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In this edition of FacultyFocus, several chairpersons of recent AO Trauma online events share their insights and provide advice for future online events.

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First purely online courses in AO TMENA

Online courses come with their own opportunities and challenges. AO Trauma Middle East and Northern Africa (AO TMENA) conducted their first two live online courses this summer and provide tips for planning and running online courses.

AO Trauma courses combining online learning with face-to-face skills training

In times of COVID-19, delivery of education has changed and new educational formats are being trialed. AO Trauma chairpersons who describe their first experiences with hybrid courses combining online learning with hands-on skills training.

International AO Trauma online courses for residents

AO Trauma offers several international online courses for orthopedic residents, including the AO Trauma Online Course—Basic Principles of Fracture Management Essentials  which has been successfully piloted and launched earlier this year.

New: share your online teaching experiences

Online learning and teaching have made a key contribution to medical education over the past few months, and the AO network has been at the forefront of this advance.

AO Access Steering Committee: final member elected

AO Access: Delivering the AO’s diversity, inclusion and mentorship initiatives.

The AO Davos Courses 2020 set the course for the future of medical education

In a new and completely online format, the AO Davos Courses 2020 continue the AO’s 60-year legacy of shaping the future of medical education. The first-ever completely online AO Davos Courses underscore the AO’s commitment to the health and safety of course participants, faculty, staff, partners, and the Davos community—and allow surgeons to take part in the event from anywhere in the world.

myAO's secure groups feature takes interaction to the next level

myAO is a community knowledge exchange platform that offers the global AO community—including faculty—the opportunity to connect with each other and provides a new way to access and share dependable, verified content.

AO PEER goes online: Learn about research in a self-directed way

AO PEER will launch its first-ever, self-directed online course on December 3, 2020. Following registration, participants will be guided and work through the AO PEER Course—Principles of Clinical Research at their own pace over the next year.

10 tips to develop an online educational event

It is not as simple as just converting face-to-face teaching materials and courses to an online format. The technology should not drive the course design but support the achievement of the learning outcomes.

10 tips to improve online synchronous small group discussions (breakouts)

Online small group discussions (also called online breakout groups) have become very popular. They employ the same educational principles and concepts as face-to-face, on-site breakout groups, but there are some specific differences that should be considered.