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4/12/2010Using the HPILS• Self‐reflection may not come easily or naturally toeveryone• CPD requires individuals to assume personalresponsibility for self‐identification of learningneeds and gaps• Getting started can be difficult because we don’tknow what we don’t know• Understanding ourselves as learners is a criticalfirst step in understanding our own learningneedsUsing the HPILS• HPILS provides us with insight into who we areas learners: what motivates us, frustrates us,inspires us, and disengages us• Understanding and articulating these factorscan help direct the type of learning that maybe most motivating and meaningful for us• As an increasing array of CE resources becomeavailable, understanding what may be mostbeneficial is criticalLimitations of the HPILS• Inventory approach produces acceptablereliability and validity, but not able to“diagnose” learning styles• Learning style is not like blood type: it is morefluid and flexible• Still, may be useful in prompting reflectionand dialogue about our own assumptionsabout learning as teachers, students, andpractitionersIV. Using HPILS in CPD• Goal is to facilitate self‐reflection• While HPILS does not addresscontent/knowledge domain learning needsand gaps, it can be useful in identifyinglearning process needsHow to use HPILS• To initiate dialogue, discussion, and reflectionon the process of learning• To provide a vocabulary for discussing learningneeds• To provide a skill set for self‐reflecting onlearningHow NOT to use HPILS• To stereotype and pigeon‐hole people• To make statements/claims or assumptionsregarding an individual’s abilities or suitabilityfor a position/role• To engineer relationships between people ofthe same learning style4
4/12/2010Presenting the HPILS• A tool for self reflection• Particularly useful for preceptors/mentors andstudents, to help understand when thingswork well – and not so well• A vehicle for understanding differences inapproaches to learning, work, life, etc.• A fun and interactive way of thinking aboutand discussing learningV. Applications of HPILS• Student/preceptor relationships• Workplaces• Interprofessional settings• CPDSummary• Self‐reflection is integral to the CPD process• HPILS may provide a vehicle for discussing andreflecting upon one’s own processes forlearning• By providing a vocabulary to describe learningprocesses, HPILS can be part of a toolkit forCPD providers, educators, and othersinterested in personal and professionaldevelopmentAbout HPILS• HPILS was developed by Zubin Austin at theFaculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto.HPILS may be used by educators, withpermission of the developer, atzubin.austin@utoronto.ca5
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