Educational Design Webcast Series

This customizable educational design webcast series is designed to equip CME providers with essential knowledge and skills required to design effective educational activities while meeting the requirements of the AAFP Credit System for robust and eligible education. This series is divided into modules that allow you to learn at your own pace and navigate to the resources and learnings that best suit your individual needs. The modules each include one didactic and many contain practice activities that allow you to practice these skills before applying them to your own educational designs.

Module 1: Adult Learning Theory Basics

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of the webcast, participants will:

Discuss key principals of adult learning theory.
Emphasize the importance of engaging and relevant activities for adult learners.
Share case studies of adult learning experiences (both good and bad) and identify effective strategies.

Module 2: Needs Assessments and Gap Analysis

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of the webcast, participants will:

Explain the why, when, and how of needs & gaps assessments.
Examine the purpose and methodology of gap analysis.
Identify and document practice gaps and educational needs and apply them to your CME design and development.

Module 3: Identifying Audiences and Writing Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of the webcast, participants will:

Explore how to identify primary and secondary audiences and examine examples of audience groups.
Provide examples of audience groups in family medicine
Gain essential skills in writing effective learning objectives that meet eligibility requirements.
Compare and contrast activity level learning objectives and session level learning objectives

Module 4: Choosing Learner Engagements and Outcome Methods

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of the webcast, participants will:

Define the different kinds of learner engagements and each of their importance.
Explore how to implement a variety of outcome methods and picking the right ones.
Explain outcome methods, how to measure outcomes, and their role in assessing educational impact.

Module 5: Overview of CME Activity Format Types

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of the webcast, participants will:

Explore the various educational formats.
Review extensive list of various format types and their description.
Describe the benefits, requirements, and restrictions of each format type.

Module 6: Implementing ABMS/ACGME's Core Competencies in CME Planning

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of the webcast, participants will:

Define core competencies and their relevance.
Discuss the process of selecting appropriate competencies for a CME activity.

Module 7: Conclusion, Evaluation, and Improving Your CME Activity

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of the webcast, participants will:

Review the key components of the AAFP Credit System’s resources for customers.
Emphasize the importance of evaluating outcomes for continuous improvement.
Review the evaluation template.