Keeping Up With the Jetsons Melissa Stiles, MD Beth Potter, MD Anne-Marie Lozeau, MD, MS Janet Reschke

Introduction Background Why this topic Objectives

Outline Introduction Podcasts Web 2.0 Wikis and Blogs RSS and iGoogle Wrap-up

The Generations Birth Year “Generation” 1925-1945 Silent Generation 1946-1964 Baby Boomers 1965-1980 Generation X 1981-2003 Generation Y (Millenials; NetGen) A notable demographic shift will begin to occur in 2010 when the oldest Baby Boomers (b. 1945) hit the United States' legal retirement age of 65. As boomers retire, more members of Generation X will take roles in middle and upper management and the large membership of Generation Y will take up positions in the lower half of the workforce

What generation are you? Silent Generation (1925-1945) Baby Boomer (1946-1964) Gen X (1965-1980) Gen Y (1981-2003

Generation Y “This is a generation that grew up at the speed of Nintendo and cable internet-- they can't imagine a life without email, cell phones and iPods; everything to them is fast and instantly accessible.” http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/13293.asp; posted January 22, 2007

Generation Y “Generation Y wants to be judged by the work they do, not the hours they put in.” http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/careerist/38889; Posted July 11, 2007

Gen Y Characteristics Adaptability: Used to adapting Technologically savvy: Growing up in the age of technology Ability to grasp new concepts: This is a learning-oriented generation Efficient multi-taskers: They will do it faster and better than their competition. NAS Recruitment Communications

Other Learning Characteristics Motivation by technology Low threshold for boredom and short attention span Desire for adults to act as their peers Memorization – something they will not do California State University Library

Today’s college grads have spent less than 5,000 hours of their lives reading, but over 10,000 hours playing video games and over 20,000 hours watching TV. The Futurist, 2003

Glimpses of Gen Y

Horizon Report 2008 Gold standard in researching trends in Higher Education and emerging technologies

Horizon Report 2008 Emerging Technologies Grassroots video Easy to capture, edit & share short video clips Collaboration webs Edit group documents; hold online meetings; swap information and data Mobile broadband Content delivered over cellular network or wirelessly

Horizon Report 2008 Emerging Technologies Data mashups Mashups - combination of two web services that work together to create a new service Collective intelligence Wikipedia; community tagging Social operating systems Organization of networks based around people rather than content

Horizon Report 2008 Critical Challenges Shifts in scholarship Need for innovation and leadership Higher Ed expected to deliver services, content and media to mobile and personal devices Assessment is lagging behind creative work New forms of work – blogs, podcasts, wikis, videos Skills gap between using tools for media creation and creating meaningful content

Horizon Report 2008 Key Trends Web 2.0 & social networking Tools enable co-creation & instant publication More global collaboration Tools to connect learners & scholars all over the world Access & portability of content iPod; smartphones; electronic book readers Movies; books; email Students’ view of technology vs faculty is widening FaceBook; MySpace; Google Docs

Clickers a.k.a. Audience Response System Questions developed in PowerPoint Learners click for the answer Results are immediately graphed Uses radio frequency technology UW DMF using Turning Point http://www.turningtechnologies.com/

Have you incorporated clickers in your teaching? Yes No

Lecture Capture Record Lecture for Archiving on the Web Can be used for: Learners who miss a lecture/part of a lecture Learners who attended and want to review Others who are interested

Lecture Capture Resources McGill Medical School http://ww2.medicine.mcgill.ca/cme/push/index.php University of Wisconsin http://videos.med.wisc.edu/

Using Podcasts in Medical Education

Have you ever listened to a podcast? Yes No

Have you created a podcast? Yes No

What are Podcasts? Making files (usually audio) that are available online RSS feeds Playback on computer Download to mp3 player, PDA, or smart phones

Pilot Podcasts in Family Medicine Podcasts were developed to supplement the Geriatric Curriculum To-The-Point Podcasts (5-10 minutes) Summarized the major teaching points Interview format

Results

Results

Demonstration Podcasts http://www.fammed.wisc.edu/media/

Enhanced Podcast Sync with Powerpoint http://www.fammed.wisc.edu/our-department/media

Enhanced Podcast Video: http://www.fammed.wisc.edu/our-department/media

Resources Audio Recording Software Audacity Garage Band (Mac) http://audacity.sorceforge.net/ Garage Band (Mac) Final Cut (Mac)

Medical Podcasts Major Journals https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/marleau/web/medical_podcasts.htm Dr Pod http://www.drpod.co.uk/

Summary Many potential uses Learning Curve/Time Fun and easy to do!! Supplement lectures/journal clubs Assignments Meeting Preview/Review Announcements Learning Curve/Time Fun and easy to do!!

