Summary of webinar given by Warren Wiechmann, MD MBA Faculty Director, Instructional Technologies, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine
Feb. 2011 for NSU-HPD iPad Initiative Group
2. UC Irvine Med School iPad Initiative
Webinar: Feb. 23, 2011
Warren Wiechmann, MD MBA Faculty Director,
Instructional Technologies, University of
California, Irvine, School of Medicine
warrenmd@mac.com
3. iMedEd Initiative
• Class of 2014
• Presented with iPad
• White coat ceremony
• August 2010
4. Rebooting Med School Curriculum
• Small groups vs. traditional lectures
• Interactive vs. didactic learning
• Concepts vs. Chapter by Chapter units
• Clinical transitions to more technology (EMRs)
5. UC Irvine students received:
• 104 iPads with cases for class of 2014
• 13 digital textbooks
• 16 GB
• 3G (students had to activate/fund data plan)
• Wireless
• 6 productivity apps
• 8 reference apps
• 6 small group collaboration apps
6. 3G vs. Wireless
• Wireless may not be available at clinics,
hospitals
• Most first year students used wireless access
• 3G could be activated later by student as
needed
7. Digital textbooks problem
• Not enough time to find eBooks available thru
library
• Tried to get publishers of textbooks to provide
digital version
• Students were dissatisfied with result
17. Student and faculty innovators:
• Digital Cadaver Lab- homegrown app
• Reviewed and recommended apps
• Blog http://blogs.uci.edu/iMedEd/
• Used iPads in ZipLock bags in labs
18. Clinical Faculty
• Replaced lectures with 30 min. podcasts
• Students came to hospital or clinic
• Rounds and special cases
• Students loved this change
19. Faculty
• Engage early
• Find the value-add-ons (why use iPad?)
• Change in pedagogy from lecture to small
group collaborations
• Change from textbook chapter-based learning
to concept case-based learning
20. Hardware
• Pool resources
• Apple stores provide training and help
• Know the limits of your iPad
• Avoid work-arounds
• UC Irvine: no major hardware issues
21. Cost savings:
• Students print less- access handouts and
articles on iPad and annotate
• May have students required to purchase in the
future
• Many of the 2nd and 3rd year students
purchased iPads on their own after observing
1st years use iPads