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Research InterestsDr Gary Velan | | (Position Details) | | Phone 02 9385 1278 | | Email | | Qualifications MB BS (Hons), DipHEd, PhD UNSW |
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| School of Medical Sciences | |
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Medical Education
Pathology
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| Computer Assisted Learning
Educational Research
Learning Outcomes
Web-based Assessment
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My current research is based on educational innovations, including computer assisted learning and Web-based assessments, and their effect upon learning outcomes in medical education.
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| | | | ILP Research Interests (Will supervise ILP students) |
| Assessment
Medical Education
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| | | | Teaching Interests | |
| I am a committed teacher and believe in the value of the scholarship of teaching and learning, as well as reflective practice. In this regard, I have completed a diploma of teaching in Higher Education (UNSW) 1998, as well as an Innovative Teaching and Educational Technology (ITET3) Fellowship in 2002. In 2003, I was the recipient of a The Australian College of Educators and NSW Minister for Education's Quality Teaching Award, as well as the UNSW Vice Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence. In 2006, I received a Faculty of Medicine Award for Innovation in Teaching and Learning, and in 2007 I was awarded a Carrick Citation for the development and implementation of online formative assessments in the biomedical sciences, which provide automated feedback and motivate independent learning.
I am currently Head of Teaching in Pathology within the School of Medical Sciences, Convenor of the Biomedical Sciences component in Phase 3 of the New Medicine Programme (NMP) at UNSW, Convenor of Pathology teaching in Phase 2 of the NMP, member of the Ageing and Endings Design and Implementation Group (DIG) in Phase 1, member of the Health Maintenance DIG in Phase 2. I am also responsible for the development and implementation of online formative assessments throughout Phase 1 of the NMP. | |
| | | | Society Memberships & Professional Activities | |
| Member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Medical Educators (ANZAME).
Member of the Australian College of Educators. | |
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I am currently co-supervising Dr Christine van Vliet's PhD thesis. | |
| | | | Key works/Publications | |
| Velan GM, Kumar RK, Cohen DD. Pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis following subacute inhalational exposure to silica: determinants of progression. Pathology 1993; 25:282-90.
Cellular Responses in an Inhalational Model of Silicosis. PhD, UNSW 1995.
Velan GM. Clinicopathological case studies on the internet with interactive images and automated self assessment and feedback. ANZAME Annual Conference - Proceedings. 1997; 25: 87
Velan GM. Evaluation of an innovative student manual in an undergraduate course in Pathology. ANZAME Annual Conference - Proceedings. 1997; 25: 53-54.
Velan GM and Kumar RK. Effectiveness of on-line formative assessments as well as criterion-referenced and project-based summative assessments.
Presentation to the Fourth National Teaching Forum on Assessment in Higher Education, Canberra, December 6th, 2000.
Velan GM, Kumar RK, Dziegielewski M and Wakefield D. Web-based assessments in pathology with QuestionMark Perception. Pathology 2002; 34:282-284.
Velan GM, Dziegielewski M, Killen MT and Kumar RK. Development and evaluation of a computer-assisted learning module on glomerulonephritis for medical students. Medical Teacher 2002; 24:412-416.
Dziegielewski M. Velan GM. Kumar RK. Teaching pathology using 'hotspotted' digital images. Medical Education. 37(11):1047-8, 2003 Nov.
RK Kumar, GM Velan, SO Korell, M Kandara, FR Dee, D Wakefield. Virtual microscopy for learning and assessment in pathology. J. Pathol 2004; 204 (5):613-8.
RK Kumar, NJ Hawkins, P Harris, GM Velan. Bridging the gap between the scientific and societal aspects of medical education. JIAMSE 2004; 14 :15-17.
Kumar RK, Freeman B, Velan GM, de Permentier PJ. Integrating histology and histopathology teaching in practical classes using virtual slides. Anat. Rec. B: New Anatomist 2006; 289B (4): 128-133.
Hughes C, Toohey S, Velan, G. eMed Teamwork: a self-moderating system to gather peer feedback for developing and assessing teamwork skills. Medical Teacher 2008; 30: 5-9.
Harris P, Hughes CS, Toohey SM, Balasooriya CD, O’Sullivan AJ, Kumar RK, Velan G, McNeil HP. A Method for Assessment to Drive Learning toward Desired Graduate Capabilities. 13th Ottawa International Conference on Clinical Competence held in Melbourne, 5th-8th March - Proceedings 2008; 458-462.
Velan GM, Jones P, McNeil HP, Kumar RK. Integrated online formative assessments in the biomedical sciences for medical students: benefits for learning. BMC Medical Education 2008; 8:52. | |
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