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Virtual Classroom

Kip Thomas, PhD MBA Director, Healthcare Emergency Management Master of Science program at Boston University School of Medicine.

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Virtual Classroom

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  1. Kip Thomas, PhD MBADirector, Healthcare Emergency Management Master of Science program atBoston University School of Medicine

  2. BU School of Medicine ResearchBoston University School of Medicine (BUSM) is a major research institution, providing an exceptional environment for students interested in basic science, clinical investigation, or public health and health services oriented research. BUSM has 660 medical students, and a similar number of graduate students in the medical school actively engaged in the study of medicine, biomedical and health sciences.

  3. Graduate Medical SciencesGraduate Medical Sciences (GMS) is the graduate division at BU School of Medicine.  It offers doctoral and masters degree training in the basic sciences and many health sciences disciplines, including: BioimagingClinical InvestigationMedical SciencesMental HealthBehavioral MedicineHealthcare Emergency MgmtBiomedical ForensicGenetic Counseling

  4. Master of ScienceHealthcare Emergency ManagementThe only Healthcare Emergency Management masters offered at a medical schoolUtilizing a fully-synchronous virtual classroom, BU HEM prepares individuals to work across the spectrum of emergency and crisis managementCurriculum provides a broad perspective of biomedical sciences and health careDiverse group of professional students:Doctors, Nurses, EMTs, Firefighters, Public Health and Public Safety Officers, members of the armed services as well as GMS students from other programs

  5. Traditional Classroom and Lecture HallRequire geographic proximityDemand time for commutingAllow students to “hide”, i.e. sit in the back of the roomLess supportive of teacher-student interaction

  6. Virtual Classroom • Megameeting is the virtual classroom used by the Healthcare Emergency Mgmt Program. • Allows up to 16 streaming video/VoIP feeds • Easy to use interface • Low hardware/software requirements • Allows split-screen between Powerpoint and Megameeting • Continuous student-to-student and teacher-to-student communication over VoIP and text chat

  7. Class in Megameeting

  8. Adapting to the Virtual WorldWhen teaching classes virtually, it is necessary to recognize how to work with students differently.Virtual classrooms present their own issues such as:Managing bandwidth problemsDealing with the internet at high-volume timesAcclimating students to a virtual environmentStudents and lecturers need to be flexible enough to make adjustments like reducing frame rates, which effects video quality, or even turning video off altogether.

  9. The virtual classroom changes the dynamic even for traditional on-ground classroom settings.Even when Healthcare Emergency Management students physically come to class, they choose to log onto Megameeting with their laptops.

  10. Video conferencing in operational settings • In addition to using Megameeting for the Virtual Classroom, we have utilized its video conferencing capabilities in operational settings • Field exercises in training and situational awareness • Collaborative research meetings • Student group projects outside of class

  11. We used virtual conferencing software to allow a doctor in Ohio to assist an EMT in Massachusetts in a simulated medical emergency. The doctor was able to evaluate the situation through video and audio, and further instruct the on-scene EMT. Doc-In-A-Box

  12. Field Research During a school evacuation exercise in Sandwich, MA we used OuterLink hardware and software, including GPS tracking devices and a command and control user interface, to achieve active on the ground telepresence.

  13. Questions?For more information contact:Jennifer SingerOutreach Coordinatorjsinger@bu.ed617-414-2309

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