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=Welcome to our wiki!=

This wiki was created as a resource for participants in the 2013 APTA Combined Sections Meetings preconference workshop iTeach, iLearn, iPad. Currently, this is a protected wiki. This means that only authorized members may edit the wiki. However, anyone can view, comment, or contribute to discussion boards. On the day of the workshop, we will open up the wiki so that participants may contribute to the wiki and/or edit its contents during the conference.

The wiki is organized into pages that may be accessed under the "Pages and Files" heading in the navigation bar on the right-hand side of the page. You will find general information as well as lists of resources and apps that may be used for teaching and learning with iPad.

=About the presenters and creators of this wiki:=

Cindy Brandehoff
Cindy Brandehoff is a licensed physical therapist assistant in the State of Ohio for 16 years. She has been an instructor in the PTA program at James A. Rhodes State College since 1997 and the ACCE and fulltime instructor since 2001. Cindy has her Bachelor’s Degree in Health Care Administration. She serves as an “On-Site Reviewer” for the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) and as an instructor for TherapyEd. Cindy also has presented several on site CEU courses for area Clinical Instructors. Cindy continues to work PRN clinically to bridge the didactic and clinical component for the student physical therapist assistant.

[|Kendra Gagnon]
Kendra Gagnon, PT, PhD, is a Clinical Assistant Professor and Associate Director of Clinical Education at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. She teaches Professional Interactions, Human Movement Science, and Pediatric Physical Therapy in the DPT curriculum and Advanced Topics in Pediatrics in the post-professional DPT curriculum. Dr. Gagnon has practiced physical therapy in early intervention and school-based settings since 2001. She is actively involved in the APTA Section on Pediatrics and the Kansas Chapter of the APTA. Dr. Gagnon has presented nationally on use of social media to promote student engagement, and she has led the KUMC DPT program’s initiative to use social media and technology in teaching, research, and practice.

Angela Heaton
Angela Heaton is a licensed Physical Therapist in the state of Ohio and currently is the director of the Physical Therapist Assistant Program at James A. Rhodes State College. She graduated from the Ohio State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy and also received a Master’s degree in Administrative Higher Education from the University of Dayton. Angela is actively involved in the didactic education of the PTA. She has been a program educator for 20 years and has served as a team leader for numerous on-site program visits for the Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE). At present, Angela serves as the Commissioner Chair for the Physical Therapist Assistant Panel of CAPTE. In October of 2011, Angela was selected as Ohio’s Educator of the Year from the Ohio Association of Two Year Colleges.

Andrea Liles
Andrea Liles is a licensed Physical Therapist in the state of Ohio. She first graduated from Lima Technical College in 1999 and practiced as a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant for 7 years. She then completed the transitional Master’s program at the University of Findlay, graduating in 2006. She currently works clinically part time in Findlay, Ohio in an outpatient orthopedic practice while also teaching part time. She is currently in her fourth year of teaching as an instructor in the PTA program at James A. Rhodes State College. Additionally, Andrea serves as adjunct faculty/lab instructor for the transitional DPT program at the University of Findlay and serves on their admissions committee.

Diana Rammel
Diana is the Distance Education Coordinator Coordinator and lab assistant for the Physical Therapist Assistant Program at James A. Rhodes State College. She received her Associates degree in Applied Science for the Physical Therapist Assistant in 2000 and has been actively practicing for 12 years. Her areas of clinical practice include outpatient orthopedics and geriatrics. Diana is a member of the APTA and is currently working towards a Bachelor's degree in Allied Healthcare Management.

Carla Sabus
Dr. Carla Sabus received her MSPT in 1992 and her PhD in Education in 2007. She is currently Assistant Professor and Director of DPT and Post-Professional DPT programs at the University of Kansas Medical Center. She has practiced in acute care and neurologic settings since 1992 and continues practice at KU Hospital and at KUMC Interdisciplinary ALS Clinic. Dr. Sabus is involved in KUMC initiatives to advance interprofessional education and student engagement. She has led the DPT program’s use of an academic electronic health record and is involved with the DPT program’s implementation of social media to foster student engagement.