Program Overview
The Enhancing Teacher Performance (ETP) Program focuses on enhancing one’s effectiveness as a clinical or laboratory-based teacher. This short-term intensive program is grounded in a model of teaching excellence competencies, developed at the CFD. Under the guidance and support of a faculty development coach, faculty at any stage participate in focused activities, workshops, and guided sessions to address their unique customized learning goals.
Program Description
The ETP program seeks to maximize teaching excellence competencies through guided coaching, customized learning activities, simulated teaching encounters and debriefing, targeted CFD workshops, and curated resources. All are selected to enhance the teacher’s knowledge, skills, and attitudes so that they may positively impact the learning environment for their learners. This program is suitable for all health professions faculty who want to intentionally maximize their teaching effectiveness at any stage of their careers. It acknowledges that needs and competencies may shift and change over the course of a faculty member’s career, which at times may require a more targeted faculty development approach. This program seeks to create a confidential, supportive, and customized learning environment for faculty members to tackle their development goals as teachers.
Program Structure
The program is a 1-to-1 coaching based program and therefore has flexible enrollment. The program participant is matched with a faculty development coach who will co-create, through a series of initial consultations, a customized faculty development plan. This plan will be implemented over the course of a 3-6 month period, based on when workshops are available, individual faculty needs, and when customized sessions can be arranged around clinical/teaching schedules. The program is designed to be highly flexible and adaptive to needs, with a curriculum that addresses the unique goals of each participant.
Program Team
Dr. Latika Nirula, CFD Director, leads the program and is also a coach within the program. Latika is a trained teacher and highly rated facilitator of faculty development workshops at the CFD. She also has a certificate in Brief Coaching from OISE/UT, which has informed her practice in solution-focused coaching. Latika holds a PhD in Developmental Psychology and Education. She also led the development of the Excellent Teaching Competencies Model, which forms the foundation and structure of the program, to explore ways to optimize one’s teaching effectiveness.
Dr. Ivan Silver has had a career long interest in faculty development particularly the development of our next generation of health professional teachers and supervisors. He is an award winning teacher and medical educator, a Geriatric Psychiatrist at CAMH and a full Professor in the Department of Psychiatry. Ivan was the inaugural director of the Centre for Faculty Development (2002-2009), the Vice-Dean of CPD at the University of Toronto (2005-2011) and the VP of Education at CAMH (2012-2018).He is continuing his scholarship in the areas of feedback, life-long learning and more recently late-career transitioning.
Dr. John Teshima is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, working on an adolescent inpatient unit at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto and is a Clinician-Educator. He completed his medical school, Psychiatry residency, and a fellowship in medical education at the University of Toronto. He also completed his Master’s of Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. John enjoys teaching at all levels of education, from medical students through to practicing professionals. He has a strong commitment to faculty development, having been the inaugural Director of Faculty Development for the University of Toronto’s Department of Psychiatry. He was also the first Canadian to be President of the Association for Academic Psychiatry, the leading international organization that focuses on teaching and faculty development in Psychiatry.
Carrie coordinates and supports the processes, daily activities, special projects and events at the Centre for Faculty Development. She brings decades of experience in both health care and education settings, including CAMH, Sunnybrook and St. Michaels General Surgery. Her administrative acuity has grown from a diversity of experiences across sectors, providing exemplary customer service and support. She was the Canadian Director of Operations for Tui Travel PCL and spend many years in the travel industry seeing and working around the world. In addition, Carrie worked for the Canadian Military in Afghanistan and proudly received a medal of service from The Right Honourable Governor General Adrienne Clarkson.
CFD Membership
All Enhancing Teacher Performance Program participants will be automatically enrolled as a CFD General Member in the academic year following completion of the program.
Contact
Latika Nirula
Program Lead
latika.nirula@unityhealth.to
Caroline Mildner
Program Coordinator
caroline.mildner@unityhealth.to
Who should register: This program is most relevant for individuals who are motivated to improve their teaching practice and effectiveness. This may be the result of referral to the program, self-assessment, or identified concerns related to teaching performance. This program is suitable at any stage of career and teaching experience.
Location: Online
Upcoming Dates: Rolling enrolment – contact Latika Nirula for more details.
Fees: $6,900
*Participants are encouraged to consult with their Department Chairs around cost-sharing related to this program.
Certificate: Participants will receive a record attesting to completion of components of program by their faculty development coach. In addition, an action plan is developed in collaboration between the coach and faculty member (and also shared with their program sponsor) to support monitoring and maintenance of new knowledge, skills, and attitudes.
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FAQs
Q. How do I create and/or activate my account to log into the site?
Q. Is there a cost to attend your programs?
A. There is a cost to participate in some of our programs. The cost of each of our programs varies and in some cases, the cost varies depending on your status with the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at University of Toronto and/or in which hospital you work as well as whether or not you have an annual CFD Membership.
Q.I do not have a faculty appointment in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. Can I still attend your workshops, programs and/or events? Is there a fee?
A. Anyone whose education activities include teaching, leading, scholarship and advocacy are welcome to attend our workshops, programs and/or events. Specific pre-requisite criteria may apply. Please refer to each workshop, program or event page for details. All fees and discounts (where applicable) can be found in the workshop, program and event pages.
Q.I am interested in having one of your workshops offered at my home site/department. Do you offer this type of service?
A. Please contact us for further information. The availability of this service is dependent on the resources and capacity of the CFD at the time the request is made.
Q: Is having a CFD Membership the same as having a CFD account?
A: No, a CFD Membership is not the same as a CFD account. However, in order to complete your CFD Membership registration you will be prompted to create a CFD account if you do not already have one. To register for a CFD General Membership and create your account click here.
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