This book confronts the continually evolving nature of biomedical science education by providing a robust account of learning pedagogies and best practice for scholars and researchers in the field.
Rather than considering subdisciplines of biomedical science education separately, the volume takes a holistic approach and considers the complexities of teaching biomedical science as a whole, providing a nuanced overview of how a particular practice fits in such a course overall, as well as providing support for development within the reader’s own subdiscipline. Ultimately, this holistic approach allows for expansive discussion of relevant pedagogical approaches that will directly inform innovations in the contemporary teaching of biomedical science education.
Novel in approach and underpinned by the latest in research innovations, this book will appeal to scholars, researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of medical education, higher education, and curriculum studies. Policy makers involved with health education and promotion as well as educational research will also benefit from the volume.
PART 1: Foundations of biomedical science education Chapter 1. Curriculum design Chapter 2. Practitioner involvement PART 2: Teaching methodologies Chapter 3. Research-integrated teaching Chapter 4. Distributed learning Chapter 5. Teaching practical skills to undergraduate biomedical science students PART 3: Innovative pedagogical approaches in biomedical science education Chapter 6. Designing authentic learning practices for mid-degree biomedical science students Chapter 7. Effective student-centred assessment and feedback in biomedical science Chapter 8. The capstone experience: creating change-makers PART 4: Skills development and professional practice Chapter 9. Developing key skills in science communication Chapter 10. The value of scicomm from the students’ perspective – building identity and professional values Chapter 11. Professional and career management: Developing employability and career skills for undergraduate and postgraduate biomedical science students
Donna Johnson is Course Director, Postgraduate Biomedical Science, Leeds Beckett University, UK.