Curriculum Resources McGill University FMDRL POGOE MedEdPORTAL http://ww2.medicine.mcgill.ca/cme/php/category.php FMDRL http://www.fmdrl.org/ POGOE http://www.pogoe.org/frames.aspx MedEdPORTAL http://www.aamc.org/mededportal

Web 2.0

Have you heard of Web 2.0? Yes No

Web 2.0

Web 1.0 versus Web 2.0 Static/Passive Encyclopedia Britannica Personal Websites Directories - Favorites MS Word – static document on webpage Dynamic/Interactive Wikipedia Blogs/Facebook/ MySpace Tagging (De.liciou.us/RSS Google Docs & Spreadsheets

Wiki

Have you used a Wiki? Yes No

Wiki In Hawaii – Wiki means to hurry or swift A collaborative web site that can be edited by anyone who has access to it

Wiki Allows virtual collaboration Wikipedia is the most well known Allows easy editing and version capabilities

Wiki Disadvantages Advantages Easy to Use Free software to edit MediaWiki.org Important to note when the information was updated Disadvantages Prone to Vandalism Political campaign Quality Issues Potential HIPPA violations

Wikipedia Celebrates 750 Years Of American Independence Founding Fathers, Patriots, Mr. T. Honored JULY 26, 2006 | ISSUE 42•30

Medical Wikis DrWiki – Started in 2006 by a group of cardiologist; must be credentialed to contribute FluWiki Designed for public health officials Ganfyd “closed environment” wiki

Blogs

Have you visited a blog? Yes No

Have you created a blog? Yes No

Blogs Short for Weblogs 80% of online users under 28 regularly visit blogs 40% of this age group have their own blog

Blog Advantage Easy to use Can keep track of topics Replace a listserv Does not clog email Disadvantages Authenticity Need to go to a site Copyright HIPPA

Medical Blogs List of blogs Clinical Cases and Images Dermatology http://efficientmd.blogspot.com Clinical Cases and Images http://casesblog.blogspot.com/ Dermatology http://digutmb.blogspot.com/ Medical Student Reflections http://www.grahamazon.com/ Patient Support Groups

Social Bookmarking/Tagging http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x66lV7GOcNU

Do you use social bookmarking? Yes No

Social Bookmarking/Tagging A web service “ … that enables users to collect and annotate (tag) their favorite web links in an online, open environment, which others are usually free to read and use (bookmarks stored in a central server location accessible from any machine).” Boulos MN Wheeler S. The emerging Web 2.0 Social Software: an enabling suite of sociable technologies in health and health care education. Health information and Libraries Journal, 24. 2-23.

Social Bookmarking/Tagging Advantages Share resources Track research progress Disadvantages Still have lots of hits Another site to go to

RSS

Have you heard of RSS? Yes No

Do you use RSS feeds? Yes No

RSS: What is it? Really Simple Syndication Format for delivering frequently changing web content that is automatically updated when material changes.

RSS Allows you to subscribe to: Table of contents for electronic journals News headlines Blog postings Podcasts For a direct, permanent connection to updated sources of content. Updates are delivered automatically (Feeds)

RSS: What can it do for us? Unclog your email Save Time Visit one vs. multiple websites Conveniently keep current with professional reading / information

RSS: Where do I find “feeds”

RSS: What do I need to access RSS feeds? RSS Reader – Program that automatically collects the feeds from websites and provides it in a simple form. Web-based: Google reader / iGoogle Bloglines My Yahoo Desktop: Live bookmarks (Firefox, IE)

Do you have an iGoogle site? Yes No

iGoogle Feature on Google Is a web management system (portal) Can coordinate calendars, documents, bookmarks, RSS feeds Free and easy to use

RSS Subscriptions 2 Methods of adding RSS feeds: 1. Sites will have direct subscription links to specific RSS readers. 2. Cut and paste URL into your RSS reader

What’s Next? How have/could you use the technologies we have discussed? What are the barriers for using emerging technologies? Questions/Comments???