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eLearning Modules: Instructional Design for Learning Objects

eLearning Modules: Instructional Design and Software Options (PowerPoint slides)

Presented at 5th Annual APRIME TIME Summer Conference, UTMB, July 14, 2015
Presented by Ann Rudnicki PhD, Virginia Niebuhr PhD, Mary Jo Urbani MS, Bruce Niebuhr PhD, David Del Pino

Mobile Apps: Learners Are Using Them; How about You?

Mobile Apps: Learners Are Using Them; How about You? (PowerPoint slides)

Presented at 64th Annual Conference on Advances in Pediatrics, Galveston Island Convention Center, Galveston, TX
June 20, 2015

Presented by Virginia Niebuhr, PhD, Patricia Beach, MD, Mark Wolffarth, MD, Bruce Niebuhr, PhD, Mary Jo Urbani, MS, Ann Rudnicki, PhD, Gayani Silva, MD

eLearning Modules: Instructional Design and Software Options

eLearning Modules: Instructional Design and Software Options (PowerPoint slides)

Presented at AMT Spring Educational Symposium, Mariott Houston Hobby Airport, Houston, TX.
Friday, May 1, 2015

Presented by Virginia Niebuhr, PhD, Mary Jo Urbani, MS, Ann Rudnicki, PhD, Bruce Niebuhr, PhD

Mobile Devices: Learners Use Them, How about You?

Mobile Devices: Learners Use Them, How about You?

Roundtable Discussion presented at UTAHSE Innovations Conference, Commons Learning Center of the J.J. Pickle Research Center, Austin, TX,
Friday, February 20, 2015
, 7:00-8:00 AM,
Presented by Ann Rudnicki, PhD, Patricia Beach, MD, Virginia Niebuhr, PhD , Bruce Niebuhr, PhD, Mary Jo Urbani, MS

Coding Initiative Series

Pediatric Coding Series
Here is a list of topics, dates and recorded presentations

October 31 - 2014 until April 2015
On some Fridays at noon in Bay Colony Conference room A and B, PCP Pediatric Conference Room, second floor and Main Campus, Pediatric Large Conference Room 3.300.
Presented by Alkesa Hypolite

Mobile Apps

Mobile Apps for Pediatrics
Here is a list of useful apps for pediatric practice and for teaching learners in Pediatrics

Tips:


Mobile Apps for Pediatrics (Grand Rounds, August 29, 2014)

Presented at Pediatric Education 5th Friday Grand Rounds
Friday, August 29, 2014, RB6, 8:00 am --9:00 am
Presented by Patricia Beach, MD, Mark Wolffarth, MD, Virginia Niebuhr, PhD , Mary Jo Urbani, MS, Ann Rudnicki, PhD, Bruce Niebuhr, PhD

Lync for Teaching

Pedi.edtech will present a Lync Desktop Conferencing Workshop and
a demo of Software Options for Creating E-Learning Materials

Using Microsoft Lync 2010 to communicate with one person or many (text from UTMB IT)
What is Lync? (3 minute video from Microsoft)
Lync Video Demonstration (5 minute video from UTMB pedi.edtech group)
Lync For Teaching (PowerPoint)

Presented during the Academy of Master Teachers Educational Symposium
Friday, May 16, 2014, Galveston Island Convention Center on the Seawall
Presented by V. Niebuhr, PhD, A. Rudnicki, PhD, M. Wolffarth, MD, B. Niebuhr, PhD and M.J. Urbani, MS


Lync for Teaching

Lync is a Microsoft product, fully licensed by UTMB, which allows for desktop video-conferencing. This session will explore uses of Lync for teaching.

Using Microsoft Lync 2010 to communicate with one person or many (text from UTMB IT)
What is Lync? (3 minute video from Microsoft)
Lync Video Demonstration (5 minute video from UTMB pedi.edtech group)
Lync for Teaching (PowerPoint)

Presented during the Teaching Skills Series
Monday April 7th , 4:00, MMN 1.102 and again Wed April 9th , 12:00 noon,  Graves 2.308
Presented by Virginia Niebuhr, PhD, Bruce Niebuhr, PhD, and Mary Jo Urbani, MS


Mobile Presentations

Mobile devices are the increasingly preferred platform for viewing learning materials, including PowerPoint presentations. Discover strategies for converting PowerPoint presentation in to a Mobile Learning Tool.

