The workshop/conference focuses on applying Best Practices in teaching and learning in higher education. The focus of today’s educator is on student-centered learning, yet making this a reality is challenging. This workshop/conference will explore pedagogies that lend themselves to the development of critical thinking, student-directed learning, engagement of the learner, and real-time feedback to correct and re-enforce curriculum content.

• Examine instructional methods that support the needs of today’s dental hygiene students
• Recognize instructional strategies that foster critical thinking and problem solving
• Apply current research to dental hygiene clinical and laboratory education
• Self-assess teaching styles and facilitate the learning process
• Practice evidence-based learner-centered teaching skills   

Objectives of the Course Sessions:
Participants in workshop/conference will be able to:

• Demonstrate clinical and laboratory skills
• Discuss “getting the best from your students”
• Identify methods to calibrate faculty teams
• Teach for retention and provide opportunities for deliberate practice
• Develop methods for assessing competencies
• Validate educational practices supporting accreditation standards
• Provide immediate feedback to students through a variety of techniques