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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark A. Shields; John P. O'Connell

and experiences of professional development (PD); metwith alumni, business, faculty, and other representatives to solicit their input to the document;and, starting in fall 1995, pursued teaching collaborations to implement aspects of theprofessional development vision outlined in the document.Part I of this paper outlines the professional development framework and how it relates to ABET2000. Part II shows how we attempted to achieve the objectives in first year courses of ourSchool through an unusual collaborative teaching effort in fall 1996 to cultivate PD among first-year undergraduates. Part III gives a model for assessment of how well the collaboration wasable to fulfill its PD objectives. The paper concludes by examining some broader

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Sr., Buck F. Brown; Jr., Buck F. Brown

, theWVEA began a quest to find key factors in new teaching methodologies. Concurrently, theAlliance began pursuing ways in which it might address broader, curricula reform issues. Duringthis process, it became evident that by modifying new and revolutionary (ideas in learningtheory)practices in medical school education, it might be possible to simultaneously address bothchange in teaching methodologies and curricula reform. In fact, it seemed that theserevolutionary practices might lend themselves well to multiple educational settings, levels andcontent areas. Therefore, the WVEA proposed that by adopting the PROBE project, faculty fromvirtually all of its institutions could participate in a cooperative venture to further pedagogical1 The Wabash