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The ID+DP Monthly

Welcome to the ID+DP Monthly, where we share work that the Instructional Design and Digital Publishing team does, as well as how and why, to create the best learning experience for our students. Check in here to get updates on our new projects, plus posts about all matter of topics: instructional design, digital publishing, learner experience, editing, design, fonts, new projects, learning theory, and more.

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New and updated resources on the Learning site

Working together with our excellent faculty and colleagues, the Digital Publishing team has created and updated a number of systems, . . .

An ID+DP outing to Gonzaga

The Instructional Design + Digital Publishing team crossed the river this week for a meeting with colleagues from around the . . .

A new stock photo source: The Empathy Lens Project

The Empathy Lens Project has created a collection of non-stigmatizing photos related to drug use that are open for anyone . . .

Two new Year 4 courses: EKG and Virtual Public Health

For the past year, Digital Publishing has had underway two big projects on the Medicine Digital Learning site, and they . . .

Two new neurological resources on the Learning site

We have two new resources on the Learning site that go together nicely—have you checked them out yet? Let us . . .

Review sessions are on the Learning site

Recordings of review sessions are now stored in one convenient place on the Medicine Digital Learning site, so you can . . .

A new Cardiovascular resource: The ECG Shorts video series

You said, and we did! Past students provided us with feedback that we need to update our resources for ECGs . . .

Lessons learned at the CreativePro Accessibility Summit

Access to information is a human right.

2023–2024 report, and looking ahead

I love to quantify work at the end of a year. Here's a look at some of the figures from . . .

The new Nervous System is up

Check out our Nervous System materials! With three volumes and five labs, they might be our most interactive set of . . .

Nephlix!

New on the Medicine Digital Learning site: the Urinary/Renal System! Dr. Henry Mroch has spent the past seven years creating . . .

Videos have been added to APM

By student request, our APM directors have created a series of videos to serve as a reference for how to . . .

Did you take a photo with the Maitlands today?

It was wonderful to see all of you at at the Mad Rad Med Mixer! Here are some details about . . .

The Powerpoint template, part 3

In this last installment, we are listing more of the features—and rationales behind them!—of the 2023 Powerpoint template.

The Powerpoint template, part 2

In Part 2 of our series, read on for some of the features—and rationales behind them!—of the 2023 Powerpoint template.

The Powerpoint template, part 1

To kick off our Instructional Design series, we want to introduce you to that most ubiquitous tool in our arsenal: . . .

Adobe Stock puts faces on our patients

Our materials are more personal than ever, now that we have full access to Adobe Stock images.

Connecting the dots: What is Instructional Design?

Recently, I was doing a little professional development and came across an online book, Connecting the Dots: Improving Student Outcomes . . .

A cross-team collaboration: Spelling out the patterns in the MD curriculum

Spurred by questions from students, Sarah Kenney with the Student Learning Center came to us with a great opportunity to . . .

What’s new?

Summer is rarely a period of rest for our team, and this year was no different! We rolled out a . . .