CASCADE your teaching session!

Abstract

Although medical education has seen a shift toward interactive teaching in small groups that actively involves students in learning, didactic teaching, despite drawbacks such as student isolation and low stimulation of critical thinking, is still a very commonly used teaching method. For didactic teaching to be effective, teachers must possess strategies and skills that enable them to teach effectively in large groups and increase students' knowledge retention. This can be achieved if class sessions are planned in advance with the aim of making them interactive and engaging with all students. In the following article, I write about my experiences using the CASCADE method, an acronym of the words "create," "assess," "sequence," "charisma," "activate," "discussion," and "e-device," which creates interactive didactic sessions.