1. Working toward Enhancements in Education Janis Brown jbrown@usc.edu Jin Wu jwu5@usc.edu Janis Brown jbrown@usc.edu Jin Wu jwu5@usc.edu

2. Members: medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, PA, PT, OT Separate Health Sciences Campus Little interschool communication University-level centers Excellence in Teaching Scholarly Technology Interprofessional Education Committee Background

3. 18 faculty including 3 librarians Schedule meetings: Doodle 3 meetings/year Lunch provided HSET blog Health Sciences Educational Technology Committee hsledtech.usc.edu

4. Enhance education in the health sciences by appropriate use of technology Share information with each other Learn about new educational technologies Develop relationships with faculty from other disciplines Committee Goal

5. Tablets Google docs Team display sharing USC Center for Scholarly Technology Virtual standardized patients Neurology game development Smart classroom Meeting Topics

6. Difficult to schedule meetings Lack of participation Problem Identified

7. Survey of 16 faculty members Responses from 15 faculty Survey questions group benefits number of meetings attended what kept them from attending meetings what would attract them to future meetings should the group continue? Member survey

8. Survey Results – Benefits

9. Survey Results – Challenges

10. Survey Comments “It is great to see how other programs have used technology in the classroom. I also enjoy learning about new things.” “I am very interested in learning about various media in the classroom, but need support & guidance. A group like this is very helpful, local, and personal…” “This is an important meeting. It is important for us to keep informed of technology teaching tools in order to offer the best learning experiences for our students. Thank you for leading this effort.”

11. Develop relationships with university educational technology organizations Invite more members Incorporate pedagogical concepts into educational technologies Future Plans

12. Needs to be more than just informational Needs a higher purpose Try to involve decision makers Regular self-evaluation Free food helps Lessons Learned