Effective Group Leadership Blog
Gather-ed is about providing healthcare professionals with the tools they need to become great digital mentors and coaches. This blog brings ideas from around the world to Gather-ed Group Leaders about techniques and approaches to digital coaching and its impact on patient care and career development.
The Most Effective Teams
Kimberly E. Casteline, Ph.D. We think a lot about teams at Gather-ed. What makes them work well? Who makes the best team leaders? What’s the best team composition? We are always speaking with Group Leaders about ways to ensure that Gather-ed teams...
The Power of Connections
Kimberly Casteline, Ph.D. As a Gather-ed group facilitator, I have the pleasure of interacting day-to-day with amazing clinicians as they collaborate and learn together on our platform. Working to design and implement learning opportunities that are concise, engaging,...
The Art of Active Listening
Kimberly Casteline, Ph.D. Research shows that the average person listens at only 25% efficiency, yet studies also show that most people think that they are above average listeners. Clearly, the majority of us need to hear a reality check when it comes to our...
The Joy of Mentoring
Kimberly E. Casteline, Ph.D. Mentoring plays many roles in medical education and praxis. A recent article in Advances in Medical Education and Practice pointed out that mentors can play a key role in developing clinical skills, modeling professionalism, stimulating...
Learning Theories in Medical Education – Part 3
Kimberly E. Casteline, Ph.D. This is the third in a series of posts about learning theories in medical education. Each will focus on the question: How can learning theories inform medical educational design? This blog examines Personal Knowledge Mastery. Developed by...
Learning Theories in Medical Education – Part 2
Kimberly E. Casteline, Ph.D. This is the second in a series of posts about learning theories in medical education. Each will focus on the question: How can learning theories inform medical educational design? In the first post we looked at Constructivist Learning...
Learning Theories in Medical Education
Kimberly E. Casteline, Ph.D. This is the first in a series of posts about learning theories in medical education. Each will focus on the question: How can learning theories inform medical education design? So let’s get started. The first theory we’ll examine is...
Can we learn together while apart?
Kimberly E. Casteline, Ph.D. The pandemic cast a bright spotlight on distance learning and the hundreds of hours spent online quarantining served as incentive to improve the experience for both educators and learners alike. The time we spent physically apart made us...
Interactive Teaching Methods that Promote Learner Engagement
Steven Haimowitz, MD- June 5, 2020 As the focus on distance learning continues, so do the discussions on learner engagement. As a Group Leader of a Gather-ed curriculum, you have many opportunities to utilize a variety of interactive teaching methods as you moderate...