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Date:         Fri, 17 Apr 1992 08:16:27 CDT
From:         Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <LIBPACS@UHUPVM1.BITNET>
Subject:      Slice of Life Workshop, Pt.1 of 2

From: SLICE@AppleLink.Apple.COM (U Utah, Eccles Health Sci Lib,PAS)
Subject: Slice of Life Workshop, Pt. 1 of 2

SLICE OF LIFE WORKSHOP FOR HEALTH SCIENCES EDUCATORS
JUNE 25-27, 1992, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A.

The following information is forwarded to you and will hopefully be
diffused to others via your electronic connections.  Our announcement
is a little late, but we wanted to give you a preview of the program.
This meeting is not for experts.  It is geared to the novice as well
as the technical specialist.  If you are thinking about using the
Slice of Life videodisc or are curious about its applications this
is the place of be.  It is truly a WORKSHOP. Come prepared to help
and haul.  A more detailed version (12 pps) is available in
electronic format from STPIERRE@CC.UTAH.EDU

TENTATIVE PROGRAM AS OF April 6, 1992
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1992 - 5:00-11:00 p.m. Wasatch Hospitality
Suite, 7th floor, University Park Hotel:  REGISTRATION, libation and
organization for informal dining.

DAY 1: THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1992
8:00-8:40  Registration and Continental Breakfast

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Digital Video Interactive (DVI): New ways to use video or repurpose
videodiscs.
Scott M. Stevens, Ph.D. Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie
Mellon University, Pittsburgh

The Role of Visual Fidelity in Computer Based Instruction:  Why
Bother with Motion Video and Realistic Interfaces?
Michael G. Christel, Ph.D.Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie
Mellon University, Pittsburgh

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Platform Presentations:
Computer and Video-based Stereoscopic 3D Visualization of
Anatomical Structures
Robert B. Trelease, Ph.D., Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology,
UCLA School of Medicine

VideoEndoscopy to Go
Robert F. Werkman, M.D., Dept. Medicine, GI Division, University of
Tennessee, Memphis

Diagnostic Reasoning (DxR):   Building Interactive Cases using Slice of
Life  for Teaching and Evaluation of Clinical Reasoning Skills.
J. Hurley Myers, Ph. D., Southern Illinois University School of
Medicine, Dept., Carbondale, Illinois

The Digital Anatomy Browser:  Software Access to the videodisc,
Human Brain Animations.
Kraig Eno, M.A., John W. Sundsten, Ph. D., and John Bolles, Department
of Biological Structure and
Health Sciences Center for Educational Resources, University of
Washington, Seattle

12:30-1:30 LUNCH- Browning Patio

1:45-5:00 Demonstrations- History of Medicine Room, Eccles Library
The morning presenters together with other demonstrators will
present their programs and projects on Thursday or Friday.
Individuals using Slice of Life who wish to demonstrate an
application contact Suzanne Stensaas (212) 746-6446 or Internet:
Stensaas@qmcumc.mail.cornell.edu

3:30-5:00  Special Interest Session (no hardware)
Techie Talk: Users of HyperCard, SuperCard, Plus, and Authorware
can tattle and battle

4:00 Tour of Eccles Library facilities with Wayne Peay, Director
4:00 Tour of Instructional Media Services Video Production Facility
and Multimedia area. (limited to 10)

Evening: Recommended dining at local Mexican Restaurant or the
superb Peery Hotel Cafe followed by a walking tour of downtown.
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DAY 2: FRIDAY JUNE 26, 1992
8:00-8:30 Continental Breakfast

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
8:30  Learning via Interactive Video: Evaluation of the "A Right to
Die?: The Case of Dax Cowart" Videodisc.
Joseph Petraglia, Ph.D., Dept of English, Bowling Green State
University,  Bowling Green, Ohio

The Human Element in the Teaching of Medicine and Medical Ethics.
Dax Cowart, Henderson, Texas
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Platform Presentations:
Which platform to design for?  Results of a Hardware Survey
Emmanuel C. Besa, M.D., Hematology/Oncology, Med. College of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Resources on CD-ROM of most interest to Slice of Life users.
Linda L. Davies, Ph.D., Dykes Library of Health Sciences, University of
Kansas Medical Center

Creating a National Online Database of Computer Based Learning
Materials.
F. Scott Beadenkopf, M. Ed., Medical College of Pennsylvania, Office of
Medical Education, Philadelphia,

Awarding of The Sandoz Slice of Life Student Software Prize ($1000).
Giesela Kobelt-Nguyen,  Coordinator, Sandoz Medical Software Series,
Sandoz Pharmaceuticals
Contact the Slice of Life office for entry forms stpierre@cc.utah.edu
(801) 581-8694

12:30-1:30 LUNCH- BROWNING PLAZA

1:30-5:00 DEMONSTRATIONS:  A different group of demonstrations
will be available for participants on this day.

3:30-5:00  Special Interest Session (no hardware)
Macromind Director: Sharing Innovations and Frustrations

Evening: To one of Trolley Square's many restaurants for dinner.
Reserve your tickets to the opening night preview of Salt Lake's
longest running (14 years) musical review, "Saturday's Voyeur" a
cabaret style theater production.  Include $10.00 with registration.
Drinks extra.
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DAY 3: SATURDAY, JUNE 27
8:30-9:00  Continental Breakfast at University Park Hotel

Transporting Graphics between DOS and Mac Platforms
Paul Burrows, Producer/Director, Slice of Life, ,Instructional Media
Services, University of Utah

"Slice of Brain", a shared, cooperative Neuroscience Videodisc
John Bolles, Paul Burrows, John Sundsten, Ph.D., and Suzanne
Stensaas, Ph.D., University of Utah and University of Washington.

Student performance on the exam.  Does it correlate with use of
HyperBrain?
Kirt Cundick, Charles Turner, Ph.D., Chris Cai, Suzanne Stensaas, Ph.D.,
Departments of Psychology, Medical Informatics and Anatomy,
University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah

Color Monitor Shootout: More money does not necessarily mean a
better image.
Patrick F. Boyles, Instructional Media Services, University of Utah,
Salt Lake City, Utah

AuthorBase: presentation of the NLM database to authoring system
software
Craig N. Locatis, Ph.D. and Richard A. Banvard, M.A., Lister Hill Center,
National Library of Medicine

Slice of Life Office and Development Fund: A report of the past year's
activities.
Andre St. Pierre, Marketing Director, Slice of Life Office, University of
Utah, Eccles Library, Utah

Concluding remarks and Logistics for the afternoon and evening
grand excursion
Suzanne Stensaas, Ph.D., Dept. Pathology, Cornell University Medical
College, New York, NY

Part 1 of 2
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