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Funded by the Baylor College of Medicine Department of Education, Innovation & Technology (EIT) Faculty Pilot Grants, the Educational Research Mini-Series aims to:
- Develop a video mini-series on educational research with BCM faculty experts
- Curate existing educational research resources, curriculum, and materials
- Promote opportunities to engage in educational research
Below is the layout of our mini-series that takes you from inception to publication of educational research within the health professions and biomedical sciences. Each topic has multiple learning objectives, each with its own mini-video and supplemental resources. Explore below and reach out to nital.appelbaum@bcm.edu with any questions.
Video Topic | Video Objective |
| What is Educational Research, Quality Improvement and Program Evaluation? | - Define educational research
- Compare and contrast educational research, quality improvement, and program evaluation
- Identify common models used in evaluation
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| Common Educational Interventions | - Teaching strategies
- Modalities of teaching
- Use of technology
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| Formulating Research Questions, Addressing Study Purpose, and Tackling the Basics | - Describe elements of a strong research question
- Identify the overarching purpose and rationale of the study
- Describe characteristics of a positive mentee-mentor relationship
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| Review of Literature | - Define theory, models, and frameworks and describe their role in educational research
- Conduct a systematic search of the relevant research literature
- Identify gaps in the literature to inform research
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| Overarching Methods | - Define and differentiate between research question, hypotheses, purpose, aim
- Distinguish differences between null, research, and alternative hypothesis
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| Quantitative Research | - Compare and contrast common study designs in quantitative research
- Identify common statistical approaches used in educational research
- Critical selection and evaluation of existing measures
- Identify when a research question is appropriate for survey research
- Understand the difference between construct scales and general survey design
- Describe inferential statistical testing
- Define reliability and differentiate types or reliability
- Define validity and describe multiple types of validity
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| Qualitative Research | - Compare and contrast common study designs used in qualitative/mixed research
- Identify when a research question is appropriate for qualitative study
- Exhibit essential skills, guidelines, and resources required for conducting interviews and focus groups
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| Scholarly Writing and Dissemination | - Characterize the components of a scholarly publication and article types
- Where and how to disseminate educational research
- Discuss strategies on addressing authorship and author order
- Design and present a research poster
- Design and present through digital platforms
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To stream all of the videos in our mini-series, please visit our YouTube playlist: Educational Research Mini-Series
