Small group teaching – Basic workshops for tutors in the Bachelor and Master programs

The workshop, presented in three phases, is designed to provide a basic training in small group tutoring to the new teachers enlisted in the Bachelor (Year 1 to 3) and Master teaching program (Year 4 to 6).

Phase A consists of two sessions: one session common to all tutors in the Bachelor and the Master program and one which addresses tutors of the two programs separately.

Phase A  Introduction to the role of the tutor

Familiarize the participants with:

• The Faculty’s overall curriculum content and design and the curriculum organization and management infrastructures
• The pedagogical and cognitive bases of problem-based learning (PBL)
• The role of the tutor 

Phase B   Observation / Participation in a tutorial session with an experienced tutor

Phase C   Debriefing

• Round table discussion and debriefing of participants’ experiences and observations gathered during phase B
• Familiarize participants with the process and forms of the students’ evaluation of the tutor and the tutors’ evaluation of the students

Workshop registration :

The registration form can be downloaded and returned by email or internal post to Catherine Mange

Educational support :

A hard copy of the “Tutor Guide” will be distributed at the workshop (see PDF file below in French version)

References :

• Norman G.R., Schmidt H.G.; Academic Medecine;1992, 67; 557-65
  The psychological basis of problem-based learning: a review of the evidence
• Schmidt H.G.; Medical Education; Sept 1993; 27(5); 422-32
  Foundations of problem-based learning: some explanatory notes
• Nendaz M., Charlin B., Leblanc V., Bordage G.; Pédagogie Médicale; 2005; 6; 235-54
  Le raisonnement clinique : données issues de la recherche et implications pour l'enseignement
• Koh et al., CMAJ; 2008; 178(1); 34-41
  The effects of problem-based learning during medical school on physician competency: a systematic review

Workshop Faculty :