This training session aimed to encourage faculty and staff to better integrate technology into pathology training. The session objectives were to review computer usage policies, define learning objects, and describe three lecture room tools. Examples of free Web 2.0 tools were provided, such as Screencast-o-Matic and YouTube, and breakout sessions allowed trying tools like Letsgeddit. Basic internet safety tips were also covered, such as following computer usage policies and avoiding personal information online.

1. FACULTY AND STAFF
TRAINING SESSION:
TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION
Sharon K. Wahl
Partners in Education
September 24, 2014

2. The goal of this professional development is to encourage and assist all those
involved with pathology allied health training to better understand on-line tools
and learning objects available to enhance education of our trainees.

3. Objectives:
Upon completion of this presentation, those in attendance will be able
to complete the following:
• List the major components of the Department of Pathology and
Laboratory Medicine Policy on UCDHS student computer/intranet
usage
• Define a learning object and provide an example
• Describe at least three tools available to incorporate technology into
the lecture room.

4. Internet Safety
Basic Internet Safety Involves:
 At work:
• Review UCDHS Internet Policy and Procedure
• Signed IT Contract (includes password security)
• Systems monitored by IT
• Phishing scams follow policy: delete email immediately and
notify IT department via email

5. Internet Safety
Basic Internet Safety Involves:
 At Home:
• Anti-virus/computer security software
(installed at all times)
• Avoid putting personal information on social
sites
• Be aware of phishing scams

6. Internet Safety
Basic Internet Safety Involves:
 COMMON SENSE
• The best protection is to be aware and engaged whenever
utilizing the internet
• Remind yourself that any site visited at work, on a work
computer, is monitored

7. Internet Safety
Keeping Your Personal
Information Private
 Would you put on a billboard
in the middle of town the things
you said last night on
Facebook, Twitter, or IM?

8. Internet Safety
Common Sense Rules and email:
• Don’t respond to e-mail from senders you don’t know.
• Businesses like credit cards, e-bay, amazon and others
DON’T use e-mail to do account information and other
personal transactions.
• Never use links, download materials, and start files from an
e-mail you don’t know or were not expecting.
• UCDHS IT department never contacts users via email to
initiate password or encryption bypass processes

9. The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Policy on UCDHS student intranet usage.
• All trainees must clear Volunteer Services
• Background check must be complete prior to initiating LIS access paperwork
• All trainees must read policy 895.A Student use of computers, LIS, and Internet
Computer attestation sheet is emailed directly to program director upon completion
• LIS Confidentiality is signed and forwarded to the IT department
• Proper Use of Internet, Student contract, is signed and forwarded to the IT department
• If students are unable to log in they must contact the IT department
• Any training personnel must never share passwords or log into a computer for student use

10. Our students are engaged and perform well as we continue to
focus on confidence, responsibility, and professional integrity.

11. We can further encourage and support them to reach their
greatest academic potential through technology curriculum
enrichment.

12. Instructional time spent utilizing technology as
taken from technology survey completed by all
staff 09/08/2014.
lecture time technology utilized during lecture
Less than 15% of all
teaching faculty utilize
technology as a
consistent, at least
four times per month,
teaching strategy.

13. There are ways that
we, as a team of
educators, can make
technology
integration a reality
in the classroom.

14. Free Web 2.0 Tools
• Screencast-o-matic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew4TtKswBus
Tools to try out during breakout session –included on your handout
Letsgeddit (httpwww.letsgeddit.com)
Studyblue (http://www.studyblue.com/)
Jeopardy game templates
(http://www.edtechnetwork.com/powerpoint.html)
Videos wevideo (https://www.wevideo.com/) and try some apps available
via iPhone (audacity, PodBean, Podcast)
Slideshare (www.slideshare.net)
Blogger (www.blogger.com)
Dropbox (www.dropbox.com)
Page flip-flap (www.pageflip-flap.com)
Class Owl (https://www.classowl.com/)
Prezi (http://www.prezi.com/)
CHT Small Lecture Room: We have
the technology…now lets use it!
Tool to be reviewed:

15. Learning Objects
• Ted Talks
• YouTube
• YouTube/edu

16. Utilize available
support to increase
your technology
confidence and
decrease your
frustrations.

17. We are made not by the recollection of our past, but by the
responsibility for the future.
George Bernard Shaw

18. Questions?

19. References
Blogger (2014) Retrieved on September 12, 2014 from http://www.blogger.com
Class Owl: The simplest app for classroom communication and organization retrieved on
September 14, 2014 from https://www.classowl.com/
Dropbox (2014) Retrieved on September 12, 2014 from https://www.dropbox.com
Letsgeddit (2014) Retrieved on September 11, 2014 from http://letsgeddit.com
Pageflip-flap (2014) Retrieved on September 13, 2014 form http://pageflip-flap.com
Prezi (2014) Retrieved on September 13, 2014 from http://www.prezi.com/
Screencast-o-matic (2014) Retrieved on September 13, 2014 from
http://www.screencast-o-matic.com
Slideshare: Present yourself (n.d.) Retrieved on September 13, 2014 from www.slideshare.net
Smartsite (2014) Retrieved on September 14, 2014 from https://smartsite.ucdavis.edu
Ted Talks Education (n.d.) Retrieved on September 2, 2014 from https://www.ted.com/topics/education

20. Thank you for coming!
Please don’t forget to turn in your
evaluation.