Why EIM
We’re reimagining health care education that takes you to the next next level. With learning that takes place where you are, evidence-based practice, and better outcomes for your patients, our education is transformative. That’s why EIM.
Teaching & Learning Science in Healthcare Education
For: PT/PTA, OT/OTA, Other healthcare providers
This course introduces the core principles of learning science and their application to graduate healthcare education. Faculty will examine how learning occurs across the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains, and how these domains interact in clinical preparation. Through the lens of major learning theories, participants will analyze strategies that support student motivation, competence, and self-directed learning. Emphasis will be placed on universal design concepts and approaches that enhance inclusiveness and accessibility. Faculty will leave with tools to intentionally design teaching that maximizes engagement and supports diverse learners.
Course Objectives
Science of Learning – Examine core learning theories and their application across the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains of healthcare education. Faculty will critically evaluate how these theories influence knowledge acquisition, professional behaviors, and skill development, forming the foundation for evidence-based teaching practices.
- Debate learning theories within the context of knowledge acquisition (cognitive domain) in healthcare education.
- Debate the merits of learning theories within the context of the development of professional (affective domain) behaviors in students.
- Debate the merits of learning theories within the context of skill acquisition (psychomotor domain) in healthcare education.
Application of Learning Theory – Develop high-impact course offerings and instructional strategies based upon learning science theory and universal design concepts that support students’ motivation, competence, self-efficacy, and self-directed learning.
- Develop course offerings based on learning science theory.
- Apply universal design principles to create inclusive instructional strategies that address diverse learner needs.
- Align learning theory with course design to enhance student motivation, self-efficacy, and self-directed learning.
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