2. Supercourse, Science and Education A proposal for the 2007 Teaching Award, dedicated to the >200 Supercourse faculty at the University of Pittsburgh

3. 2007 Teaching Award Distinguished Teacher Distinguished Supercourse Teacher s

4. Brief Bio Dr. LaPorte MS, Ph.D. Cognitive Psychology, Pitt MS Epidemiology, Pitt World Health Organization Collaborating Centre Director Professor of Epidemiology 505 publications in PNAS, Science, Nature, Nature Medicine, Lancet, BMJ Kelly West Award, American Diabetes Association for Outstanding Diabetes Epidemiologist Top 50 Graduates Graduate School of Public Health Developer and PI of the WHO multinational Project for Childhood Diabetes, involving 155 centers in 70 countries

5. Life Time Achievement American Public Health Association Leading educator in Public Health, 2005 First Outstanding Teacher Award Graduate School of Public Health, 1991

6. Teaching History Cognitive Psychology, 1973-74 Statistics, 1975-77 Chronic disease Epidemiology 1982-99 Grant writing 2002-Present International Health 2003-2005 Supercourse 1999-Present

7. www.pitt.edu/~super1/

8. Global Health Network and the Supercourse Network of international health Collaborations improving Prevention Coursework

9. What can we best improve Global Health? Prevent Multiple diseases Apply in many places world wide Proven Effectiveness Cheap Sustainable

10. Evidence of Excellence in Teaching … teaching excellence has no single, simple definition. It is demonstrated in the manner by which faculty members fulfill the University’s mission to provide high quality undergraduate and graduate programs in the arts and sciences and professional fields. This includes the ways they generate intellectual excitement in students and motivate them to acquire the knowledge essential to personal and professional achievement. Distinguished teaching implies sustained commitment, effectiveness in helping students achieve meaningful goals, and overall teaching excellence.

11. Commentary on the Supercourse We want to improve the health of the world by improving knowledge of the Science of Prevention. This is being accomplished with the Supercourse with the goals of Networking over 40,000 people world wide, and empowering teachers by sharing our best PowerPoint lectures. Our Supercourse has taught over a million students. We do this by acting as a Supercourse team, many of whom are at the University of Pittsburgh. We will honor a University of Pittsburgh Supercourse distinguished teachers.

12. Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. Nelson Mandela

13. Standing on the Shoulders of Giants, 2006 winners

14. 1.Jane A. Cauley, Dr.P.H, 1984 2.Lucile Adams, Ph.D., 1984 3.Janice Dorman, Ph.D. 1984 4.Mark Eberhardt, Ph.D., 1984, 5.H.K. Lee, Ph.D., 1986, 6.Karen Cruickshanks, Ph.D., 1987 7.Andrea Kriska, Ph.D., 1988 8.Suzanne Cook, Ph.D. 1988 9.Wen Ta Chiu, M.D. Dr.P.H., 1989 10.Claudia S. Moy, Ph.D., 1989 11.Thomas Songer, Ph.D., 1990 12.Jeffery Gavard, Ph.D., 1990 13.Rebecca Lipton, Ph.D., 1990 14.Anne Sweeney, Ph.D., 1991 15.Sarah L. Patrick, Ph.D., 1992 16.Toomadher Mohammed Dokheel, Dr.P.H, 1993 17.Robyn Anderson, Ph.D., 1993 18.Todd Olsen, Ph.D., 1993 19.Deborah Aaron, Ph.D., 1994 20.Deborah Landen,, M.D., Ph.D., 1996 21.Ingrid Libman de Gordon, M.D., Ph.D 1996 22.Emma Barinas-Mitchell, Ph.D., 1997 23.Akira Sekikawa, M.D., Ph.D. 1999 24.Kahlood Salman, Dr. Ph, 2001 25.Beatriz Rodriquez, 2003 M.D., Ph.D. 26.Luis Ruiz, Ph.D. 2004, 27.Faina Linkov, Ph.D. 2005 28.Sonita Dodani, M.D., Ph.D. 2006 My Ph.D./Dr.PH Students Deans CA, Injury Center heads Professors Associate Professors Assistant Professors

15. Injuries Diabetes Aging Molecular Epidemiology Statistics Environment and Reproduction Nutrition State Health Dept Lesbian Health Mexican MOH Survey Lithuanian Minister of health Obesity Lesbian Health Neurology Osteoporosis Ageing Amputation Telepreventive medicine Disability Hearing loss Cancer Nutrition CHD International health The best academic teachers are those whose students surpass them. Science Exercise A rather diverse lot

16. Zilvanis Padaiga, M.D. Currently MOH Lithuania Eugene Shubnikov, M.D. Director Supercourse FSU Teaching in Pittsburgh

17. How can we improve science education worldwide? Question: Answer: Get better lectures

18. Why don’t scientists share our most exciting PowerPoint lectures for free?

19. What is the global language of research and teaching?

20. Global Network of Scientists in Prevention Sharing Lectures

21. Empowering Teachers

22. Supercourse Mirror Sites 42 Mirrored Sites, MOH Egypt, Sudan, China, Mongolia, Russia

23. 39,000 Faculty 4000 from Developing Countries 3500 Universities 152 Countries

25. 5657 Faculty 246 Lectures 64 Departments

27. Eric R. Kandel (2000) Paul C Lauterbur (2003) Gunter Blobel (1999) Paul Greengard (2000) Baruch S. Blumberg (1976) Leland H Hartwell (2001) Joshua Lederberg (1958) Nobel Prize Laureates in the Supercourse (Medicine) Ferid Murad (1998)

28. Indian Supercourse Network http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/india/india.htm 5500 faculty members 130 lectures Mita Lovalekar, MBBS, MPH

29. Teaching a Million Can we teach 1,000,000 people world wide with a single prevention lecture?

30. Ali Ardalan, M.D. Tehran University 120 countries 400,000 students

31. 20,000 students x 5 yrs. 100,000 students trained $1000/100,000

32. University of Khartoum, Sudan Cuttington University, Liberia Last Biomedical Journal 1990

33. Student Evaluations The student evaluations have been collected by having a survey form (Like Amazon.com) at the end of each lecture. Over 3000 students have contributed to the ratings. Overall the course faired quite well, 4.12/5.00 A description of our evaluation procedures has recently been published. http://www.cmj.hr/2005/46/6/16342339.pdf

34. Library of Alexandra Team Ismail Serageldin Layla Abdelhady Noha Adly Ahmed Azara Hani Sawires Rabab Khamis Peter Soccar Global Core Team Francois Sauer Faina Linkov Mita Lovalekar Eugene Shubnikov Soni Dodani Ali Ardalan Rania Azmi Rania Saad Arlene Cohen Jiaying Xu Eun Ryoung Sa Akira Sekikawa Nicolás Padilla Raygoza

35. Final Summary, Why the University of Pittsburgh Supercourse Teachers should receive the Distinguished Teaching Award New model to empower teachers and improve teaching world wide Networking of Noble Prize winners, Leaders in Pittsburgh Local, National and Global Recognition Teaching over one million students last year Teaching after disasters of over 400,000 students in 120 countries Over 200 faculty and students working together to teach globally