This presentation provides information about a Medical Education Research Community project set-up to promote engagement among medical education researchers at the Centre for Medical Education, University of Dundee.
4. Membership of a learning
community, grounds learners in a
social network to which they can
return regardless of location
providing opportunities to create
sound knowledge syntheses
(Wheeler et al 2008)
Structured learning communities
can lead to better student
engagement, improved self-
reported outcomes and overall
satisfaction (Zhao and Kuh 2004)
5. This project aims to build the
research capacity of our research
students through the formation of
learning communities
6. Benefits
• improve the overall quality of research
outputs during the Masters
• enhance the overall student experience
• increase student engagement with peers
and education
• reduce feelings of isolation and reliance
on supervisor
• develop social networks of medical
education researchers who share
resources and support each other
7. Monthly synchronous webinars
- Student selected topics
- Active discussion & interaction
Website with up to date resources & other students work
Ability to link to student blogs
Live twitter feed @r_ajjawi @CME_Dundee
Ability to connect to others
Vimeo channel CME Dundee https://vimeo.com/user14447584
11. References
• Wheeler S etal (2008). The good, the
bad and the wiki: Evaluating student-
generated content for collaborative
learning. British Journal of Educational
Technology, 39(6), 987-995.
• Zhao CM & Kuh GD (2004). Adding
value: Learning communities and
student engagement. Research in
Higher Education, 45(2), 115-138.
