About DEI

Innovations in educational technology and the implementation of seminal digital applications play major roles in driving curricular evolution. They enable the school to meet its educational goals amidst growing challenges, and serve as the basis of our reporting and regulatory compliance. For over two decades, the Division of Educational Informatics (DEI http://edinfo.med.nyu.edu, formerly Advanced Educational Systems) has served as the focus of educational technology and innovation for the undergraduate medical school. DEI has had a tremendously successful history and through its efforts has brought NYU School of Medicine to the forefront of Educational Informatics innovation and Medical Education research

DEI Mission and Activities:

Mission: The Division of Educational Informatics is an educational technology laboratory within Medical Center IT and the Dean's Office of the New York University School of Medicine. DEI supports the goals of the School through the discovery, development and validation of new information technologies for medical education and through academic collaborations focusing on novel research and curricular transformation.

DEI Activities:
School of Medicine:

• Strategic planning for future educational technology requirements and initiatives
• Participation in ongoing curricular transformation projects
• Preparing the institution for the increased use of computer-assisted instruction
• Working with faculty and students to facilitate the process of content creation and maintenance
• Working with course directors and the administration to plan the best use of computer-based learning in the curricula and in the drafting of policies for such use
• Extending applications and developing custom educational software where needed and in accordance with standards set forth by MCIT
• Managing the use and dissemination of applications within medical education
• Implementing evolving standards for educational technology (SCORM, Medbiquitous Virtual Patient, etc.) into our applications and content
• Continuing to support the legacy applications, ongoing research and grant projects, and other functions currently in place
• Serving as the liaison and point of communication for the Students and Faculty, MCIT and the Curricular/Education Committees where needed to implement or explore solutions to support needs or innovations

• Acting as a model for driving intra-university educational technology innovation
• Acting as a catalyst for university collaborations
• Conducting rigorous collaborative research on the effectiveness and impact of the use of technology in medical education

• Demonstrating leadership in educational informatics research
• Contributing on a national and international level to the development of technologies and standards in the realm of medical educational technology