How Web 2.0 will effect you and medical 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

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine – Laboratory for Educational Technology What is Web 2.0? An approach to using the Internet and Web Syndicated internet resources Decentralized content production User-driven, user-guided websites Software that gets better, the more people use it Good concept; overused/hyped term Tim O’Reilly Sep Wikipedia

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine – Laboratory for Educational Technology Web 1.0 versus Web 2.0 Web 1.0——|——Web 2.0 Expert content, in silos——|——Distributed, user content Static HTML——|——Dynamic, DB driven Courseware——|——Personal & group sites Live lectures——|——Podcasting School websites——|——Student/faculty blogs Exploits from few to many ——|——Exploits ‘network effect’ of many

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine – Laboratory for Educational Technology other students mentor Web 2.0 Collaborative Learning Envronment Web 1.0 Podcast of lectures Just in Time Learning Virtual Patients Curriculum Website faculty student External Databases HEAL, MedEdPortal, e-Journals Wikis Blogs Group Sites

Documents Requirements Discussion, comments, assessment

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine – Laboratory for Educational Technology How do you control content? You don’t The community (students, educators) control via moderators, professionalism, social contract Works best with like-minded members, not too many or too few

Is consensus knowledge (Wikipedia) - better or worse than an expert knowledge?

What else can we do with Web 2.0?

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine – Laboratory for Educational Technology Questions How will bias, commercial or otherwise, effect the quality? Will the school be responsible for student- generated material? Copyright? How do students know what will be on the test? What about negative comments? Business model? If you build it, will they come?

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine – Laboratory for Educational Technology Answers Suggestions… Network contribution is a professionalism issue Social networks police themselves Medical knowledge is a changing and inaccurate Curriculum and learning objectives become more important Need new approaches to assess learning and competence Teachers are needed more than ever; teach information gathering; filter & focus learning

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine – Laboratory for Educational Technology Thank you James B. McGee, M.D. (412) Laboratory for Educational Technology:

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine – Laboratory for Educational Technology Build carefully Create a culture of social contribution to learning Course blogs Student group sites - small group, areas of interest, social Student/faculty discussion (project-based) Subscription-based content