Joint Information Systems Committee 4/1/2014 | | Slide 1 Joint Information Systems CommitteeSupporting education and research JISC Conference 2006 PathCAL.

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JISC Conference 2006PathCAL

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PathCAL

Dr Rachel EllawayLearning Technology SectionCollege of Medicine and Veterinary MedicineThe University of [email protected]

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PathCAL

What PathCAL is

What PathCAL is not

Provenance & history

PathCAL Collection

Educational design principles

Technical design principles

Using PathCAL

Tracking

What’s next?

Conclusions

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What PathCAL is

Pathology - Computer Assisted Learning

A series of tutorials aimed at undergraduate students in biomedical subjects

Online service available as part of JISC Collections

Subscribing users authenticate to and run materials on the PathCAL server

Basic user/institutional tracking

Based on the award winning e-learning platforms developed by the University of Edinburgh

CALs still being developed

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What PathCAL is not

Learning Technology standards compliant - W3C compliance only

Importable

Downloadable

Adaptable

Extensible

Free

Available offline

Available outwith ATHENS

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Provenance and History

Main academic lead: Dr Sandy Reid

Developed over more than 20 years

Many contributors; Edinburgh, Leeds and Cambridge

Started in 1984 in the Department of Pathology, University of Leeds on BBC microcomputers linked to slide projectors.

1993-4 Dr Sandy Reid, then in Leeds, wrote a series of completely new scripts on a program called VIPA that ran on PCs.

Upgraded into templates devised by Kim Whittlestone (Bristol) that ran under Asymmetrix Toolbook.

From 1996 Sandy Reid developed the programs further using Toolbook at the University of Edinburgh

From 2001 onwards the programs were transferred to a web-compatible format (became EROS)

PathCAL was made available as a low-cost online subscription service to UK HE and FE institutions in 2005 in partnership with JISC Collections.

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Contributors Professor Colin Bird, Pathology, University of Leeds, later University of Edinburgh, for initiating computer-assisted learning in Pathology in 1983 and for support and encouragement over

years.

Dr Patrick Harkin, Pathology, University of Leeds: from 1983: wrote programs for BBC microcomputers; devised VIPA program, 1993; transferred Cals to Toolbook; set up Cals on University of Leeds network; collaborated in setting up Cals in the University of Edinburgh, 1986 and 1996.

Kim Whittlestone, University of Bristol: devised Calscribe, a set of templates that ran on the package Asymmetrix Toolbook, 1994; later, with Mark Arends, set up programs in University of Cambridge.

Andrew Hay, Steve Tom, University of Leeds: advised on various aspects of photography and image processing.

Professor Andrew Wyllie, University of Edinburgh: supported work on Cal programs, 1996-99.

Dr Andrew Short, Gill McConnell, Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh: advised on Cal development.

Dr Mark Arends, Pathology, Edinburgh: wrote several programs and took keen interest in Cal; with Kim Whittlestone, set up programs in University of Cambridge.

Drs Hamish MacLeod and Charles Anderson, University of Edinburgh: advised on educational aspects of Cal, 1996.

Dr Gordon Watson, Phillip Evans, University of Edinburgh and Jen Harvey: advised on educational aspects of Cal.

Dr Raashid Luqmani, Rheumatology, University of Edinburgh: from 1996 collaborated in development of the system; worked on network programming.

Dr Andrew Krajewski, Pathology, University of Edinburgh: did preliminary work on Web-compatibility.

Dr Alistair Williams and others in Pathology, University of Edinburgh: participated in Cals group, which met regularly to plan further development; wrote Cal material in Authorware.

Dr David Dewhurst: set up the Learning Technology Section (LTS), University of Edinburgh, 1999.

Dr Rachel Ellaway, Learning Technology Section (LTS), University of Edinburgh:

Jake Broadhurst: developed links with JISC to make Cals available to colleges other than in Edinburgh and Cambridge, 2004-05.

Professor David Harrison, Pathology, Edinburgh: supported work on Cal; obtained financial support to enable work to start on Web transfer.

Jackie Aim, Steve Fox, Stewart Cromar, Peter Douglas, and Jake Broadhurst e-Learning Unit, Learning Technology Section (LTS), University of Edinburgh: transferred programs to Web-based form.

Medical students at the Universities of Edinburgh, Leeds and Cambridge: for innumerable comments and criticisms.

Colleagues at the University of Leeds and University of Edinburgh, for innumerable comments and criticisms.

