accomplishment as contained in one or more of these examples. While your exact combination of accomplishments related to quality, quantity, and breadth will be unique, you will be required at the start of your mini-portfolio to identify which standard-setting example(s) best match(es) the types of teaching and evaluation you have included.
The structured summaries in each of these examples have been prepared using a template which you should use in your portfolio. You can use the 'save as' feature to copy the template into a Word document for creation and uploading of your portfolio.
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See a copy of this template.) You can use the 'save as' feature to copy the template into a Word document for creation and uploading of your portfolio.
You should also use in your descriptions of quantity the types of information included in the standard-setting example(s) best matched to your accomplishments.
Example 1
Ph.D. in basic science department who actively participates in both medical school and graduate school courses.
Example 2
D.O in clinical department who teaches both medical students and residents through lecture, small groups, and bed-side teaching.
Example 3
Faculty in eighth year of teaching in basic science department who teaches almost entirely in the graduate school, principally through mentoring Ph.D. students and post-doctoral fellows in the research laboratory.
Example 4
D.O. in clinical department who primarily works with learners in a clinical setting. Just as the standard-setting examples are not maximally strong in all areas, it is expected that faculty mini-portfolios will vary and not be maximally strong in all areas. In effect, weaker areas may be balanced out with stronger areas, so long as the overall combination compares favorably to at least one of the standard-setting examples in terms or quantity, quality, and breadth.
Evaluation Rubric for Teaching and Evaluation
Applicant:________________________________ Type of Review: ________________________
(Primary, Secondary, or General)
Assign points based on comparison to prototypes—assume prototypes would earn 85-95 points.
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Use sample questions after each criteria as a guide for interpretation of criteria. |
Maximum Points |
Assigned Points |
| The standards of osteopathic focus or impact within/upon osteopathic medical education will be awarded based on the applicant's personal statement and mini-portfolio. |
10 points |
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Quality (Evidence of Quality will be found in multiple places through-out the portfolio including summary statement, personal statement, appendices, and CV.) |
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Clear, realistic, and important goals
(E.g., Are teaching goals specific and appropriate? Do goals reflect the needs of learners?) |
5 points |
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Adequate personal preparation and ongoing self-reflection/improvement
(E.g., Is teacher prepared to teach effectively? Does teacher participate in educator development opportunities? Does teacher solicit and effectively use evaluations from learners and peers? ) |
10 points |
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Adequate methods
(E.g., Are appropriate teaching techniques used effectively and flexibly? Did learners achieve goals? Does teaching strategy serve as a model for others? How do peers regard process and perceive outcomes?
Quality of presentation of results
(E.g., Is teaching portfolio clear? Does teacher effectively share lessons learned with peers?) |
30 points |
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Quantity
(E.g., number of years, number of contact hours, number of learners) |
35 points |
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Breadth
(E.g., number of different learner populations, number of different types of teaching venues) |
10 points |
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Total (80 points minimum needed to receive award) |
100 points |
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