This 90-minute Focus Session aims to address the critical gap between expecting students to provide feedback and effectively preparing them to do so. We will explore the Situation-Behavior-Impact (SBI) feedback framework as implemented at Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine (SOM), offering participants practical tools to improve student-generated feedback in various educational settings.

The SBI framework offers a structured, concise, and actionable method for delivering constructive feedback. By teaching this framework, we aim to improve the quality and effectiveness of student-generated feedback across various educational settings.

This session will start with a brief overview of our approach and an explanation of the SBI framework. We’ll then move into application exercises with the SBI framework to ensure participants understand and can provide feedback aligned with the framework. From there, we’ll have participants work in small groups to plan brief educational activities they can utilize at their institutions. We’ll then close in a large group discussion asking each group to share their plan.

This Focus Session emphasizes interactive learning and practical application, ensuring participants gain hands-on experience with the SBI framework and leave with actionable plans for implementation at their institutions.

Agenda & Methods

• Introduction & Workshop Logistics (10 min)
  • Icebreaker (connected to SBI)
  • Workshop Overview
  • Brief overview of the feedback challenge in education
  • Introduction to the SBI framework
• Interactive SBI Framework Demonstration (20 minutes)
  • Explanation and examples of SBI components
  • Guided practice in applying the SBI framework
• Small Group Application Exercise (30 minutes)
  • Participants collaborate to create SBI-aligned feedback scenarios
  • Groups develop brief educational activities for implementing SBI at their institutions
• Large Group Discussion and Sharing (20 minutes)
  • Each group presents their implementation plan
  • Collaborative problem-solving and idea exchange
• Wrap Up and Thank you (10 min)