Greetings from 30,000 feet…

Editor for Online Education - 2008

James B. (“J.B.”) McGee, MDAssociate Professor of MedicineUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicinemcgee@medschool.pitt.edu

Established Lifelong Learning Initiative – online tools for clinicians and researchers to manage learning, find learning opportunities & interact

LLI Task ForceGeoff Braden, Jay Kuemmerle, JB McGee

AGAI: Charles Willis, Ashley Mees, Adam Borden, Steven Reed

Lifelong Learning Initiative

Personal Learning Portfolio

Personal Learning Portfolio AGAI SearchAGAI Search Self-AssessmentSelf-Assessment

Track CME, MOC

Establish Learning Goals

Find Online Learning

Google Search Appliance

All AGAI online content

AGA Journals

Online Modules with Self-Assessment Q’s

Credit toward MOC

Identifies Learning Needs/Goals

GI Lifelong Education and Resource Network

Personalized education website for members – Launching 2008

Opportunities Maintenance of Certification

Build out of Self-Assessment Modules Connect members online – Social Networking

Exchange of ideas, thoughts, research – within communities of common interest

Continue the hallway conversations from DDW Tools to help members with common interests find

each other Valuable online resources – Social Indexing

Members guiding others to educational content, rating online resources

Editorial Board for AGA online content & GI Learn