Sunday, October 23, 2005
Technology in Medical Centers
A video interview from Microsoft Channel 9 that discusses many issues faced by medical centers when implementing technology solutions in healthcare. Wireless, tablet PCs, HIPPA and many other issues are discussed. This is an excellent video and may help you with "talking points" when working with funding resources needed to implement technology and move it forward.
Saturday, October 22, 2005
Video iPod Ordered
The new video-capable 30 GB iPod is available with an education discount at $269. This is not much more than the price of a 4 GB iPod nano, yet the new iPod has nearly eight times the storage capacity and the ability to playback video (either Quicktime of MPEG4; more formats would have been a plus, but I can live with the limitation).
The simple fact is that all students love the iPod.
Those who produce education content would be wise to exploit the universal appeal of the iPod. Lectures should be made available in audio MP3 format and either Quicktime or MPEG4 video formats. Delivery of audio and video content can be through a local network, optical media or through an Internet podcast (students do not actually need an iPod to hear or view a podcast -- content can be found on the Web using a Mac or PC and played on the computer, then transferred to any portable audio or video player).
I ordered an iPod the other day from the Apple online store and expect delivery next week. I've already begun to prepare content suitable for podcasting and will report on my progress in future posts.
My vision is to provide digital lectures in three formats: MP3, WMV and Quicktime. A master lecture is created as a lossless AVI file and then converted as appropriate to other file types.
Paperless teaching promises to save students and instuctors significant time.
The simple fact is that all students love the iPod.
Those who produce education content would be wise to exploit the universal appeal of the iPod. Lectures should be made available in audio MP3 format and either Quicktime or MPEG4 video formats. Delivery of audio and video content can be through a local network, optical media or through an Internet podcast (students do not actually need an iPod to hear or view a podcast -- content can be found on the Web using a Mac or PC and played on the computer, then transferred to any portable audio or video player).
I ordered an iPod the other day from the Apple online store and expect delivery next week. I've already begun to prepare content suitable for podcasting and will report on my progress in future posts.
My vision is to provide digital lectures in three formats: MP3, WMV and Quicktime. A master lecture is created as a lossless AVI file and then converted as appropriate to other file types.
Paperless teaching promises to save students and instuctors significant time.
White Paper: Tablets in Healthcare
It's been a busy couple weeks, but I've got a few moments free right now.
I ran across a white paper published by Motion Computing, a tablet PC vendor that specializes in the slate format or form factor of the tablet PC.
Although the paper is not written from the viewpoint of a laboratorian, it does contain information that might be useful in preparing one's own discussion regarding the advantages of tablet PCs in laboratory medicine.
I ran across a white paper published by Motion Computing, a tablet PC vendor that specializes in the slate format or form factor of the tablet PC.
Although the paper is not written from the viewpoint of a laboratorian, it does contain information that might be useful in preparing one's own discussion regarding the advantages of tablet PCs in laboratory medicine.
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