Pharmacy Fika

Educational Fads: They Have Sticky Appeal but Let's Not Be Dogmatic

The PharmacyFika crew critically examines educational trends, how fads develop, and why they fade.  In this episode, you'll discover: 1) Tina loves boiled peanuts but is circumspect about the nutritional value of fish sticks, 2) Jeff, the grittiest guy we know, is ironically skeptical about measuring and teaching grit, 3) Stuart thinks learning styles aren't something that should influence teaching approaches, and 4) Kristin finds general ability outcomes appealing but challenging to implement when the rubber meets the road. 

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Resources

Sun X, Norton O, Mamcekivell SE.  Beware the myth: learning styles affect parents', childrens', and teachers' thinking about children's academic potential.  NPJ Science of Learning 2023; 8: Article 46.

Credé M, Tynan, MC, & Harms PD. Much ado about grit: A meta-analytic synthesis of the grit literature. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 2017; 113(3), 492–511.

Green TL, Hagiwara N. The Problem with Implicit Bias Training. Scientific American. August 28, 2020.

Lu A. Does diversity training work? Chronicle of Higher Education. Sept 9, 2024.

Lim A, Krishnan S, Singh H, et al.  Linking assessment to real-life practice - comparing work-based assessments and objective structured clinical examinations using mystery shopping.  Adv health Sci Educ Theory Pract 2024; 29(3): 859-878.

Cain J, Behal M, Richter LM. An Integrative Scoping Review of Behavioral Economics Applications in Higher Education: Opportunities for Academic Pharmacy. Am J Pharm Educ. 2024; 88(8):100732.

Woodbury R.  Fads in Education: No magic bullets. Blog Essay. April 4, 2022.

Elder L, Paul R.  A Critical Thinker's Guide to Educational Fads: How to Get Beyond Educational Glitz and Glitter.  New York: Rowman & Littlefield, 2007.

Blount R Jr.  Boiled Peanut Power.  Pull over and grab a bag.  They're good for you.  Garden & Gun, April/May 2014.  [Note from Tina B: The first paragraph is a must read for ALL; the rest is for the boiled peanut lovers like me]

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Travel Misadventures, CBE Trekkies, and Seeing Around Corners - Meetings Recap 2024

The Fika Crew share their pharmacy educator meeting experiences at the Monash Pharmacy Education Symposium in Prato, Italy, and the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Annual Meeting in Boston, MA.  Kristin shares her travel misadventures, Tina wants to turn the "dark caves" of convention centers into "delightful" learning spaces, Jeff is positively effusive about the Aspiring Academics graduates, and Stuart can't tell the difference between Star Wars and Star Trek.  It's all there ... in a single epidose ... plus the AACP Argus Forecast and more.

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Resources

Allen DD, Lin AYF, Haines ST, Sorensen TD, Melchert RB, Blouin RA, Austin Z, Moore GD, Poloyac SM, Vermeulen LC. AACP Argus Commission Forecast 2024. Am J Pharm Ed 2024.

McGrath R.  Seeing Around Corners: How to Spot Inflection Points in Business Before They Happen.  New York; Harper Business Press, 2019.

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The Work of Critical Reflection: Using Four Lens

Critical reflection is an important part of our work as teachers. Kristin, Jeff, and Stuart discuss the four lenses through which teaching practices can be examined: the personal lens, the student lens, the colleague lens, and the theoretical lens.  Sadly, Tina had technical difficulties and couldn't join us for this discussion.  But don't feel too badly about her plight — she was in Prado, Italy.

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Resources

Brookfield SD. Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher, 2nd Ed.  San Francisco; Josey-Bass, 2017.

 

Shon DA.  The Reflective Practitioner.  How Professionals Think in Action.  Basic Books, 1983.

 

Critical Reflection.  Centre for Teaching Excellence, University of Waterloo.  Accessed July 11, 2024.

 

Ash SL & Clayton PH.  Generating, deepening, and documenting learning: The power of critical reflection in applied learning. Journal of Applied Learning in Higher Education 2009; 1(1): 25-48.

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Feeling Drained? You're Not Alone! Managing Your Energy

The Fika Crew explores the things that boost and drain our mental and physical energy.  Energy management (personal and organizational energy, not national energy policy) seems like an appropriate topic as we head into the summer months.  Learning what generates positive energy and how to mitigate things that drain, sap, and siphon energy can enhance our satisfaction, persistence, and effectiveness.

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Resources

Gordon J.  The Energy Bus.  10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy.  Hoboken, NJ: Wiley & Sons, 2007.

 

Schwartz T and McCarthy C.  Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time.  Harvard Business Review, October 2007.

 

Bruch H and Vogel B.  Strategies for creating and sustaining organizational energy.  Employment Relations 2011; 38 (2): 51-61.

 

Schippers MC and Hogenes R.  Energy management of people in organizations: Review and research agenda.  J Bus Pscychol 2011; 26(2): 193-203.

