Welcome to our Foundational Teaching & Learning Resources
As part of our commitment to enhance faculty skills and teaching methods, this resource page provides curated/selected resources for faculty educators, developed by external partners. Explore our sections on Teaching, Clinical Teaching, and other valuable materials like podcasts, webinars, and free online tools.
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Source: Developed collaboratively by Queen’s University, Western University and University of Waterloo.
Description: These 6 modules cover core concepts in higher education such as How Students Learn, Active Learning, Inclusive Learning, Curricular Design, Assessment, and Ethics/Professionalism in Teaching.
Type: e-modules
Time: each module has several (4-11) submodules. Each submodule takes approx. 30-60 mins to complete, providing a deep dive into core concepts of higher education.
Description: The 10 modules cover core topics such as EDIA in teaching and learning and Foundations of Experiential Learning
Type: e-modules
Time: 2-4 hrs/module
Source: John Hopkins School of Medicine: Bayview Division of General Internal Medicine
Description: This website highlights the top 3-4 “must read” journal articles of the past month in medical education, with a brief overview and why the topic is important.
Type: website
Approx Time: 20-30 mins per journal article
Source: Queen’s University Office of Professional Development and Educational Scholarship (OPDES)
Description: This e-module reviews models around teamwork in healthcare, such as Tuckman’s stages of development, as well as barriers and enablers to effective teamwork, that are also very relevant to small group learning
Type: e-module
Time: 1-2 hours
Description: This Undergraduate Education Retreat on Advancing Generalism is a 24 page proceedings from 2020 highlights the benefits and challenges of teaching generalism in undergraduate medical education
Type: PDF
Time: 1-2 hours
Source: Various Contributors, Editor-in-chief Dr Eric Warm, and administered by the Center of Innovation in Medical Education (CIMED) at the University of Ottawa
Description: Blog around various clinical education (CE) topics. On Tuesdays, blogs related to CE topics are released and on Thursdays, various CBME topics are released
Type: Blog
Time: 5-10 mins/blog
Source: Queen’s University Office of Professional Development and Educational Scholarship (OPDES)
Description: These 6 guides from provide a quick overview of core clinical teaching topics including feedback, the hidden curriculum, learners in difficulty, teaching dossiers, curriculum design, and developing learning outcomes
Type: PDF
Time: approx. 30-60 min per guide
Description: This pamphlet provides prompting phrases and strategies to use the R2C2 feedback method in clinical teaching. Click here to see more R2C2 resources.
Type: Pamphlet/ PDF
Time: 5-10 mins
Source: Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) Continuing Education and Professional Development (CEPD)
Description: This short resource provides quick tips on setting up for success in clinical supervision of learners
Type: Infographic/ PDF
Time: 5-10 mins
Source: Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) Continuing Education and Professional Development (CEPD)
Description: This short resource provides quick tips using the time-efficient “one minute preceptor” technique in your teaching
Type: Infographic/ PDF
Time: 5-10 mins
Bonus: Check out this video!
Description: This app provides a series of teaching infographics that you can access on your phone while you are teaching.
Type: Infographics/app
Time: 5 mins/infographic
Source: Cathy MacLean, University of Saskatchewan, Faculty Development
Description: This 15 page document provides numerous resources and links that can be used when teaching in various areas of Family Medicine
Type: PDF
Time: Resource with significant links for deeper learning
Description: This webinar reviews concepts of layered learning- incorporating several learners into your busy clinical practice- including practical tips
Type: Webinar
Time: 1 hour
Bonus: Check out the accompanying tip-sheet!
Description: This tips sheet provides 12 talking points for discussing choosing a career in family medicine
Type: PDF
Time: 5-10 mins
Note: Under RCPSC framework, you can claim 0.5 credits per hour to a max of 30 credits per year, under section 2 credits!
The PAPERs podcast: Highlights key health professions education research articles, produced by the Karolinska Institute
KeyLIME podcast: Key Literature in Medical Education, produced by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)
Faculty Factory: Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Office of Faculty
Academic Medicine Podcast Delving into the stories behind the art and science of academic medicine. Produced by Academic Medicine
IASME (International Association of Medical Science Educators) - Webinars (click on the WAS Archives Tab to search through free archived webinars on vimeo)
MacPFD (McMaster Professional and Faculty Development) Archived Webinars
CFD (Centre for Faculty Development, Unity Health/ University of Toronto) Resource Hub