A Critique of the Proposed National Education Policy Reform
Innovative Pathology Teaching in a Rural Medical School - "One Man Army"
1. TECS: Cognitive Scaffolding…
Shashidhar Venkatesh Murthy
B.Sc, MBBS, MD(path), GCTT, MBA(Edu), IFCAP
Assoc. Prof. & Head of Pathology
Technology Enhanced Cognitive Scaffolding (TECS)
Innovative Pathology Education Model.
ALTC National Teaching award winner.
2. TECS: Cognitive Scaffolding…
At Manipal University, India (23 Jan 2010)
Pathology (& Other) Staff
Academic, Full time, on campus
Dr. KRN
My prof. & VC
7. TECS: Cognitive Scaffolding…
LECTURALGIA*
(Painful lecture)
“Syndrome experienced by members of
the lectured-to audience”
Frequent cause of morbidity for both
teachers and learners…
McLaughlin K, Mandin H. – Medical Education 2001; 35:1135-1142
19. TECS: Cognitive Scaffolding…
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• Pathology of Liver Disease.
• Pathology of Anemias
• Pathology of Leukemias
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23. 59y Male, obese, Diabetic patient presents to ER with sudden severe
chest pain, This is the specimen of his Aorta. What is the diagnosis ?
1 2 3 4 5
0 0 0
16
2
1. Atheromatous plaque.
2. Thrombosis on plaque.
3. Fusiform aneurysm.
4. Dissecting aneurysm.
5. Berry aneurysm.
31. *
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“is what a teacher does when working with a
student to solve a problem, carry out a task, or
achieve a goal which would be beyond his
unassisted efforts”
-Wood, Bruner, & Ross, 1976
….. inquiry as a matter of steps or phases
conducted in succession or in cycles expressed
in terms of expected student cognition….
Romberg & Carpenter, 1986.
Cognitive scaffolding… Winners Club*
(Individualized support for weak…)
32. TECS: Cognitive Scaffolding…
Winners Club: (Cognitive scaffolding)
1. Identifying students – ESRS.
2. Identifying needs – Interview.
3. Mentoring, Guide – Meeting.
4. Monitoring progress – ESRS.
“Mentoring is transformational because it’s not
just about behaviour, it’s about a change of heart.”
- - Ellis A. Ingram
34. TECS: Cognitive Scaffolding…
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