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Teaching Transformed: Trendsetting Formats for Today’s Times – Hosted by the Joint Teaching Working Group of the GMDS, DGEpi & DGSMP
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Published: | September 6, 2024 |
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Symposium chair: Dr. Jessica L. Rohmann, Antonia Bartz, Laura Arnold
Inviting organization: Joint Teaching Working Group of the GMDS, DGEpi & DGSMP
Symposium speakers: Christian Wiessner, Lisa Holstein, and Prof. Dr. Antonia Zapf; John Nyirenda; Prof. Dr. Balwani Mbakaya; Antonia Bartz and Dr. Veronika K. Jaeger; Madlen Schranz; Franziska Vosseberg; Dr. Toivo Glatz and Dr. Jessica L. Rohmann; Prof. Dr. Lilian Tzivian
??Content (incl. title of individual contributions with presenter and co-authors): Teaching is not what it used to be. Tried and true formats successful before the digital shift during the pandemic may no longer be viable in the modern classroom. There is increasing demand for increased flexibility and asynchronous or hybrid content, but also a continued interest in hands-on, interactive activities, which can be difficult to unify. Students and instructors, alike, are eager to step away from toy examples and bring the domains of teaching, research and applied work closer together. In some cases, coursework and training activities can also directly contribute to science. While instructors are expected to stay on top of cutting-edge developments and regularly update their curricula, there are generally few institutional incentives for such efforts. Despite this, several motivated educators have managed to create innovative concepts to train the scientists and public health professionals of tomorrow and to promote continued, life-long learning outside of degree programs.
In this session, we will provide a platform for educators to exchange recent ideas and innovative formats that can serve as inspiration to other (future) instructors. Specifically, we will feature the following contributions by educational trailblazers who have developed content for different audiences, levels, and settings:
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- “EpiBioManual - A Digital Learning Platform for the Fundamentals of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry” – Speakers: Christian Wiessner, Lisa Holstein, Antonia Zapf
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- “First Teaching Experiences from NOZGEKA: A Malawian-German Cooperation to Develop a Master’s Program in Malawi” – Speakers: John Nyirenda, Balwani Mbakaya, Antonia Bartz, Veronika K. Jaeger
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- “Bringing new expertise to the experienced: Continuing education initiatives at a governmental research institutes: Interest Group Epidemiological Methods and “EvidenzÖGD” Trainee Rotation Program” – Speakers: Madlen Schranz, Franziska Vosseberg
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- “Academia relies on peer reviewers, but who trains them? Lessons learned from a hands-on peer review training program for doctoral students and train-the-trainer opportunities” – Speakers: Toivo Glatz, Jessica L. Rohmann
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- “Empowering Educators: Strategies for Successful Digitalization of Epidemiology Courses” – Speaker: Lilian Tzivian
We aim for these contributions to serve as inspiring examples for our listeners. Our contributors will speak candidly about their processes, detailing the challenges they faced and the strategies they employed to overcome them. Multiple contributors will share formal program evaluation results and open-source materials with attendees. They will also offer practical guidance on implementing these new ideas in their respective contexts. We eagerly anticipate a lively exchange with audience members following the presentations.
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
The authors declare that an ethics committee vote is not required.