Teaching and Learning Technology Roundtable (TLTR)

OHSU’s TLTR is based on a model created by the Teaching, Learning and Technology Group, a semi-autonomous affiliate of the American Association of Higher Education (AAHE).  The Roundtable is designed to bring together people who would not otherwise collaborate on educational improvements, providing a forum for discussion and sharing on issues related to educational technologies.

Through TLTRs meetings, action teams and reports, the Roundtable can help OHSU make better-informed decisions, sustain collaborative change, and develop better strategies for using technology to improve teaching and learning.

Friday, April 18, 2008: Student Response Systems

• Presented by Bill Cameron, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Behavioral Neuroscience
• Bill conducted a demonstration of student response systems — more commonly known as "clickers" -- having used clickers extensively in his physiology class for Allied Health students over the past two years.

Friday, March 21, 2008: Tour of Clinical Assessment and Learing Center

• one-hour tour of the OHSU School of Medicine Clinical Assessment & Learning Center, a mock clinical facility providing simulated experiences for students at all levels of the medical and health care curricula.
• The group observed the operation of the patient simulator ("Sim Man"), viewed a mock examination and saw how the mission control area is used.

Friday, February 15, 2008: A Vision of Student Today

• Sparked from Maggie' McVay Lynch's reference to a YouTube video created by Michael Wesch and students at Kansas State University -- A Vision of Students Today (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o) — we viewed the video and then brok into small groups to discuss the impact of consumer-based and instructional technology on education
  • how do today's students learn,
  • what do they know, what do they need to know,
  • how do we reach them,
  • can they meet us half way?
    

Friday, January 18, 2008: Web 2.0: How to Swim with the eLearning Sharks

• Presented by Maggie McVay Lynch, Ed.D, Director of Statewide Teaching and Learning Services, OHSU School of Nursing
• Maggie shared her thoughts and research on how online education can and should shift from being a medium in which information is transmitted and consumed, into being a platform in which content is created, shared, remixed, repurposed, and passed along by teachers and students alike

Friday, November 16, 2007:Eight Years of Distance Teaching and Learning (PDF File)

• Presented by Bill Hersh, MD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology (DMICE) in the OHSU School of Medicine
• Topics include:
  • Motivations for education and distance learning in biomedical informatics
  • Technologies used
  • Lessons learned
    

Friday, October 19, 2007: Sharing Session (PPT File)

• What is the technology direction of your department or school?
• What technologies are you using successfully that you would be willing to share with the group?
• What technologies do you yearn for?
• What have you heard about other schools, departments or programs that you'd like to know more about?
• Resources mentioned in the session:
  • TechSmith (http://www.techsmith.com)
    • SnagIt
    • Camtasia

Friday, September 21, 2007: Web Conferences, Lectures and Meetings (PPT File)

• What does web conferencing look like?
• What hardware and software is required to conduct a successful web lecture or meeting?
• What software can be used to enhance the design and production of online events and training?
• What are some best practices in designing, producing and facilitating online courses, meetings and events?
• What are the current web conferencing pilots at OHSU?
• How do I get involved with web conferencing?
• Resources mentioned in the session
  • The eLearning Guild (http://www.elearningguild.com)
    Guild eBooks are free -- Guild membership is not required for access. They currently have 5 eBooks available.
  • Operitel Corporation (http://www.operitel.com/publications.aspx)
    A variety of free e-learning documents are available.
  • Adobe
    • Adobe Presenter User's Guide
    • Getting Started with Adobe Presenter (PowerPoint)
    • Adobe Captivate rapid e-learning authoring
  • TechSmith: Camtasia Studio (http://www.techsmith.com)
  • insyncCenter: 101 Tips to Motivate the Online Learner
  • Pfeiffer Publishing: e-Learning in Higher Ed books published by Pfeiffer, an imprint of Wiley
    • Live and Online by Jennifer Hofmann
    • The Synchronous Trainer's Survival Guide by Jennifer Hofmann