Mobile Presentations: Delivering PowerPoint Presentations to Mobile Devices

Presented during TXDLA 2014, Corpus Christi, Texas
Thursday April 3, 2:00-2:50pm
Presented by Mary Jo Urbani, MS, and Bruce Niebuhr, PhD


Instructional Technology Strategies for Blended Learning

Blended learning involves a mix of in-class and online learning and includes some element of learner control over time, place, path or pace. Blended learning Strategies keep learners engaged with the content, allow learners to return to content on their own time, and can provide opportunities for practice through application activities.

Presented at UTAHSE
Friday, February 21 at 9:00 - 11:00 AM at the Commons Learning Center of the J.J. Pickle Research Center, Austin, TX
Presented by Anne Rudnicke, PhD, Mark Wolffarth, MD, Virginia Niebuhr, PhD, Mary Jo Urbani, MS


Finding Evidence Based Resources

Finding Evidence Based Resources (PowerPoint slides)

Find evidence-based resources to guide clinical decision-making; identify web sites and evaluate their quality as resources for families; and identify readily available search engines which provide quality sources for education and practice.

Presented at Pediatric Education 5th Friday Grand Rounds
Friday, January 31in RB 8:00 am --9:00 am
Presented by Patricia Beach, MD, Mark Wolffarth, MD, Virginia Niebuhr, PhD


Internet Resources for Translating the Evidence into Practice
Evidence-based resources to guide clinical decision-making (PowerPoint slides)

Presented at TPS Conference
held Friday, September 20, 2013, 9:30 am --11:30 am at Moody Gardens
Presented by Patricia Beach, MD, Mark Wolffarth, MD, Christine Murphy, MD. and Virginia Niebuhr, PhD


Turning Point (aka ‘clickers’ or Audience Response Systems)

Embed and use audience response questions from PowerPoint

Presented at Pediatric Education 5th Friday Grand Rounds
held Friday, August 30th in RB6  3.254
Presented by Dr. Virginia Niebuhr and Dr. Patricia Beach


Taming the E-mail Tiger
Taming the email Tiger (PowerPoint slides)

Outlook Best Practices from Microsoft (pdf)

Presented at Academy of Master Teachers, UTMB Academy of Master Teachers and UTH Academy of Master Educators
Held May 23, 2013 Mariott Houston at the Medical Center
Presented by Dr. Virginia Niebuhr, Dr. Patricia Beach, Dr. Mark Wolffarth, MD, Dr. Anne Rudnicki, EdD and Mary Jo Urbani


Demonstration on Video Conferencing Options with Lync

Lync Demo (5 minute wmv)

Presented at Academy of Master Teachers, UTMB Academy of Master Teachers and UTH Academy of Master Educators
Held May 23, 2013 Mariott Houston at the Medical Center
Presented by Dr. Virginia Niebuhr, Dr. Patricia Beach, Dr. Mark Wolffarth, MD, Dr. Anne Rudnicki, EdD and Mary Jo Urbani


YouTube for Teaching

YouTube for Teaching PowerPoint

Presented at Pediatric Education 5th Friday Grand Rounds
Held March 29, 2013
Presented by Dr. Mark Wolffarth, M.D., Dr. Anne Rudnicki, Ed.D. and Mary Jo Urbani


"I've got the coolest app for that" Roundtable Discussion

We held two pediatric app parties, during which some of the best apps used here at UTMB where shared. In preparation, attendees viewed the video, 10 must have ipad apps to get a feel for what to expect. If you like that video, check out the entire web site at http://www.bestappsite.com/.

We shared some cool apps in variety of subject areas, the most popular being weight management, music entertainment, and medical apps. Highlights from our Pediatric community include:

Personal Health Management

Personal Hobbies & Entertainment

Medical Field

Travel

Lose It! - manage weight and activity

Pandora - music

Epocrates - drug database

Gas Buddy - find close cheap gas

Fitbit - manage weight, sleep and activity

iHeartRadio - music

PubSaavy - evidence based search tool

Yelp - find food, fun in any city

Sleep Time - manage sleep

Songza - music

Pedi STAT - medical information

INRIX Traffic - traffic assistance

 

Lmdb - Movie database

AAP Red Book - Free with subscription

Urbanspooon - find food in any city

 

Bird USA - for birding

Healthy Children.Org

RepairPal: Auto

 

 

 

Southwest - airline travel

 

Held Monday Nov. 28 and Dec. 3, 2012