Honing My Leadership Skills

In recent years as a medical writer specializing in continuing education I have mostly worked alone. In anticipation of being asked to lead a small group of co-workers in carrying out a formal research study, I am reviewing basic principles of leadership, beginning with what I learned as a Boy Scout.

 

The colorful graphic above, called a learning map, was created using an online   application called GoConqr in the style made famous by Tony Buzan, as described in more detail here. The graphic was completed as a homework assignment for EDT 500, an introductory course in educational technology at West Chester University in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The content shown here is adapted from a pamphlet written for novice patrol leaders and published online by the Boy Scouts of America.


 

New Concept: CME Shark Tank

At a breakout session during the recent annual meeting of the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions in Orlando, Florida, the idea of a Shark Tank-like format for an educational workshop was proposed. Here is a simple concept sketch of how the program might be set up, modeled after the popular reality show on ABC-TV. This sketch was done using a free online concept mapping application available at: https://bubbl.us/

Concept for a Shark Tank-like CME program.