Numerous contributors to individual Cal programs (in no particular order): Alan Foulis, Alastair Williams, Andrew Clarke, Andrew Hay, Angus MacGregor, Antony Franks, Cecily Quinn, Cedric Abbott, Chris Bellamy, Ciaran J. O'Brien, Colin Purdie, Donald Salter, Douglas Thompson, Edward Duvall, Ewan Millar, Frances Stockdill, Geoff Beckett, Gordon Watson, Graham Stables, Hannah Monaghan, Helen Burrell, Ian Wilkinson, James Mackenzie, Jayshree Dave, Jean Boddy, Joanne Gordon, Joanne Sharkey, John Lauder, John O'Leary, John Plevis, Jonathon Sutton, Juan Piris, Judith Bulmer, Julian Ostrowski, Kathryn McLaren, Ken Grigor, Ken Pollard, Leslie Bridges, Lucy Truman, Marion Simpson, Mark Arends, Mary Jenkins, Michael Wells, Mike Dixon, Mohamed Musa, Neil Grubb, Nic Mapstone, Nick Mayer, Nigel Scott, Paddy Gibson, Pat Harkin, Patricia Harnden, Paul Geddy, Pauline Carder, Peter Butler, Philip Da Costa, Rachel Ellaway, Richard Calvert, Richard Calvert, Richard Weller, Roger Malcomson, Sandy Reid, Sarah Howie, Shaheed Bashir, Simon Collins, Stewart Cromar, Tom Anderson, David Lamb, Hugh Gilmour, Chris Warren, Chris Bates, Lawrence Brown, Colin Smith, Raashid Luqmani, Rosie Young, Julie Oliver, William Wallace, Leslie Davidson, Gina Kavanagh, Catherine Tuthill,

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PathCAL Collection: 120+ titles

Cell injury and death (4 titles)

Cellular adaptation (2 titles)

Inflammation (5 titles)

Immunity: normal and disordered (2 titles)

Healing (2 titles)

Clinical genetics (3 titles)

Thrombosis, atheroma, embolism, infarction (7 titles)

Neoplasia (12 titles)

Skin Disorders (3 titles)

Gastrointestinal System (12 titles)

Breast (2 titles)

Urinary System (9 titles)

Endocrine System (7 titles)

Haemopoietic Tissues (6 titles)

Liver (4 titles)

Locomotor System (8 titles)

Nervous System (12 titles)

Reproductive system - female (8 titles)

Reproductive system - male (3 titles)

Respiratory System (10 titles)

Urinary System (6 titles)

Cardiovascular System (8 titles)

Endocrine System (7 titles)

Haemopoietic Tissues (6 titles)

Liver (4 titles)

Locomotor System (8 titles)

Nervous System (12 titles)

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PathCAL

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Educational Principles

One idea or concept per page

One topic per CAL

Running score

Focus on applied clinical science

Regular self-test sections with feedback

Variety of question types

Appropriate but not excessive use of animations, video and illustrations

Intro, orientation and reading, objectives, summary, evaluation

Rigorously tested and developed with student users over a number of years

Constant improvement and development

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Technical Principles

Web application rather than data service

Based on EROS (Edinburgh Reusable Object Sequencer):

– Authoring: simple PowerPoint-style - drag and drop and templates

– Runtime: web-based, skinnable and web services (in development)

– Analysis: per user, per page, per CAL

Cut down for PathCAL service - no authoring

Uses ATHENS authentication - complex to set up but helpful help-desk! Not cheap though … replacement to ATHENS creating uncertainty

Clean and simple - W3C XHTML (nearing completion)

Resilient service architecture - but dependent on EdLAN

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e-Teaching

Teacher decides when, why, how …

Materials embedded in lectures and demonstrations

Learning objects, sequences or whole programs

Gives consistency

Provides more dynamic lecture materials

Embeds materials in local teaching

– Preparation

– During

– Follow-up

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e-Learning

Students decide when, why, how …

Students use PathCAL Chooser

PathCAL materials organised by topic group

Used for:

– Preparation for teaching sessions

– Follow-up

– Pursuing own interests

– Supports PBL and SCL

– Revision (both exam and progression)

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Collaborative Exploration

Students work together (at the same time or over time) on PathCAL-based activities

Practicals, cases, simulations

Different dynamics to individual learning

Social and collaborative learning:

– Related to pedagogical development - constructivism + exploration and debate

– Student-centred learning

– Related to professional practice

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Support Functions

Tracking/reporting:

– By page/interaction

– Students Answer, How many times, Marked as correct?, Date/Time

Collection-wide text searching

Browsable listings of:

– videos and animations (7 & 23 respectively)

– images (1,385)

– questions (2,142)

Rotating ‘tip of the day’

Support tutorials:

– Using PathCAL

– Basics of Disease

– Diagnostic Techniques

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Strategy

Good for us - £££ in an otherwise null market

Good for JC - moving beyond content to process

Good for subscribers - assured high-quality materials

But …

Match between need and provision?

JISC focus on availability rather than development

Sustainability, adaptability, longevity

Alignment with curricula

Autonomy, agency and context-sensitivity

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What’s Next?

Academic Blogging

Breeze:

– Presenter lecturers embedded in PathCAL

– PathCAL embedded in Meetings

Labyrinth:

– Pathways and action mazes

– Open CAL architectures

– X-embedding

Webservices:

– RSS service information

– CAL runtime

Institutional and individual authoring

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MVMLTS: award-winning e-learning service provider and software house

Institutional PathCAL subscriptions £400-500 pa(cf alternatives - organisations, DVDs etc)

Subscriptions via JISC Collections

PathCAL manager - [email protected]

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Sponsored by

Presenter Details

PathCAL

Dr Rachel EllawayLearning Technology SectionCollege of Medicine and Veterinary MedicineThe University of [email protected]