Educational Technology Use Among US Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy

doi:10.5688/ajpe75587

Am J Pharm Educ. 2011 June 10; 75(5): 87.

PMCID: PMC3142974

Educational Technology Use Among US Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy

Michael S. Monaghan, PharmD,^a Jeff J. Cain, EdD, MS,^b Patrick M. Malone, PharmD,^c Tracy A. Chapman, Med,^a Ryan W. Walters, MS,^d David C. Thompson, PhD,^e and Steven T. Riedl, MS^a

^aSchool of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University

^bCollege of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky

^cCollege of Pharmacy, University of Findlay

^dDivision of Clinical Research and Evaluative Sciences, Creighton University

^eSchool of Pharmacy, University of Colorado Denver

Corresponding author.

Corresponding Author: Michael S. Monaghan, PharmD, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178. Tel: 402-280-1866. Fax: 402-280-1268. E-mail: msmonagh/at/creighton.edu

Received January 5, 2011; Accepted April 13, 2011.

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Abstract

Objective. To develop a searchable database of educational technologies used at schools and colleges of pharmacy.

Methods. A cross-sectional survey design was used to determine what educational technologies were being used and to identify an individual at each institution who could serve as an information resource for peer-to-peer questions.

Results. Eighty-nine survey instruments were returned for a response rate of 75.4%. The resulting data illustrated the almost ubiquitous presence of educational technology. The most frequently used technology was course management systems and the least frequently used technology was microblogging.

Conclusions. Educational technology use is trending toward fee-based products for enterprise-level applications and free, open-source products for collaboration and presentation. Educational technology is allowing educators to restructure classroom time for something other than simple transmission of factual information and to adopt an evidence-based approach to instructional innovation and reform.

Keywords: educational technology, instructional technology, online learning

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