1. Teaching-Research Balance in the Changing Classroom
Integrating the Life Sciences from Molecule to Organism
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Teaching-Research Balance
in the Changing Classroom
Dexter L. Lee, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
Howard University College of Medicine
Presented on April 24, 2017
Experimental Biology 2017
Chicago, IL April 2017

2. The Many Facets of a “Teaching Career”
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3. Dexter L. Lee, PhD dllee@Howard.edu
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Dexter L. Lee, PhD
Dexter L. Lee earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Jackson State University and Master of Science Degree in Biology from the University of Akron. Dexter earned is PhD from the Department of Physiology at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Dexter completed postdoctoral training in the Vascular Biology Center and the Department of Physiology at the Medical College of Georgia. As a faculty member in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at the Howard University College of Medicine, his laboratory focuses on the acquisition of hemodynamic data using mouse models of chronic hypertension to identify molecular markers and inflammatory cytokines that regulate blood pressure through renal-dependent mechanisms. Dexter serves as the department’s Director of Graduate Studies and as co-director of the Translational Biomedical Science program between Georgetown and Howard Universities. Dexter’s teaching responsibilities include teaching Renal Physiology to Allied Health Dental, Graduate, Medical, Pharmacy, Nursing, and Undergraduate students.

4. DUTIES Teaching Service Research 33.3% Time = ~ 100%
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DUTIES
Teaching
Research
Service
33.3%
Time = ~ 100%

5. DUTIES Research “Middle Tier” “Research Intensive”
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DUTIES
Teaching
Research
Service
> 70%
“Research Intensive”
“Middle Tier”
< 20%
< 10%
~ 45%
~ 40%
~ 15%

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DUTIES
Teaching
Research
Service
~ 45%
~ 40%
~ 15%

7. SPRING FALL SUMMER 80 % Teaching 20% Teaching ~0 % Teaching
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SPRING FALL SUMMER
80 % Teaching 20% Teaching ~0 % Teaching
10 % Research 40% Research 50 % Research
10 % Service 40% Service 50 % Service

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Computer assisted Learning:
Flipped Classroom – students review the online lecture material
before class and come to class to have an interactive discussion
with the professor.
All the information must be delivered to the students in advance.
The students must review the material before coming to class.
Mobile Devices:
Personal digital assistants (PDAs) are routinely used by students for
medical questions, patient management, and treatment decisions.
Medical apps for iPhones and Android devices are numerous. Clickers
are also often used to determine student participation and
understanding during class.
Reliable Wi-Fi vs Data Charges
Contract with software companies

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Digital Games:
This method provides medical students with a fun and structured
experience that had an effect not only on their learning,
but also on their understanding of the particular needs of patients.
(i.e. ElderQuest)
Class interactions are increased
Clear objectives covered
Simulation:
The aim of simulation is to imitate real patients, anatomic regions, or
clinical tasks, and/or mirror the real-life circumstances in which medical
services are rendered. Simulations can fulfill a number of educational
goals.
Resources
Personnel

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Wearable Technologies:
Google Glass is being tested as a new layer of technology that makes
education more realistic and potentially more effective.
Resources
Medical education is rapidly changing, influenced by many factors including the
changing healthcare environment, the changing role of the physician, altered societal
expectations, rapidly changing medical science, and the diversity of pedagogical
techniques.
Similar changes in teaching/learning are occurring with Graduate Students and
other professional students. The roles of the professor and health professions are
changing as well

11. SUMMARY The American Physiological Society
Know your duties, responsibilities and goals for the entire year.
Develop a plan to accomplish goals and complete duties and responsibilities.
Use your time effectively.
Completely understand the technology that you are proposing to use in the classroom.
Make sure the objectives are covered in the use of technology
Determine if sufficient resources and personnel are in place before using technology
in the classroom.

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