Enhancing Collaboration through Technology

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Enhancing Collaboration through Technology

• James B. McGee, M.D.Associate Professor of
  MedicineAssistant Dean for Medical Education
  TechnologyUniversity of Pittsburgh School of
  Medicine

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The Problem

• Fragmented online resources
• School of Medicine website
• Office of Medical Education
• Web-based email
• Online curriculum (Navigator)
• Student Affairs
• University of Pittsburgh
• Health Sciences Library
• Rogue student website

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The Solution

• Student-driven effort to streamline web-based
  resources
• Functional instead of organizational
• Internal and external websites
• Secure access, single-sign-on
• Conceived the Centralized Work Zone

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A Portal?

• DefinitionPortal a site that the owner
  positions as an entrance to other sites on the
  internet "a portal typically has search engines
  and free email and chat rooms etc."

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A Portal?

• DefinitionPortal a site that the owner
  positions as an entrance to other sites on the
  internet "a portal typically has search engines
  and free email and chat rooms etc." A portal
  is a Web-based application that provides
  personalization, single sign-on, and content
  aggregation from different sources and hosts the
  presentation layer of information systems.
  Collection of links, access control, web-based
  applications

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The Centralized Work Zone

• A story about collaborative efforts, not just
  technology
• More than the sum of its parts
• Unanticipated benefits to the stakeholders

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CWZ Development Group

• Stakeholders
• Students
• Office of Medical Education
• Office of Student Affairs
• Deans Office, network support
• Lab for Educational Technology
• Health Sciences Library
• 4 month (or 16 month) timeline

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Administrations View of Technology Development
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Technology, Personnel, Cost

• SharePoint System Portal Server
• VB.NET, SQL, Web Services
• 1.5 Systems/Programmers
• 3 month consultant contract
• 2500 license fee, 3/30 per user ? 18K
  unlimited use

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Results and Observations

• For students
• Single, searchable web zone (portal)
• Unlimited student group websites
• For faculty
• Administrative and academic resources are
  co-located
• For administration
• Easy and quick information distribution and
  updating, no need for tech person
• Better division of labor, responsibility for
  information
• For educators
• Platform for new learning technologies

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Collaboration

• Building an efficient portal required (forced)
  collaboration between IT silos
• Collaboration between administrative offices and
  students fostered better relationship
• Team Sites based on projects, not
  administrative or departmental affiliation

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Collaborative Learning Portfolios

• E-Portfolios for collecting, tracking and
  reflecting on learning goals and accomplishments
• Collaborative portfolios extend personal
  portfolios to group project learning

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Collaborative Learning Portfolios
Zone Portal
Course Sites
Group Sites
Personal Sites
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Collaborative Learning Portfolios
Zone Portal
Course Sites
Group Sites
Personal Sites
Methods and Logic in Medicine (MLM)
MLM Small Group
MLM Individual Site
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Collaborative Learning Portfolios
Zone Portal
Course Sites
Group Sites
Personal Sites
Methods and Logic in Medicine (MLM)
MLM Small Group
MLM Individual Site
MLM 2
MLM 2 Small Group
MLM 2 Individual Site
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Collaborative Learning Portfolios
Zone Portal
Course Sites
Group Sites
Personal Sites
MLM Individual Site
Methods and Logic in Medicine (MLM)
MLM Small Group
MLM 2
MLM 2 Small Group
MLM 2 Individual Site
Scholarly Project
Scholarly Project
Area of Concentration
Area of Concentration
Patient Logs
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Collaborative Learning Portfolios
Zone Portal
Personal Learning Portfolio
Learning goals, objectives, milestones, etc.
Course Sites
Group Sites
Personal Sites
MLM Individual Site
Methods and Logic in Medicine (MLM)
MLM Small Group
MLM 2
MLM 2 Small Group
MLM 2 Individual Site
Scholarly Project
Scholarly Project
Area of Concentration
Area of Concentration
Patient Logs
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• James B. McGee, MD
• Associate Professor of Medicine
• Assistant Dean for Medical Education Technology
• Director, Laboratory for Educational Technology
• University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
• [phone]
• mcgee_at_medschool.pitt.edu
• The Zone (portal)
• http//www.zone.medschool.pitt.edu
• Laboratory for Educational Technology
• http//labedutech.medschool.pitt.edu
• Navigator curriculum website
• http//navigator.medschool.pitt.edu