CAMTASIA FANTASIA FOR CLERKSHIP CURRICULUM UNIFORMITY

Christina Dokter*, PhD, Michigan State University, College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, U.S.A.

PURPOSE: Our clerkship students rotate through 20 different base hospitals. Since we have very little control over how hospitals teach we need to find a way to deliver uniform curriculum to our students.

Using Camtasia to record Journal Clubs and other didactics sessions out in the hospitals proved to be a great way to create online learning modules.

METHODS: I go through the following steps in order to create a module:

• Find hospitals that deliver good educational programs.
• I have the presenter sign off a copy right release.
• I help set up the program and instruct the presenter on what to do.
• I ask the attending in charge if the presentation was a good one and what items should be expanded upon for students
• My administrative assistant goes through and finds all the graphics on the Internet and starts to gather the copyright permissions. When the permissions are granted, she compiles them in a folder in her email box.
• I edit the recording, breaking up into 10 minute sections with quizzes.
• I find video clips and basic definitions on the Internet to bring the information down to the student level.
• I add concept maps (for Rapid Learning), patient stories, and a “big ideas” page to complete the module

RESULTS: All of our core rotations are being converted into online courses using this methodology

CONCLUSION/FUTURE DIRECTIONS: We will continue to add to existing modules to match our learning objectives.