Educational Support

Strategic directions                 

1. Use the Teaching and Learning Technologies Planning Group to develop strategies and build consensus on new directions and investments in educational computing.
2. Consolidate web educational content, which in the past has been distributed across as many as three web environments, into the Angel Learning System to provide a single repository of, and standard interface/template for, web-based curriculum material.  We are rapidly approaching the point where every course offered at KUMC has a web-based component. 
3. Upgrade and enhance the computer-based testing environment to accommodate the requirements of the schools.
4. Enable ePortfolios for all programs that wish to implement them.
5. Support clinical skills labs, simulators, etc., from the technical perspective.
6. Support student devices (tablets, PDAs, etc.) according to the programmatic requirements of the schools.
7. Assist with the evaluation and integration of new technologies into KUMC’s educational programs.
8. Plan and manage the technical and library support infrastructure for new programs (as, for example, a potential Virtual Public Health program or a doctoral program in Health Policy and Management).
9. Refine the role of the division of Teaching and Learning Technologies to focus on instructional design and development within the framework of technology-base education.

Major Objectives (an objective is ongoing if no target deadline is included)

• ES-1: Migrate all courseware in the “Virtual Classroom” (classes.kumc.edu) to Angel Learning by August 2008, and migrate all other online course materials into a more centralized system including ANGEL, SharePoint, and faculty webspace by August 2009. (DA)
• ES-5: Prepare plans and cost estimates for expanding the Computer-Based Testing Center to accommodate the School of Medicine in a single seating (currently requires two seatings) with a view towards extending the CBTC by August 2008. (KC, DA)
• ES-9: Support the implementation of Tablet PCs in the School of Medicine, Health Information Management, Physical Therapy and other departments as appropriate. (MF)
• ES-13: Develop strategies to enable/support lecture podcasts including best practices for teaching and learning by Fall 2008. (JW, DA, KC)
• ES-15: Support the School of Medicine in selecting and implementing a curriculum database to enable granular classification and management of the medical curriculum. (DA)
• ES-18: Work with KU Lawrence to develop a new online admissions system for the School of Nursing by September 2008. (JW)
• ES-19: Develop a process for identifying, evaluating, exploring, piloting, and integrating promising new technologies into our core teaching and learning technologies by June 2009. (DA)
• ES-20: Assist the School of Medicine in acquiring, implementing, and manageing e-texts for students. (KC)
• ES-21: Work with all of the schools and the hospital to identify and support clinical resources for teaching and use in the clnical setting. (KC)