Today@Dal

Date: Friday, February 21, 2014
Time: 12:00 to 1:00 pm
Location: Killam Library, Room B400

Dr. Jill Hayden (Department of Community Health & Epidemiology) will describe the process of converting her graduate course (CH&E 6049-An Introduction to Systematic Reviews) from a traditional in-class format to a blended model. She will discuss how she designed the BbLearn course site for her course, and how the course worked as a learning experience for the students. Her reflections before, during, and after the course conversion are available in this video: http://youtu.be/nH0w8fQNAR4

Biography: Jill Hayden is Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Community Health & Epidemiology, and Program Director in the Undergraduate Medical Education Research in Medicine Program, Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Hayden’s research experience and expertise includes systematic review methods and knowledge translation, prognostic research, and musculoskeletal health. She is founding Head of the Nova Scotia Cochrane Resource Centre, whose aim is to build regional capacity in systematic reviews and evidence-informed health care decision-making.

To register for this event, visit http://www.dal.ca/dept/clt/events-news/Calendar%20of%20Events/2014/Frebruary/blended_learning__experiences.html