title: Educational technology use among US colleges and schools of pharmacy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To develop a searchable database of educational technologies used at schools and colleges of pharmacy.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional survey design was used to determine what educational technologies were being used and to identify an individual at each institution who could serve as an information resource for peer-to-peer questions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eighty-nine survey instruments were returned for a response rate of 75.4%. The resulting data illustrated the almost ubiquitous presence of educational technology. The most frequently used technology was course management systems and the least frequently used technology was microblogging.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Educational technology use is trending toward fee-based products for enterprise-level applications and free, open-source products for collaboration and presentation. Educational technology is allowing educators to restructure classroom time for something other than simple transmission of factual information and to adopt an evidence-based approach to instructional innovation and reform.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178, USA. msmonagh@creighton.edu
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Monaghan
authors.forename: Jeff J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Cain
authors.forename: Patrick M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Malone
authors.forename: Tracy A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.forename: Ryan W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Walters
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Steven T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Riedl
mesh_terms: D057218:Blogging; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003625:Data Collection; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018961:Educational Technology / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D012580:Schools, Pharmacy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States