The Postdoc Academy Seminar Series connects fellows with experts across UAMS and beyond to explore topics spanning research, leadership, and personal and professional development.
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6-Week Education Training
Session 1: June 3, 2026: Adult Learning Principles, Focus on self-direction, WIIFM- the foundations that every other session will build on.
Session 1: Adult Learning Principles Video
Session 2: June 10, 2026: Presentation & Delivery, focus on writing objectives that mean something, structuring a lesson, understanding what adult learners actually need from a presentation.
Session 2: Presentation & Delivery Video
Session 3: June 17, 2026: Facilitation Skills, focus on facilitation vs. instruction, group dynamics, and the psychological safety conditions that make learning possible in medical settings.
Session 3: Facilitation Skills Video
Session 4: June 24, 2026: Assessment & Feedback, focus on SBI feedback model, assessment alignment, the dual role of being both a feedback receiver and givers, and how to take feedback well.
Session 4: Assessment & Feedback Video
Session 5: July 1, 2026: Micro-Teaching lab, focus on real practice: participants teach, receive specific feedback, and immediately teach again incorporating what they just heard.
Session 5: Micro-Teaching Lab Video
Session 6: July 8, 2026: Integration & Forward Planning, focus on pulling it all together, naming what changed, and building a concrete 90-day plan with a real accountability partner.
Session 6: Integration & Forward Planning Video
Recorded Sessions
Best Practices in Publishing
Presenter: Prof. Susan Steelman
Date: November 19, 2025
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Time Management for Researchers
Presenter: Dr. Wendy Ward
Date: December 17, 2025
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Materials: Slide deck