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Aspiring Academics: Preparing the Next Generation of Pharmacy Educators

The Fika Crew talks with Sara Stallworth, PharmD, MPH from the University of Kentucky and Mira Haddad from The Ohio State University about their journey toward a career in academia. Joining a college or school of pharmacy (or other academic institution) as a faculty member can be enormously rewarding, but it is not right for everyone. How do programs like AACP's Aspiring Academics and formal training programs help people determine if academia is a good fit?

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Resources

Skorobohacz C.  Considering a career in academia? Here are some (observed) realities.  Academic Matters - Journal of Higher Education.

Brooks AD. Considering academic pharmacy as a career: opportunities and resources for students, residents, and fellows. Curr in Pharm Teach Learn. 2009;1(1):2-9. 

Wanat MA, Biju A, DeGracia CM, et al.  Academic Pharmacy Fellowship Programs are an Innovative Solution to Improve the Faculty Pipeline.  Am J Pharm Educ 2023; 87 (6): Article 100012.

Draugalis JR, DiPiro JT, Zeolla MM, et al.  A Career in Academic Pharmacy: Opportunities, Challenges, and Rewards.  Am J Pharm Educ 2006; 70 (1): Article 17.  

Boyle J.  eReport Career Paths in Academic Pharmacy.  Am Society Health-Syst Pharm, 2015.

The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy - Academic Fellowship.

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Upping Your SoTL Game & Tapping into Intrinsic Motivation

On the heels of March Madness (the NCAA College Basketball Tournament) and the Spring Rx Writing Challenge, the Fika Crew talks with Zachary Noel, PharmD, PhD, BCCP—Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy—about his recently published paper on ungrading individual readiness assessment tests (iRAT) and its impact on student performance and motivation in a team-based learning course. We then go on tangents to discuss how to become a better education researcher, the keys to enhancing the rigor of SoTL efforts, and our personal motivations to persist.

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Resources

Noel Z, Kulo V, Cestone C, et al. Ready or Not: A Crossover Study of (Un)graded Individual Readiness Assurance Tests in Team-Based Learning. Am J Pharm Educ 2024; 88 (3): Article 100670.

 

Cox W, Wettergreen S, Savage A, Brock T. Research and Scholarly Methods: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.  J Am Coll Clin Pharm 2023; 6 (9): 1071-1077.

 

Haines ST and Seybert A.  Getting Beyond Learner Reactions: Elevating Our Scholarship About Teaching and Learning.  J Am Coll Clin Pharm 2021; 4 (2): 130-132.

 

Lyons KM, Cain JJ, Haines ST, Gasevic D, Brock TP.  The clinical educator's guide to fostering learner motivation: AAME Guide No. 137.  Med Teacher 2021; 43 (5): 492-500.

 

Dy-Boarman EA, Wippermann B, Janke K. Scholarly maturation and other factors supporting publishing productivity in educational scholarship for clinical faculty. Curr Pharm Teach Learn 2021; 13 (11): 1398-1407.

 

Video. The puzzle of motivation | Dan Pink | TED. August 25, 2009.

Website. Center for Self-Determination Theory.  

Video.  Happiness & Its Causes. MOTIVATION & LIFESTYLE with Richard Ryan | August 27, 2018. 

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Skillfully Receiving Feedback: Managing Emotions, Remaining Receptive, Asking Questions, Taking Action

The Fika Crew (back in full force this month) talk about the challenges of receiving feedback. How we receive feedback is colored by our identity (and beliefs about self), the relationship with the person giving feedback, and our beliefs about what is "true."  Few of us have had formal instruction on how to receive feedback well - but perhaps this should be explicitly addressed in our curricula.

We'd love to receive your feedback!  Please rate our podcast and provide comments about this episode using your favorite podcasting app.

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Resources

Stone D and Heen S. Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well. New York; Penguin Books, 2014.

 

Algiralgri AH.  Ten Tips for Receiving Feedback Effectively in Clinical Practice.  Med Ed Online 2014; 19 (1): Article 25141.

 

Conaway C.  The Right Way to Process Feedback.  Harvard Business Journal, June 14, 2022.

 

Burkus D.  How to Get Better at Receiving Feedback.  TED.ideas.com, September 15, 2021.

 

ten Cate OTJ.  Why Receiving Feedback Colides with Self Determination. Adv Health Sci Educ 2012; 18: 845-849.

 

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The Art of Delivering Feedback that Fuels Success

Three of the Fika Crew (missing Kristin's wisdom) talk about their challenges and successes in delivering meaningful feedback to learners.  Using a consistent and shared framework for providing feedback to learners in various contexts (assignments, practice laboratory, OSLEs, and experiential education) can make feedback more apparent, more actionable, more efficient, and more effective. 

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Resources

Stone D and Heen S. Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well. New York; Penguin Books, 2014.

 

Grant A. Stop serving the compliment sandwich. Criticism between two slices of praise doesn't taste as good as it looks. Granted Substack. Jan 17, 2024.

 

Mandal J, Avdagic K, Wamsley M, Brock T, van Schaik S. Beyond "great job": Feedback among student on interprofessional teams. J Interprofessional Educ Pract 2016; 5 (1): 37-53.

 

Feedback for Learning. Closing the assessment loop. Feedback for Learning.org (Website)

 

THIS IS FEEDBACK (sign). Download and laminate!

 

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