AO Principles of Teaching and Learning

A how-to book for organizing and teaching AO courses

Co-authored by surgeons and professional educators, here is a practical, how-to book for organizing and teaching AO courses. You will find guidelines and tips for:

• Identifying the learning needs of your students
• Using videos, slides, implants, and instruments as teaching tools
• Communicating effectively in an international setting
• Encouraging active participation and teamwork
• Evaluating the course for success and areas to improve
• And much more!

Checklists, anecdotes, and illustrations highlight key points and make preparing and teaching a course simple and fun. A must for AO instructors, this text will also be of interest to any practitioner who educates residents, students, and beginning surgeons.

1 AO education—introduction
2 How to be a course chairman
3 How to run a discussion group
4 How to run a practical
5 How to be a table instructor
6 How to give a lecture
7 How to run an operating room personnel (ORP) course
8 Summary and future directions for AO education
Appendix—AO courses using cadaveric material