1. University of Michigan Medical School Academy for Educational Excellence and Scholarship Monthly Seminar – November 17, 2014 1.Academy Update Membership; include students and trainees? Small grants program for Academy Members pursuing education projects 2. Discussion: Improving our teaching and learning how to critique our peers. For more information, check out our web site at: http://msa.med.umich.edu/academy-of-medical-educators Next Academy Meeting: Monday, December 15, 2014 BSRB Seminar Rooms

2. A CADEMY OF M EDICAL E DUCATORS November 17 th, 2014

7. D R. R OBERT A NDERSON Professor Emeritus of Learning Health Sciences Associate Director of the Intervention and Technology Research Core of the Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center Leadership Team Community Engagement Research Core Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research

8. A REAS OF I NTEREST Improving the teaching and counseling skills of health professionals Educational Psychology Psychosocial issues related to diabetes Patient empowerment approach to diabetes care and education

10. A GENDA Dr. Robert Anderson: “Effective PowerPoint Presentations” 20 minutes Small Group Breakout Sessions 20 minutes Groups Report Out to Academy 20 minutes

11. S MALL G ROUP S ESSION What have we learned? How do we agree? How do we disagree? How will be change our lectures going forward? How would we advise Dr. Anderson on making his presentation better? What is the power of reflective learning?

12. A CADEMY D ISCUSSION Group Reports: Alignment and Divergence PowerPoint Presentations Peer Mentoring