September 2007

Create Your Segment of the "Pass the SUMMIT Logo Video"

We are in the midst of creating a pass the logo video much like this one from Google where people pass the GMail logo to one another.

Like the GMail video, the basic goal is to stitch together a bunch of video clips that all share one element: someone hands the SUMMIT Logo in from the left of the screen, and hands it off to the right. See Steve Sanger's video for exmaple. Put them all together, and they form one long chain of hand-offs. Just follow the directions below and submit your video by October 11th.

1. Print out the SUMMIT logo Download file

2. Think of an idea for getting the logo across the screen. Be creative! This is a silent film so don't worry about audio.

3. Get a video camera and a Camera person (or contact Kingsley)

4. Record yourself transporting the SUMMIT logo-- make sure it is visible-- across the screen.

5. Give the video to Kingsley (kwillis at stanford dot edu). The video should be at least 640x480 pixels and not highly compressed. We will accept it on video tapes as well as digital formats such as on a flash drive or data DVD.

Parvati Dev's Going Away Party

Parvati Dev's Going Away Party
October 18th, 4:30-7pm
Wallenberg Hall

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Dr. Parvati Dev has announced that she has decided to leave SUMMIT (Stanford University Medical Media & Information Technologies) by November 1 of this year to pursue her personal interests.

Since 1990 she has directed the SUMMIT research lab in the use of computing technologies for innovation in medical education. SUMMIT researchers have been in the forefront in applying visualization, simulation and virtual reality to the learning of anatomy, surgery and other medical specialties. Networked courseware, developed at SUMMIT, is in use in medical curricula around the world.

Dr. Dev completed her doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University in 1975. She joined the School of Medicine in 1990 to establish a research initiative in technologies for teaching and learning in medicine. Her recent award-winning research has been on translating cutting edge visualization and simulation technologies into tools and resources for faculty and students, winning her the Satava award for Virtual Reality in Medicine in 2002, and California's CENIC award for Innovations in Networking in 2007.

Dr. Dev is a Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics and a sought-after speaker on the future of technology in learning. She serves on national committees including the Internet2 strategic advisory council, the advisory boards for CTIS, Inc., a bioinformatics company, and Forterra Systems, Inc., a serious games company. Within Stanford, she has served on the Biomedical Informatics and CISL executive committees, on PhD and admissions committees, and has been an early advisor in the design of the new Learning and Knowledge Center.

We are indebted to Parvati for her leadership and extraordinary contributions in the field of medical education technology at Stanford and in the broader academic community. We are sad to see her leave and wish her well in her new endeavors.

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