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Creative use of Technology for Education
  • James B. McGee, M.D.
  • Associate Professor of Medicine
    Assistant Dean for Medical Education Technology
    Director, Laboratory for Educational Technology
    University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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About the Lab
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Introduction
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A little about Web 2.0
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Web 2.0 – users can…
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"…teenagers preferred new technology"
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“…if you’re not on Facebook you don’t exist.”
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Learners are Changing
  • Grew up with the Internet
  • Always connected
    • instant & text messaging
    • social networking websites
    • personal media
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Medical Student 2.0
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Learning in an Ideal World (Wide Web)
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Adapting and Applying
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Uncoupling Knowledge
  • Content is separate from the presentation
  • Location independent
    • browser, mobile device
    • hardwired, wireless, unwired
  • Enables network constructivism (mash-ups)


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Wikis
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Wiki Caveats
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Blogs
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Collaborative Online Learning
  • 600 Scholarly Project websites
    • Student-mentor website
    • Tracks progress, administration
    • Documents learning, achievement
  • 1400 Group & personal learning websites
    • Course projects
    • Small groups
    • Problem-based learning


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"Social networks are"
  • Social networks are
  • people connected by a shared object.
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Personal Learning
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“Just-in-time” learning
  • End of Life Care education
  • NIH/NCI funded research project
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Learning Portfolios
  • Purposeful collection of evidence toward an educational goal
  • Used by students to document and reflect on learning outcomes
  • Assessment
  • Essential components
    • Documentation
    • Reflection
    • Mentor review
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MyZone
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"J.B"
  • J.B. McGee, MD
  • mcgee@medschool.pitt.edu
    (412) 648-9679
  • http://www.zone.medschool.pitt.edu/sites/LET
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Additional Reading
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