title: Applying innovative educational principles when classes grow and resources are limited: Biochemistry experiences at Muhimbili University of Allied Health Sciences.
abstract: Teaching to large classes is often challenging particularly when the faculty and teaching resources are limited. Innovative, less staff intensive ways need to be explored to enhance teaching and to engage students. We describe our experience teaching biochemistry to 350 students at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) under severe resource limitations and highlight our efforts to enhance the teaching effectiveness. We focus on peer assisted learning and present three pilot initiatives that we developed to supplement teaching and facilitate student interaction within the classroom. These included; instructor-facilitated small group activities within large group settings, peer-led tutorials to provide supplemental teaching and peer-assisted instruction in IT skills to enable access to online biochemistry learning resources. All our efforts were practical, low cost and well received by our learners. They may be applied in many different settings where faculties face similar challenges.
authors: University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California. omers@globalhealth.ucsf.edu.
authors: Selma
authors: S
authors: Omer
authors: Gilles
authors: G
authors: Hickson
authors: Stephanie
authors: S
authors: Taché
authors: Raymond
authors: R
authors: Blind
authors: Susan
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authors: Masters
authors: Helen
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authors: Loeser
authors: Kevin
authors: K
authors: Souza
authors: Charles
authors: C
authors: Mkony
authors: Haile
authors: H
authors: Debas
authors: Patricia
authors: P
authors: O'Sullivan
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