Teaching resources
The Teaching Resources hub is designed to empower Unity Health educators/supervisors/preceptors with the resources and information they need to support learners. From helpful teaching guides to professional development courses, this webpage offers a wide variety of materials to support staff and clinicians in creating an engaging and effective learning experience.
The goal is to provide curated tools that inspire both preceptors and learners to succeed. Explore our resources and discover new ways to enhance your teaching experience.
Courses
Giving and receiving feedback
Centre for Faculty Development (CFD)
Participants will expand their thinking about learning conversations and provide useful frameworks and tools that they can immediately apply to their teaching in simulation or clinical environments.
Preceptor Education Program (PEP)
- Sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Health, Council of Ontario Universities, Western University & others
- Eight interactive e-learning modules
- Each module takes 30-45 minutes to complete.
- The modules include downloadable resources, learning exercises, video case scenarios and references. Learning is self-directed.
Teaching and Learning in the Clinical Context (TLC)
Centre for Faculty Development (CFD)
- Virtual 12-week program. This course is for clinical teachers from all professions
- Both self-paced & self-directed eLearning modules and facilitated group learning.
- Develop the foundational knowledge and skills needed to teach in the clinical context.
- Recognize how to be adaptive clinical teachers, responsive to unique contextual and learner needs.
Workshops
Developing Skills as a Mentor
Centre for Faculty Development (CFD)
This workshop describes elements of effective mentoring relationships and some of the skills that are required to establish and maintain mentoring relationships. Participants review their role in the promotion of mentoring ‘culture’ in their organization.
Introduction to the coaching approach
Introduction to the coaching approach and provided with practical tools and opportunities to practice coaching conversations.
By the end of the workshop participants will be able to:
- Discuss the key attributes of a coaching approach
- Explore the optimal mindset for coaching
- Practice using a conversation tool and model while building your core coaching skills
Check on Elevate for availability
Interprofessional Preceptorship Workshop
As preceptors, nurses and health discipline clinicians support the transition and integration of new healthcare professionals and learners into the organization and practice setting. They support the development of clinical competence and confidence, through the sharing of knowledge and skills, while acting as role models, teachers and coaches. Evidence reveals that when clinicians take on the role of preceptors, the entire organization and profession benefits. This workshop will equip nurses and health discipline clinicians with the knowledge and skills necessary for them to function effectively in a preceptor role.
Check on Elevate for availability
Nursing Preceptor Workshop (Nursing Professional Practice)
Check with your local educator for program times
This workshop will prepare nurses with the knowledge and skills necessary for them to function effectively in a preceptor role.
By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
- Describe the components and benefits of nursing preceptorship programs
- Identify adult learning principles and learning style preferences
- Apply tools and techniques to foster critical thinking in the preceptee
- Apply tools and techniques to provide timely and effective feedback
- Understand barriers to effective communication and apply conflict management strategies
- Understand the importance and elements of evaluation for the preceptee and preceptor
- Differentiate the roles and responsibilities of the preceptor, preceptee, and the educator/administrator
Supporting Learners Who Witness and Experience Mistreatment
Centre for Faculty Development (CFD)
Highly interactive workshop will provide an overview of the role, scope, strategies and resources faculty/preceptors/supervisors should consider in order to support learners who witness or experience mistreatment.
Teaching for Collaborative Learning – Practice Settings
This workshop is an introduction to collaborative learning. It introduces participants to the evidence, best practices and principles for teaching collaboratively. Participants will have the opportunity to develop a mini workshop and practice collaborative learning facilitation in the virtual setting.
Teaching Fundamentals: Clinical Context
Centre for Faculty Development (CFD)
- Workshop for those who teach in the clinical setting.
- Introduces key strategies related to teaching in the clinical setting. Participants will learn how to apply strategies to enhance the educational climate and compare/contrast different preceptorship models.
Centralized Education Fund (CEF)
Unity Health Toronto is committed to investing in education and training opportunities for its staff. Employees have access to education funds through a centralized process that allows Unity Health Toronto to optimize the allocated funds and ensure a transparent process and equitable access for all staff. The Centralized Education Funds (CEF) provide monetary assistance to support employees’ professional development through participation in learning events such as courses, workshops, webinars and/or conferences. When appropriate, monetary support is also provided to support travel and accommodation expenses.
For more information, visit the Continuing Education & Professional Development page on UnityNet.
Please connect with your respective practice lead for additional funding sources/options.
Preceptor Toolkit
This preceptor guide is designed to give quick and easy resources to preceptors, regardless of where they are in their teaching journey. It offers resources along a continuum from setting the stage for successful preceptorship, detecting challenging preceptor situations, and managing challenging situations. Resources are a mix of quick guides and more comprehensive readings and teachings.
Preceptor/Student Checklist
The following checklists are resources to help both preceptors and learners maximize the quality of the educational experience. These checklists are a guide and can be adapted. There are three (3) different checklists that will help preceptors and learners prepare for placements; pre -placement, at the beginning of placement and at the end of placement.
Medical Teacher
Medical Teacher is an international journal that publishes research on medical education including the developments in teaching approaches and methods.
Link to Medical Teacher journal
One Minute Preceptor
A five-step tool to improve clinical teaching skills
Link to One Minute Preceptor article
Resources Manual for Preceptors and Mentors of Internationally Educated Nurses
Resource manual for those preparing to preceptor and mentor Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs)
Readers will be able to:
- Learn the lived experiences of IENs to serve as a foundation for the successful integration of the IEN into the workplace.
- Enhancing understanding of diversity, cross-cultural communication, and how to create an environment of acceptance.
Link to Resources Manual from Horizon Health Network
Supervised Practice Experience Partnership (SPEP) Program Preceptor Handbook
An internal resource manual for those preparing to preceptor and mentor IEN Interns and Nursing Interns in the SPEP program
Teaching Excellence Competency Model
Centre for Faculty Development (CFD)
- The Teaching Excellence Competencies Model is a developmental and aspirational model for clinical teachers.
- A guide to support individuals and organizations to develop their teaching practices in the ongoing pursuit of excellence in teaching and learning.
Link to Teaching Excellence Competencies Guide
Centre for Faculty Development Resource Hub
The Resource Hub houses faculty development resources related to multiple topics of interest in health professions education. It is developed in collaboration and consultation with other Centres, departments, and organizations across the University of Toronto and the Toronto Academic Health Sciences Network.
CACHE – Centre for Advancing Collaborative Healthcare & Education
CACHE hosts a repository of resources, tools, and links to research papers for individuals and teams who are planning, facilitating or participating in IPE, collaborative practice, and team-based care activities along with associated programming.
Feedback and Coaching Pocket Card
Unity Health Students Matter Process- Reporting and managing learner mistreatment
Please feel free to reach out to your education/practice lead or the Office of Academic Affairs at oaa@unityhealth.to. For urgent matters, kindly contact 416-864-5700.
No matter what the issue is – we can help point you in the right direction.
Last updated April 08, 2025