AoE-IntegratingChatGPT-Sept2024 This presentation explores the innovative and healthful integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), specifically ChatGPT, to enrich the educational journey of entry-level physical therapy (DPT, PTA) students.

AoE-StudentDebt-May2024 Attendees will learn important 2024 updates on student loans that directly affect educators who have Federal Student Debt. We will cover the two major types of loan forgiveness, the differences between federal and private loans, and the IDR Waiver/One Time Account Adjustment.

(AOE-ExcellenceinClinical-Mar2024) Formative assessment can be translated into clinical education for use by the clinical instructor for more effecttive teaching, assessment of learning, and adaptation to the needs of the learners.

(AOE-HybridTeaching-Feb2024) Utilizing technology in physical therapy education can seem overwhelming. Despite students’ eagerness to utilize technology in coursework, educators are often left wondering how to effectively incorporate technology in their curriculum. The speaker will share current evidence regarding the value of utilizing technology in the classroom then demonstrate applications of video formative assessment in their PTA education. Since implementation, faculty have observed improvement in student comprehension, information retention, and confidence in skills. Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss opportunities to apply video formative assessment in their current curriculum, traditional or hybrid.

(AOE-TeamBasedLearning-Dec2023) This presentation will discuss the characteristics and learning preferences of current Doctor of Physical Therapy students, components of Team-based Learning (TBL), evidence on the impact of TBL in healthcare education, and best practices for integrating this active learning approach into DPT instruction.

(AOE-UTILIZINGABRIEFTRAINING-NOV2023) This brief training module was created to guide novice CIs in the process of orientation, feedback, student/site visit expectations, assessment tool use and grading, and the importance of unique exposures during the clinical experience. Implementation of this training module is in its early stages. We intend to develop a future survey of CIs that will help to clarify and determine the usefulness and any modifications that may be needed to the training module.

(AOE-OCT2023) This webinar will explore how to create effective PowerPoint presentations using an evidence-based approach for designing multimedia instruction. Mayer’s Principles of Multimedia Learning will be presented and examples of how to incorporate these principles to redesign PowerPoint slides in physical therapy education will be provided.

(AOE-ASSESSMENTVALIDITY-SEPT2023) This session will introduce attendees to Messick’s validity framework and its application to assessments of physical therapy students’ knowledge and skills.

(AOE-APR23) This webinar will describe how one PTA and DPT program are developing a curricular thread designed to allow students to gain the necessary knowledge and ultimately learn the skills needed for intervention to address health disparities and empower students to have an ecological approach to health and healthcare.

(LMS-Educ-Ethics) In this session, the speakers will present cases based on real contemporary situations and will challenge participants to reach decisions that lead to moral potency to benefit students, faculty, patients, clinical sites, and the profession.