Angel Orientation Video for Students (A Library Bootcamp Video, 3 minutes, 27 seconds) is now available for viewing. This short video covers access, personal home page, editing and managing personal information, and navigation.
For more library videos, visit:
http://library.medicine.iu.edu/bootcamp
Link to Angel orientation video:
Advance Network Global Environment for Learning (ANGEL) the learning management system used by the IU School of Medicine (IUSM) has been purchased by Blackboard Learning. ANGEL’s major competitor in the learning management system field.
The announced price for the takeover was $80 million dollars. Blackboard plans to continue support for all ANGEL products and upgrades for the near future. Click here for more information about the system.
Two IU faculty and staff projects were honored at the recent Angel Users Conference, a gathering of over 450 educators on using the ANGEL course management system in May 2007.
Dr. Donald Wong, Indiana University School of Medicine, Dept. of Anatomy Faculty & Course Director, won one of two an “Exemplary ANGEL Course” awards for Neuroscience and Clinical neurology D852. The citation read Dr. Wong’s extensive, robust use of ANGEL in the regular classroom showcases the value ANGEL adds to traditional, face-to-face classes, and as a model for the ANGEL community, earned a 2007 ANGEL IMPACT Award.
All IUSM second year medical students, Ph.D. and doctor of physical therapy students are enrolled in Neuroscience and Clinical Neurology D852 to study neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, brain vasculature, clinical aspects of the nervous system and the anatomy of the brain. In ANGEL, course director Donald Wong found innovative ways to deliver course content that includes elaborate use of audio recordings, animation, photographs and illustrations that capitalize on the easy-to-use content management capabilities
Michael Bangert, Assistant Director of Educational Technology/Lead Developer; Amy Hatfield, Digital Initiatives Librarian/Developer won an award for “Exemplary ANGEL Program” for the Clinical Encounters Real-Time Tracking System.
Indiana University School of Medicine’s CERTTS integrates a PDA-based clinical experience logging system with ANGEL. The first system of its kind in the country, CERTTS adds a 2007 ANGEL IMPACT Award to numerous accolades and recognition of IUSM as a national leader in medical education technology.
CERTTS meets Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) directives and Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) requirements that medical students’ clinical experiences be tracked. ANGEL’s flexibility enabled IUSM to tailor its ANGEL implementation to meet these medical school specific needs. The system records and reports more than 200,000 clinical encounters by 560 IUSM
More details of these and other ANGEL Learning awards are available on the Angel Learning web site, at http://www.angellearning.com/applied/impact/.
IUSM’s ANGEL curriculum management system has been upgraded to version 6.3, with new gradebook, calendar and other features. We have also added the Angel ePortfolio system, sponsored by the IU School of Medicine - Terre Haute.
ANGEL ePortfolio enables students to keep a record of their educational, work and personal accomplishments and share this record with professors, mentors and peers.
Read about both in the feature highlights.
Workshops will be held in the Ruth Lilly Medical Library wireless classroom (IB 318/319)
ANGEL Basics (1 hour) Tuesday 12:00-1:00pm
Prerequisites: Basic familiarity with computers and navigating the World Wide Web
Learn about the ANGEL Web interface, creation and uploading of documents, rosters and quizzes. In this workshop you will:
o Receive pointers to documentation and support info including links to a beginners packet in Portable Document Format (PDF), email and phone contacts
o Create a class roster
o Learn to upload Microsoft Office files
o Create a quiz
ANGEL Advanced Topics I (1.5 hours) Tuesday 11:30am-1:00pm
Prerequisites: ANGEL Basics or familiarity with the ANGEL environment
Learn about ANGEL administrative functions, including utilities, reports, grade book and permissions. In this workshop you will:
o Work with activity reports
o Learn to customize the grade book
o Work with Group Management
o Work with Course Settings
ANGEL Advanced Topics II (1.5 hours) Tuesday 11:30am-1:00pm
Prerequisites: ANGEL Basics or familiarity with the ANGEL environment. Some technical expertise including familiarity with HTML, creation of audio, video and other image files, and PowerPoint.
Learn how to create a community of learning based on student learning styles. In this workshop you will:
o Learn to create and upload custom content, including html, video, images and audio files
o Learn to integrate PowerPoint with automation and audio synchronization
o Receive pointers on good content presentation
o Learn to customize the ANGEL interface, including renaming tabs and working with icons
o Learn about other ANGEL functions including chat rooms, discussion forums, course email and calendars
Beginning PowerPoint (1 hour)
Prerequisites: Basic familiarity with computers and word processing
Learn how to create an effective PowerPoint presentation. Design tips will also focus on color, fonts, font sizes and layout. In this workshop you will:
o Learn how to employ the auto-content wizard, the design template, and the blank presentation format.
o Learn the elements of a good presentation.
o Learn how to create your own unique master slides and how to apply them as new presentations are created.
o Learn how to format content using progressive disclosure.
Advanced PowerPoint (1 hour)
Prerequisites: PowerPoint Basics.
Learn how to embellish PowerPoint presentations with graphics and special effects. In this workshop you will:
o Learn how and when to use charts, tables and graphs.
o Learn how to use special effects such as animation, sound, timing, movie clips and slide transitions.
o Learn that formatting and avoiding too many graphics and special effects that can make a presentation distracting and hard to follow.
PowerPoint Roll-out Posters (1 hour)
Prerequisites: PowerPoint Basics.
Learn how to create a rollout poster for presentation of research or activities. In this workshop you will:
o Learn how to create a print ready PowerPoint slide for poster creation.
o Learn how to design and effective poster using appropriate color, fonts, font sizes and graphics.
o Learn design tips such as how to create a dynamic layout, what graphic file resolutions and formats to use, and how to prepare your file to be printed by a vendor.
Schedule
Angel Basics: Tuesday, 12-1
April 22; May 7; June 4
Angel Advanced Topics I: Tuesday, 11:30-1
April 29; May 20; June 18
Angel Advanced Topics II: Tuesday, 11:30-1
April 30; May 28; June 18
Beginning PowerPoint: Wednesday, 4-5
April 9; May 7; June 11
Advanced PowerPoint: Wednesday, 4-5
April 16; May 14; June 18
PowerPoint Roll-out Posters: Wednesday, 4-5
April 23; May 28; June 25
Any of the above classes can be scheduled on demand for any School of Medicine department, unit, or Center for Medical Education. NO REGISTRATION IS NECESSARY FOR THE SCHEDULED WORKSHOPS. To schedule one of the Angel workshops, call Sue London, 274-2281 and to schedule one of the PowerPoint workshops, call Tom Weinzerl, 278-1550.
