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Essentials of Problem Based Learning:
Facilitator Training,
Curriculum Design, Problem Construction
and Student Assessment

June 17-20, 2008

Springfield, Illinois

This workshop combines training in the essential faculty skills for Problem Oriented Learning including how to design a problem-oriented curriculum, and draft the problems central to it, how to facilitate small groups, and how to assess students. By interviewing the skills sessions, participants will be able to develop their facilitating skills while tutoring the problems they are developing for their own curriculum. We anticipate that participants will have the same wide range of academic disciplines, educational focus and cultural background as we've had in other workshops, making for an exciting sharing of problem-development ideas and institutional challenges.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Each Participant will be able to:

1. Articulate the principles of problem-oriented learning.
2. Design a problem-oriented curriculum.
3. Construct 3 problems to be used in a problem-oriented curriculum.
4. Facilitate a problem-oriented small group.
5. Design a performance based assessment system.

FACULTY

Debra L. Klamen, MD, MHPE, FAPA is Professor and Chair of the Department of Medical Education at SIU School of Medicine. She is also the Associate Dean for Education and Curriculum. She completed a Masters of Health Professional Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1998. Dr. Klamen has written numerous articles on medical school education, focusing on assessment and educational innovation.

Linda Distlehorst, PhD has guided faculty through the educational change process and is well-versed in both the rewards and the challenges in institutional change. In addition to this, she has a number of years of experience in both problem-design/curriculum development and tutor training. Dr. Distlehorst's background includes not only medical education but also secondary education. She previously served as Associate Dean for the Office of Education and Curriculum at SIU School of Medicine.

Nicole Roberts, PhD joined the faculty of SIU School of Medicine with a background in all levels of medical education, from undergraduate to graduate to continuing. She has also taught in public schools and in higher education. At SIU, she serves as the Associate Director of the Academy for Scholarship in Education, and as an Assistant Professor in the Medical Education department. Her areas of emphasis are faculty development and medical education research.

TENTATIVE DAILY SCHEDULE

Tuesday, June 17
08:00	09:30	.............................	Welcome, Orientation to Problem Oriented Learning PBL Experience Problem I, Session I
09:30	10:30	.............................	Self-Directed Learning
10:30	12:00	.............................	PBL Experience Problem I, Session II
12:00	13:00	.............................	Lunch and Lecture, Principles of PBL Problem
13:00	14:00	.............................	PBL Exerience Problem II, Session I
14:00	15:00	.............................	Self-Directed Learning
15:00	16:30	.............................	PBL Experience Problem II, Session II
17:30		.............................	Transportation pick-up from Hotel lobby for dinner
18:00	20:00	.............................	Dinner
Wednesday, June 18
08:00	09:00	.............................	Designing a Problem-Oriented Curriculum
09:00	10:00	.............................	Designing a PBL Problem/Reporting Problems and Paired Critique
10:00	10:30	.............................	Reporting Problems
10:30	11:15	.............................	Small Group Discussion: Institutional Curriculum Redesign
11:15	12:00	.............................	Report on Working Session
12:00	13:00	.............................	Lunch and Discussion
13:00	14:00	.............................	The Facilitation Process
14:00	17:00	.............................	Facilitator Training, Session I
Thursday, June 19
08:00	10:30	.............................	Faciliator Training Session II
10:30	12:00	.............................	Self Directed Learning
12:00	12:30	.............................	Lunch
12:30	14:30	.............................	Facilitator Training Session III (PBLM II)
14:30	15:30	.............................	Facilitator Techniques I and II
Friday, June 20
08:00	09:00	.............................	Assessing Students in a Problem-Oriented Curriculum I
09:00	12:30	.............................	Mini Facilitation Session I
12:30	13:00	.............................	Lunch and Discussion: Issues in Case Development
13:00	14:00	.............................	Research in Problem Oriented Curriculum
14:00	15:00	.............................	Leading Institional Change
15:00	15:30	.............................	Course Evaluation/Closing Ceremony

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

The State House Inn- A Clarion Collection Hotel
101 E. Adams Street
Springfield, IL 62701
Phone: 217.528.5100
Fax: 217.528.4358

SIU has reserved a block of rooms at The State House Inn for $84.99 per night + tax. (A limited number of suites are available for $119.99 per night + tax.) This includes a hot breakfast buffet, which begins at 6:00 am. The special rate will be in effect from Monday June 16, through Thursday, June 19, 2008.

You can make your reservation by calling or faxing the hotel. Please be sure you indicate that you are a part of SIU School of Medicine.

All room requests must be received prior to May 19, 2008 and will be guaranteed with a credit card. If you chould need to cancel your hotel reservation, you must cancel by 4:00 pm (local time) on the day of arrival or you will be charged a one-night penalty.

Transportation between hotel and campus-
Transportation to SIU School of Medicine will be provided. Please be in the hotel lobby at the designated time each morning to board the shuttle.

If you have a car, you can drive to SIU where free parking will be provided for you. Please notify Judy Harbison, Office of CME, if you will be driving so she can give you directions and a SIU parking pass.

WORKSHOP REGISTRATION INFORMATION

The $950.00 (US) fee includes registration and all conference materials. Lunch will be provided Tuesday through Friday. A group dinner is included.
Registrations received prior to May 23, 2008 will receive a $50.00 discount. Registrations will be taken up to the date of the workshop based on space availability.

CANCELLATION/REFUND POLICY

A refund, less $50.00 Administration fee, will be given for cancellations received on or before May 16, 2008. NO REFUNDS will be given after May 16, 2008. Should the workshop be canceled by SIU School of Medicine, the School of Medicine assumes no financial responsibility beyond the registration fee.

You may register in one of the following ways:

Return completed registration form with your check, credit card number to the address listed. (checks payable to SIU School of Medicine).

Fax the registration form with your credit card number to 217.545.4413, Attention: Judy Harbison.

Register online The SIU School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 31.5 AMA PRA Category 1 credits ™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.