title: Roles of innovation in education delivery.
abstract: This paper reviews trends in higher education, characterizing both the current learning environments in pharmacy education as well as a vision for future learning environments, and outlines a strategy for successful implementation of innovations in educational delivery. The following 3 areas of focus are addressed: (1) rejecting the use of the majority of classroom time for the simple transmission of factual information to students; (2) challenging students to think critically, communicate lucidly, and synthesize broadly in order to solve problems; and (3) adopting a philosophy of "evidence-based education" as a core construct of instructional innovation and reform.
authors.affiliation: Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7355, USA. bob_blouin@unc.edu
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Blouin
authors.forename: William H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Riffee
authors.forename: Evan T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Diane E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Pamela U
authors.initials: PU
authors.lastname: Joyner
authors.forename: Adam M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Persky
authors.forename: Gary M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Pollack
mesh_terms: D032882:Comprehension; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000639:trends; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D020375:Education, Distance / Q000639:trends; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000639:trends*; D018961:Educational Technology / Q000639:trends*; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D017145:Models, Educational; D011340:Problem Solving; D012580:Schools, Pharmacy / Q000639:trends*; D013663:Teaching / Q000639:trends*