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| Vol. 25, No. 5 |
| March 15, 2003 |
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March 28 Conference Explores Advances in Teaching and Learning By KIMBERLY MALONE, PH.D. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston New gadgets make our lives easier, more efficient, and fun, but advanced technologies do more than bring us ease and comfort – they help communicate new research and knowledge to health care professionals, students and the public. Using technology to improve learning in the health sciences is the focus of the fourth annual Advances in Teaching and Learning 2003, sponsored by The University of Texas Health Science Center of Houston Office of Academic Affairs and the UT-Houston School of Health and Information Sciences. The conference is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, March 28, on the 14th and 15th floors of University Center Tower, 7000 Fannin. Advances in Teaching and Learning 2003 is a regional conference designed to showcase research, innovation, and scholarship by faculty in the Texas Medical Center community in the areas of teaching, learning and technology. It’s also a place where faculty can share ideas and network in the rapidly changing areas of health science education and technology. “This conference ties into the education focus within the School of Health and Information Sciences,” said Cynthia Phelps, Ph.D., assistant professor of health informatics and chair of the planning committee. “The Health Informatics curriculum furthers our understanding of how technology affects learning, the impact of technology on education and health, and issues in design and development of technology-based learning environments.” Suzanne Stensaas, Ph.D., professor of neurobiology and anatomy at the University of Utah School of Medicine, will give the keynote address titled, “The New Scholar: Hidden Rewards for Developing Nontraditional Learning Resources.” She will showcase examples of faculty who have created technology-based learning tools and have been rewarded with publications, grants, and promotions. Stensaas has been an innovator using technology in her own courses, and is the organizer of the “Slice of Life Workshop,” an annual international gathering in its 15th year. The workshop brings health science multimedia developers together to present research and product developments, as well as to discuss trends in how new technology might be applied to health education. She also developed the software program, HyperBrain, an online education syllabus for neurobiology students, and more recent interactive online projects include Neurologic, a customizable exam bank, and Digital Slice of Brain, an interactive brain atlas. Two invited speakers will also talk about timely issues in technology and education. Georgia Harper, manager of the intellectual property section of the Office of General Counsel for the UT System will be speaking about online education, copyright law and intellectual property, giving faculty useful rules and tips for publishing on the Web. Richard Baraniuk, Ph.D., professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rice University will speak about Connexions, an open source, collaborative, community-driven approach to authoring, teaching, and learning that seeks to provide high-quality educational content to anyone in the world, for free. The morning session will begin with opening remarks by Jack Smith, M.D., Ph.D., interim dean of the School of Health and Information Sciences, and Gilbert Castro, Ph.D., interim vice president of research and academic affairs at UT-Houston, and will continue with the keynote and invited speakers. The afternoon session will be poster and podium presentations from local faculty on a variety of topics, including:
The first 50 people to arrive will receive free parking.
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