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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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2023–2024 report, and looking ahead

December 20, 2024

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

December 18, 2024

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

Nephlix!

December 5, 2024

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

November 19, 2024

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?

October 31, 2024

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

October 28, 2024

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

October 25, 2024

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

October 24, 2024

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

October 8, 2024

In 2021 Dr. Dawn DeWitt sparked the use of patient photos in our digital publishing projects with the Transition to . . .

Connecting the dots: What is Instructional Design?

October 4, 2024

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

September 8, 2024

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

What’s new?

September 2, 2024

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