The Wayne State University School of Medicine’s Department of Emergency Medicine will present the latest in the faculty development series, a conference titled “Using Technology in Education.”

The Nov. 2 conference will take place in the Margherio Family Conference Center, located within the Richard J. Mazurek, M.D., Medical Education Commons. The conference is open to all faculty and physicians.

The goals of the conference, said Gloria Kuhn, D.O., Ph.D., vice chair for Academic Affairs in the Department of Emergency Medicine, include learning to design instruction for distance and on-site education, utilizing multimedia for instruction, designing interactive presentations for on-site education and designing interactive educational Web sites based on sound learning theory.

The conference schedule includes:
7:45 - 8:15 a.m. Registration and breakfast
8:15 - 8:30 a.m. Welcome and overview - Suzanne White, M.D., Gloria Kuhn, D.O., Ph.D.
8:30 - 9:10 a.m. Technology is Wonderful: Where is the Learner? - Gloria Kuhn, D.O., Ph.D.
9:10 - 9:50 a.m. Jazzing the Lecture: Embedding Technology in Your Presentation - LaCesha Clark, M.Ed.
9:50 - 10:30 a.m. Simulation Debriefing: Technology Can Help - Rose Fernandez, M.D., Rick Lammers, M.D.
10:30 -11 a.m. Simulation on a Shoestring - Rick Lammers, M.D.
11 - 11:45 a.m. Lunch
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Challenging Learners: How Do We Motivate Them - Shirley Lee, M.D.
12:30 - 1:15 p.m. Web 2.0: More than a Cultural Shift: It’s a Revolution - Adam Rosh, M.D.
1:15 - 2 p.m. Creating a Web World: Sharepoint - John Marshall, M.D., Steve Horng, M.D.
2 - 2:15 p.m. Break
2:15 - 2:45 p.m. Low Cost, High Impact Models - Mary Jo Wagner, M.D.
2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Engaging Your Students in Large Lectures - Shari Lynn Robinson, M.A.
3:30 - 3:45 p.m. Wrap Up - Gloria Kuhn, D.O., Ph.D.
4 - 5 p.m. Web 2.0 for You: Hands-on Web Practice - Adam Rouse, M.D., or Tour of the Simulation Center, Rose Fernandez, M.D.

Conference organizers strongly encourage all participants bring a laptop computer.

The cost for physicians and faculty members is $85. There is no charge for residents, fellows or medical students.

For more information, call (313) 745-5492.