title: Not another boring lecture: engaging learners with active learning techniques.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Core content in Emergency Medicine Residency Programs is traditionally covered in didactic sessions, despite evidence suggesting that learners do not retain a significant portion of what is taught during lectures.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We describe techniques that medical educators can use when leading teaching sessions to foster engagement and encourage self-directed learning, based on current literature and evidence about learning.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  When these techniques are incorporated, sessions can be effective in delivering core knowledge, contextualizing content, and explaining difficult concepts, leading to increased learning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wolff
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Central Michigan University, Saginaw, Michigan.
authors.forename: Mary Jo
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Wright State University, Kettering, Ohio.
authors.forename: Stacey
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Poznanski
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
authors.forename: Jocelyn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schiller
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Santen
mesh_terms: D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education*; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000379:methods*; D007858:Learning; D011340:Problem Solving; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*
keywords: education; emergency medicine; resident