Atls® International Meeting Minutes October 22-23, 2011 ⦁ San Francisco, ca saturday, October 22, 2011 Welcome – Dr. John Kortbeek Tribute to Dr. Brent Krantz – Dr. Brent Eastman

E-Learning – Dr. Julie Dunn

1. 
   Where we’re at now
   
2. 
   Course Format
   
3. 
   What needs to be done
   
4. 
   Decisions to be made
   
5. 
   Concerns
   
   1. 
      Financial impact on College and chapters
      
   2. 
      Possibility of Spanish and Portuguese versions simultaneously
      
   3. 
      Instructor course will need to change
      
   4. 
      Possible change in teaching credit system
      
   5. 
      Language translation—validating appropriateness
      
   6. 
      Current chapter prototype is not interactive enough
      
   7. 
      Simplify opening of site
      
   8. 
      Validating identity of Student signed up for course
      
   9. 
      Consideration of “telemedicine” model for skills (on-site portion) in countries with vast geographic distances
      
6. 
   Suggested E-Learning rollout
   
   1. 
      Phase 1
      
      1. 
         Adjunct to traditional course to obtain feedback
         
   2. 
      Phase 2
      
      1. 
         Identify beta test sites in several countries
         
   3. 
      Phase 3
      
      1. 
         Offer course as free standing product
         
7. 
   Still need primary script writers and secondary reviewers for teaching modules
   
8. 
   Dr. Dunn provides a demo on the E-Learning website.
   

MCQ – Dr. Inger Schipper

1. 
   Seven step approach to test development
   
   1. 
      Get 7 steps
      
2. 
   MCQ revision II
   
   1. 
      Three written exams
      
   2. 
      Test 1 will still be pretest
      
3. 
   Breakout session
   
   1. 
      12 questions revised
      
   2. 
      2 questions deleted (out pregnancy)
      
   3. 
      2 new questions
      
4. 
   Future plans—development of question bank