EDUCATION FOR ENTRY-LEVEL COMPETENCE - TEACHING STRATEGIES

The goal of this discussion is to summarize the results of the Worksho p on Teaching Strategies that was held as part of the Curriculum Confe rence at Denver, Colorado in July, 1992. Various teaching methods were presented as alternatives to traditional lectures and laboratories; a mong these problem-based learning (PBL) was the subject of greatest in terest. Advantages and disadvantages encountered using PBL in optometr ic education were presented. The need for a more uniform core curricul um among optometric institutions is emphasized, as well as the need fo r appropriately trained faculty to teach in the newer curricular areas .