E-Learning in Medical Education SIG

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E-Learning is defined as any type of learning that is enabled or delivered to learners by Internets and Intranets or other types of computer networks. In recent years e-Learning environments have begun to incorporate web technology platforms to provide a simple and time flexible instructional delivery mode. The transition to online distance learning is creating a paradigm shift in the way health care professionals deliver instruction. Training is needed for the development of computer-based, alternative methods of course delivery and communication in medical education. The goal of the SIG for e-Learning in Medical Education is to help and encourage healthcare professionals to adopt new instructional delivery modes, to supplement or replace more traditional educational formats, and to identify teaching strategies that are time effective for their busy schedules. The SIG will also assist physicians and other healthcare professionals to select the best online teaching techniques, redesign their content and curriculum, incorporate self-directed, student-centered learning, and more effectively use computers to meet their learning objectives.


Mission and Vision


The SIG for e-Learning in Medical Education is a forum for medical educators with an interest in the use of e-Learning to support teaching and learning. With support from the Academic Pediatric Association (APA) this SIG is an opportunity for APA members to network, share ideas, resources, and experiences in the development and use of e-Learning in medical education. The SIG will enable members to keep up to date with national e-Learning initiatives and potential funding opportunities as well as provide support for help and advice to effectively design, develop, teach and evaluate online courses. Annual meetings will take place at the PAS annual conference, and on-demand meetings will be conducted online using available technologies.


Objectives


Objectives of the SIG for e-Learning in Medical Education are to:

  • Provide expertise and training to medical educators to effectively design, develop, teach and evaluate online courses, as well as to convert existing teaching materials into a format appropriate for e-Learning.
  • Educate APA members/healthcare professionals transition from traditional methodologies to student-centered, interactive online learning through conference workshops and meetings.
  • Encourage healthcare professionals to take advantage of the benefits of a digital world.
  • Establish a sustainable and expanding e-Learning network of medical educators to share knowledge and experience and showcase innovative practice and development.
  • Share latest developments, e-Learning technologies and ideas on the e-Learning SIG listserv.
  • Participate in educational activities to establish a common baseline understanding of e-Learning technologies and applications.
  • Establish best practice standards for the development of new online learning modules and encourage research to examine the effectiveness of e-Learning.
  • Keep abreast of current online programs and review national and international developments in e-learning.


April 2012 Newsletter Article

The clocks have been set forward, it is officially spring and our PAS meeting is fast approaching. We are excited about our fourth annual e-Learning SIG meeting. This will be a highly interactive meeting environment that will feature a variety of speakers and topics whose message content offers enrichment opportunities across all spectrums of the e-Learning field. Here is our agenda:

Agenda for 2012 e-Learning SIG in Medical Education
Date: Saturday, April 28, 2012
Time: 8:30 am -11:30 am
Session: E-Learning in Medical Education (#1232)
Location: Hynes Convention Center, Room# 110
Meeting # 4
Co-Chair: Kadriye O. Lewis
Co-Chair: Heidi Saliba
Co-Chair in Training: Michal Cidon


Time 2012 e-Learning SIG Agenda Items
8:30 - 8:50 Welcome, introduction, and overview of e-Learning SIG Activities (Presenters: Kadriye O. Lewis & Heidi Saliba)
8:50 -9:10 Title: Medical Professionals and Social Networking Sites: A Comparison across Residency Types (Presenter: Michael P. McKenna)

Description: As part of a needs assessment to determine what interest our pediatric residents would have in interacting with the residency via an official residency social networking site, we surveyed residents across our campus in order to investigate if there was a difference in attitudes towards activities on social networking sites between different types of residencies (pediatric, medical and surgical). In this presentation there will be some discussion of the data that we uncovered pointing to the similarities and differences that different residency types have and how this might be utilized in order to better tailor efforts by residency programs to utilize social media and other web 2.0 platforms to interact with and reach their residents.
9:10-9:30 Title: Virtual Learning Communities: Implementing Online Learning Collaboration in Pediatric Residency (Presenter: Edward Sepe)

Description: In July of 2011, our residency program implemented an on-line learning community. It provided us with a platform that incorporates web 2.0 capabilities (such as information sharing, user-centered design, social networking, and collaboration) on top of traditional on-line data storage for curricular documents. This presentation will highlight important considerations for thoughtful implementation of a collaborative system in a pediatric residency program to help avoid low user adoption of yet another piece of software.
9:30-9:50 Title: Collaborative E-learning in Pediatric Residency Using Web-based Learning Portfolios (Presenter: Michal J. Cidon)

Description: The pediatric rheumatology division at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital is developing a web- based construct for residents called Web-based Learning Portfolios to enhance clinical reasoning in pediatric rheumatology. This web 2.0 application is designed to provide a venue for residents to experience personalized, collaborative learning shaped by their interactivity with other users (problem-based learning instructors, peers) and online resources. This presentation will discuss the important considerations in developing E-learning portfolios for collaborative learning in residency from web 2.0 tools.
9:50 - 9:55 Break (5 minutes)
9:55 - 11:25 e-Learning SIG Sponsored Workshop

