Educator Development Group - Level 3
 
A 'speed-dating' approach to developing evidenced-based interprofessional research collaborations in clinical skills education and practice.
 
This workshop aims to:
  • Bring together researchers from a range of disciplinary backgrounds for an intensive (and fun) mutual introduction, exploring their potential for research collaboration;
  • Provide an opportunity for established and new researchers interested in investigating clinical skills education and practice to offer their skills, knowledge and enthusiasm to the group;
 
This workshop will be of interest to a diverse group of experienced and new researchers from a range of disciplinary backgrounds:
  • Healthcare professional education researchers from all backgrounds (e.g. clinicians, social scientists, statisticians) with varying levels of healthcare professional education research experience.
  • Healthcare students who are willing to offer their time to established researchers in the field in order to gain education research experience and publications.
 
The speed-collaboration exercise is modelled on "speed dating", comprising three key components, 'the pitch', 'the wall' and 'the date', so educators can make visible their work., their education interests and identify collaboration points.
  • The pitch: Participants have a strict 30 second solo slot to make their 'pitch'. This slot is theirs to use to introduce themselves to the group and comprises their name, institution and a brief statement about their 'perfect' research collaborator/collaboration.
  • The wall: Participants will all be provided with a set of sticky-notes on which to write key words indicating (a) educational skills offered; (b) educational skills wanted; and (c) their professional background. Participants must identify themselves on each sticky so others can contact them.
  • The date: Participants are seated in two rows opposite each other. Each 'date' lasts only 2.5 minutes and participants are given a bell half-way through (to ensure that both have an opportunity to speak). At the end of the date everyone moves to a new prospective collaborator.
Speed-collaboration is a fun way to meet new colleagues, to network and find innovative collaborations. Please come prepared and committed to sticking to time, and with participants' permission we will be happy to share participants' emails with each other so you can follow-up potential research collaborations.