TEL: Staff FAQ and Support

The following guidance should be considered when preparing your slide deck.

1. MBChB Slide Template

If you are using a presentation slide deck in your recording, you should use the branded School of Medicine PowerPoint Template (External staff? Template attached at the bottom of this page). The template complies with accessibility legislation. If you have slides from previous resources, please transfer the content to the official template.

2. Slide Contents

Include:

• Title - Base your lecture on the title provided by the MBChB programme.
• Learning Outcomes - The learning outcomes for each session should be included in the resource and you should make it clear how the content relates to each outcome. You may include the outcomes in introductory and conclusion slides or you might insert slides highlighting each objective, followed by the learning content, throughout the lecture.

Avoid:

• Dates - Avoid adding dates or references to current cultural events in your resource as subject to the School’s quality assurance processes, it may be appropriate for a resource to be used again in a subsequent year.
• Personal Research - Avoid presenting personal research if it is not directly relevant to the outcomes. If it is relevant, ensure there is sufficient time available to explain this.
• Copyrighted Material - Sensitive and/or copyrighted information should not be included in presentations.

Ensure:

• Images - Any images used must be appropriately credited (ClinicalKey) and represent the (various) diversity populations listed below.
• Diversity Expectations - Lecture content must meet the School’s expectation with regard to diversity. If a lecture includes content about societal issues or symptoms, signs, pathology, pharmacology or treatments for which there are significant variations for different groups, ensure that these differences are explained.

"It is the expectation of the School that all curriculum themes will incorporate and cover material that reflects the diversity of the population, and where relevant, offer materials that reflect different healthcare needs in relation to all protected  characteristics (age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation)”.

• Consolidation - Incorporating pause points, questions and interactive activities within your presentation can encourage active listening, enabling students to reflect and consolidate their learning.
  
  For interactive activities in recordings, please see How can I create more engaging and interactive recordings?
  For interactive activities in on campus lectures, please see Poll Everywhere Overview.
   

3. Submitting Slides

Please send a copy of your lecture slides to your Year Administrator, in the original PowerPoint format, so they can be uploaded to the student virtual learning environment, Canvas. You should not include any material in your slides that should not be uploaded to Canvas.

For on campus lectures, slides need to be submitted to the relevant administration team at least 48 hours in advance.