Title: Developing Your Motivational Interviewing Skills Through Blended Interactive E-learning and In-Person Workshops (Presenters: Julia Wacker, MSW, MPH)

Description: Mounting evidence suggests that Motivational Interviewing (MI), a patient-centered counseling approach, effectively promotes sustainable health-related behavior changes. MI focuses on the patient's motivation for behavior change while the clinician partners with the patient to determine the most realistic treatment plan. Despite overwhelming evidence for the efficacy of the approach, efficiently and effectively learning and developing this important skill is challenging for the busy practitioner. In this interactive session, participants will learn how to use online resources to develop their MI skills, and how to complement that learning with clinic-based practice and feedback.
11:25-11:30 Wrap-up and closing

Note: The meeting agenda will also be delivered to APA members through the APA_APANET Listserv.

Other e-Learning Related Presentations from the e-Learning SIG Members
Kadriye O. Lewis and her collaborators (Cynthia L. Ferrell, Teri L. Turner, John D. Mahan, MD) will be presenting the workshop, "A Journey into the Wonderful World of E-learning 2.0: Helping Your Trainees Develop Lifelong Learning Skills" (Sunday, April 29 12:00-3:00 pm; Session#2602; Hynes Convention Center, Room# 108). This workshop will cover collaborative learning tools and the application of e-Learning 2.0 in medical curricula. Attending this workshop will be useful to our e-Learning SIG members since there will be good discussions on various examples of interactive web based learning (virtual simulations, mashups, and self-paced modules) and collaborative social learning tools such as Twitter, wikis, blogs, and VoiceThread.

Designing instruction is a complex and time-consuming process for many medical educators. Kadriye O. Lewis will be presenting a workshop on instructional design ("The Instructional Design Process: Connecting the Dots through Course Alignment"). This session will address pedagogically effective instructional design principles for an e-learning environment as well as introduce the Quality Matters Standards as a course design tool (Tuesday, May 1  8:30 - 11:30 am; Session#4228, Sheraton Boston Hotel, Room# Exeter).

Kadriye O. Lewis and her collaborators (Graeme R. Frank, MD; John D. Mahan, MD) are inviting you to stop by their poster entitled "Resident Engagement in the Online Nutrition Curriculum: Preliminary Results" on Monday, April 30 at 4:15 pm-7:30 pm (Session: 3821 - Medical Education; Room: Exhibit Halls A/B -Hynes Convention Center; Board Number: 287; Publication Number: 3821.287)

Invitation for Contribution to e-Learning SIG Newsletters and Webinar Proposals
We sincerely invite all of the APA members to contribute to our newsletters with topics that might be of interest to our e-Learning SIG members. Also, if you are looking for opportunities to present or deliver your e-learning initiatives, please send a brief outline and summary of your presentation topic. Feel free to contact Dr. Kadriye Lewis or Heidi Saliba via the information below to discuss your ideas.

SIG Co-Chairs:
Michal Cidon
mjcidon@stanford.edu

Kadriye Lewis
Kadriye.Lewis@cchmc.org

Heidi Saliba
hsaliba@peds.ufl.edu

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e-Learning Resources:
About e-Learning
http://www.learnframe.com/aboutelearning/

e-Learning Resources
http://www.grayharriman.com/e-learning.htm

SLOAN-C
http://www.sloan-c.org/

MERLOT
http://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm

The Rapid e-Learning Blog
http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/

Online Journals
The European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning
http://www.eurodl.org/

Online journal of Distance Learning Administration
http://www.westga.edu/~distance/jmain11.html

BMJ Journal
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/

Medical Education Online (MEO)
http://www.med-ed-online.org/

Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR)
http://www.jmir.org/

The Internet Journal of Pathology
http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ijpa/front.xml

Annals of Internal Medicine
http://www.annals.org/content/vol124/issue3/

Innovate: Journal of Online Education
http://innovateonline.info/index.php?view=issue

The Journal of Educators Online (JEO)
http://www.thejeo.com/

The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing (OJIN)
http://www.nursingworld.org/ojin/

Dermatology Online Journal
http://dermatology.cdlib.org/

Events and Conferences:

E - LEARNING SIG WEBINAR
Tuesday, November 22 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm (EST). See Flyer for details

The Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning
http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference/

Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning
http://www.sloan-c.org/conference/index.asp

Policy and Guidelines
The Importance of Policies in E-Learning Instruction
http://connect.educause.edu/Library/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/TheImportanceofPoliciesin/39876


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Current SIG Co-Chairs:


Michal Cidon, MD
700 Welch Rd, Suite 301
Stanford, CA 94304
Phone: (650) 723-8295
mjcidon@stanford.edu

Kadriye Lewis, EdD
3333 Burnet Avenue (MLC 2011)
Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039
Phone: (513) 636-4506
kadriye.lewis@cchmc.org

Heidi Saliba, BA
1701 SW 16th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32608
Phone: (352) 334-1309
hsaliba@peds.ufl.edu


 

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