title: E-learning in a virtual science camp for urban youth.
abstract: The Virtual Science Camp (VSC) is a unique demonstration of synchronous e-learning developed by Mentoring in Medicine (MIM). This paper reports on a pilot offering during the summer of 2012 that taught advanced biological concepts, healthy living and health care career opportunities to medically underserved urban youth.Livestream'sinteractive video technology was used to engage a diverse audience of mostly high school students at remote sites in a new two week instructional program that provided custom course content free of charge over the internet. We describe the technical and program preparations undertaken, their implementation, the IT environment, a multi-faceted evaluation plan, the results of the experiment, and lessons learned.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA ; Mentoring in Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Lynne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Holden
authors.affiliation: Mentoring in Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morrison
authors.affiliation: LightShift Associates, LLC, Viera, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Wallace
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.affiliation: Elliot Siegel Consulting, Bluffton, SC, USA.
authors.forename: Elliot
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Siegel
keywords: Synchronous e-learning; health careers; youth development
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