What Makes INDIA MAXICOURSE Special?
The Maxi-CourseTM curriculum created for India has been designed to be in tune with the modern
trends in pedagogy that focuses on student-oriented
teaching methods rather than the traditional faculty
oriented lecture formats.
The case method of teaching can have several
important purposes. A central purpose is to
foster analytic or critical thinking, which will also develop students confidence and skill in dealing successfully with unanticipated issues under practical constraints.
Another key purpose is to transfer much of the responsibility for learning
from the teacher to the student, whose role shifts
from passive absorption to active construction
of meaning. The teacher challenges students to
be prepared to discuss various aspects of the
material, to set priorities for learning and to acquire
information as it is needed to deal with the problem
at hand. Our format of case presentations and
treatment planning help students learn higher-level
concepts and their application to practical situations
easily. The typeof case discussion we have are
lively, exciting and involves the learners actively.
Our program emphasizes synergistic collaborative
learning, in which the group output exceeds the sum
of learners’ individual contributions because it is
derived from the interactions amongst the group.
Finally, the case methodology taught provides for
a broad based understanding of the rationale of
the treatment planning that provides the patients
with a concrete plan that becomes optimal rather
than a compromise or an arbitrary approach for
convenience.
There may be some solutions which arguably are
better than others under the circumstances. One
purpose of discussing the cases is to explore what
the circumstances appear to be to each of the
participants involved, to identify possible ways of
dealing with the problems, and to encourage learners
to make their own decisions based upon their
reflections and interpretation of the case. The insight
gained from this process hopefully enables learners
to deal with, or prevent possible adverse events in
their own settings. Therefore our participants are
better able to anticipate and cope with new and
unrelated problems with their evidence based
approach. We don’t just produce implantologists,
we create excellence for an ideal implant practice.
