Program Description:  The FURTHeR system has been developed to assist the research community with questions related to finding clinical cohorts for research purposes. This system is available to anyone with a University ID, is approved by the Institutional Review Board, and makes de-identified data available from your desktop via a web link. More data sources will become available as the system is expanded. Come and see if it helps you with your questions.

Presenter: Joyce Mitchell is the Associate Vice President for Academic Health IT. Faculty and staff from the Academic Health IT office have been working with their counterparts at ITS and the Utah Population Database (UPDB) to make this system possible. Joyce Mitchell is also a Professor and Chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics in the School of Medicine.

For more details, visit the LIFT Forum page.  Program can be viewed from off-site via links from the web page; and available on demand after the program.

The LIFT Forum is co-sponsored by the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library and the Media-on-Demand committee.

Questions can be directed to: Jeanne Le Ber; 801-585-6744

Program Description: This session addresses Canvas, the new learning management system that replaces WebCT at the University of Utah starting summer 2012. General information will be provided about the RFP process and why the statewide consortium selected this vendor. Staff from TACC (Technology Assisted Curriculum Center) will address training and migration plans for the next year.

Presenters
Cory Stokes brings extensive instructional technology experience to the University specializing in large-scale course management systems and learning object repositories. He implemented several course and media services for institutions and schools across the Utah Education Network as well as collaborative projects with PBS and other national partners. Cory holds an M.S. in Instructional Technology from Utah State University.

Rebekah Grow has worked in the TACC offices for the past 12 years. She meets with and trains faculty on educational technology. Rebekah also helps to manage the support desk for students and faculty.

For more details, visit the LIFT Forum page.  Program can be viewed from off-site via links from the web page; and available on demand after the program.

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The LIFT Forum is co-sponsored by the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library and the Media-on-Demand committee.

Questions can be directed to:
Jeanne Le Ber; 801-585-6744

The University of Utah Libraries have embraced QR (‘quick response’) codes as a means of delivering additional information to patrons via their mobile device. QR codes are two dimensional codes that can be scanned with a mobile device’s camera and a reader application to link to various resources such as a URL, application, or video. This presentation will introduce QR codes and explore how they can allow libraries to connect faculty, students and visitors to the information they want at the point of need. The libraries on campus are currently using them to link to Web sites, access digital learning objects, promote classes, and guide users to specific library locations. Come learn about the next generation bar codes and see how they can be useful to you!