UC Irvine webinar wrap-up

Courtney MlinarHPD LibraryFeb. 2011

UC Irvine Med School iPad Initiative

Webinar: Feb. 23, 2011

Warren Wiechmann, MD MBA Faculty Director, Instructional Technologies, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine

warrenmd@mac.com

iMedEd Initiative

• Class of 2014 • Presented with iPad• White coat ceremony • August 2010

Rebooting Med School Curriculum

• Small groups vs. traditional lectures• Interactive vs. didactic learning• Concepts vs. Chapter by Chapter units• Clinical transitions to more technology (EMRs)

UC Irvine students received:

• 104 iPads with cases for class of 2014• 13 digital textbooks• 16 GB• 3G (students had to activate/fund data plan)• Wireless • 6 productivity apps• 8 reference apps• 6 small group collaboration apps

3G vs. Wireless

• Wireless may not be available at clinics, hospitals

• Most first year students used wireless access• 3G could be activated later by student as

needed

Digital textbooks problem

• Not enough time to find eBooks available thru library

• Tried to get publishers of textbooks to provide digital version

• Students were dissatisfied with result

Vendor of textbooks:

• Vital source• Course Smart• Inkling• Lippincott• iModality

Textbooks included:

• Lippincott Biochemistry• Haines Neuroanatomy• Bates Guide to Physical Examination• Grants Dissector• Grants Atlas• Netters Atlas• Gartner Histology

Productivity Apps:

• Dropbox• iAnnotate• Noterize• Keynote• Pages• Numbers

Annotation Apps:

Students split 50/50 preference for:• iAnnotate• Noterize

Dissatisfaction with Textbooks:

• Technology is behind• Could not easily annotate • 3-6 step process• Similar process to cropping a picture

Reference Apps:

• Epocrates• Skyscape• Pocket Body and Anatomy • Visual Dx• MedCalc• EyeChart• SonoAccess

Favorites of faculty:

• Pocket Anatomy: 3D layers• Visual Dx• SonoAccess

Small Group Apps:

• Mindnode• Adobe Ideas• Popplet• Response• iResponse• Groupboard

Funding for initiative:

• Donations• Scholarship money

Student and faculty innovators:

• Digital Cadaver Lab- homegrown app• Reviewed and recommended apps• Blog http://blogs.uci.edu/iMedEd/ • Used iPads in ZipLock bags in labs

Clinical Faculty

• Replaced lectures with 30 min. podcasts• Students came to hospital or clinic• Rounds and special cases• Students loved this change

Faculty

• Engage early• Find the value-add-ons (why use iPad?)• Change in pedagogy from lecture to small

group collaborations• Change from textbook chapter-based learning

to concept case-based learning

Hardware

• Pool resources• Apple stores provide training and help• Know the limits of your iPad• Avoid work-arounds• UC Irvine: no major hardware issues

Cost savings:

• Students print less- access handouts and articles on iPad and annotate

• May have students required to purchase in the future

• Many of the 2nd and 3rd year students purchased iPads on their own after observing 1st years use iPads

Ripple Effect

• Little changes can have rippling effects…