Clinicians may be hesitant to teach, especially using chalk talks, because we are uncertain of our content mastery, or worry that we are not good teachers. Incorporating technology to adapt to the growing demands for virtual learning only enhances these concerns. The “Let’s Chalk About It” workshop will help participants translate the knowledge they already have into effective teaching pearls.

The workshop will include both large and small group discussions. We will start as a large group, discussing the benefits of chalk-talk teaching sessions. We will review strategies, grounded in the medical education literature on best practices, to promote development of excellent chalk talks. We will then transition to small groups to lead participants though creating their own chalk-talks using a standardized, three-step approach. We will return to a large group setting to discuss the flexible ways chalk-talks can be incorporated into the virtual learning environment, and demystify the technology involved in bringing these virtual chalk-talks to life.

By the end of this session, participants will be able to describe the benefits of using chalk talk teaching sessions in the virtual environment. They will be able to apply a standardized three-step strategy to create virtual chalk talks – the hook, the frame and the delivery. Finally, they will be able to utilize technology to bring the chalk-talks to life in the virtual environment.

Participants will leave the workshop with a draft of a chalk-talk that they can use in the virtual environment. We hope this workshop will empower participants to incorporate virtual chalk-talks into their teaching repertoire as a flexible way of delivering clinical pearls to trainees.

1. Describe the benefits of using chalk talk teaching sessions in the virtual environment.

2. Apply a standardized three-step strategy to create virtual chalk talks – the hook, the frame and the delivery.

3. Utilize technology to bring chalk-talks to life in the virtual environment.