Ed Tech R&D Projects
Transform Your Pharmacy CurriculumInteractive online courses and materials allow faculty to incorporate instructional techniques that develop learner communication and thinking skills.
ENHANCED PEDAGOGYIntegrated learning accelerator modules (iLAMs) enhance student learning, encourage at-home study, and help reserve class time for active, problem-based activities.ASSESSMENT TOOLSPractice exercises, quizzes, and student activity monitoring help assess learning progress.CONTEMPORARY STYLEOn-screen captions accompany voiceover narration, illustrated formulas, and fluid, visually appealing animation sequences. |
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411 Pharmacopedia
Wiki developed by Class of 2016 students to share up-to-date dosage forms and drug product therapy for patients.
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Positron Annihilation
Uses 3-D graphics to illustrate creation of PET scans. A useful review tool for students.
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iLAM: Active Learning Techniques
Categorized lists of lesson delivery strategies, reducing reliance on traditional stand-and-deliver lecture styles.
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iLAM: Pharmacy Management
Real-life scenarios exposing students to common responsibilities and decisions encountered in community pharmacy.
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iLAM: Foundations in Pharmacokinetics
Drug disposition, absorption kinetics, dosing regimens, hepatic/renal clearances, nonlinear and non-stationary kinetics, and more.
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E-book: Learning to Live With Heart Failure
Co-created with UNC Center for Heart & Vascular Care. Basic information about heart failure for patients.
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Hematology/Oncology
Four scenarios of hematology and oncology concepts in an environment where patients won’t be harmed by student mistakes.
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iLAM: Basic Pharmaceutics II
Traditional lectures by instructional faculty, annotated slides, and short video clips. Covers a full semester of pharmaceutics.
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Software: OTC SCRiPT
Flowchart-logic questionnaire collects symptoms, steers patients (real or classroom role-play) toward over-the-counter medications.
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Video series: Pharmaceutics and Compounding Laboratory
Instructional videos and quizzes cover measurement accuracy, dosage forms, chemical kinetics, drug extraction, and solubility.
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Pharmacy Grand Rounds
Lecture series with interactive Q&A sessions for continuing education credit.
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iLAM: Drug Literature Analysis
Videos, animations, interactive quizzes, glossary terms, and article evaluations create a rich learning experience.
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Mathwhirl
Question generator creates printed/online tests for practicing mathematical calculations using thousands of randomized variants.
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Protonation Animation
One in a proposed series of biochemistry animations, this video explores concepts of protonation and deprotonation.
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PharmaCalc
Apple iOS mobile app providing 15 of the most commonly used pharmacy calculations in one handy location.
Available soon
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SeatShuffler
Randomly assigns students to small groups for in-class activities as an engaging way to enhance class participation and facilitate team building.
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Spinner
A fun way to randomly select groups of students in the classroom to pose or answer questions and problems.
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Preceptor training
Animated videos, role-play activities, and an online assessment supplement readings and face-to-face instruction.
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High-quality lectures
Faculty members use pen tablets and professional recording equipment to create lectures for at-home study.
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For information on licensing these curriculum tools in your classroom, to request a free trial-access account, or for technical assistance regarding an existing course registration, please contact cdavidson@unc.edu. All materials © 2011-2013 UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy.
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