ThinkShare Quick Guide (CRC)

This is a guide to the Clinical Reasoning Course, providing an overview of the course structure for working on cases online and in small groups and introduces the NEW version of ThinkShare® that faculty and students will be using. Guide Prepared for the Clinical Reasoning Course Directors by Karen Spear Ellinwood, PhD, JD, Director, Faculty Instructional Development, Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson. Course Directors: Paul St. John, PhD, and Alice Min, MD

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Guide

to Using the online tool

Introducing ThinkShare®

Students and facilitators use ThinkShare® for all CRC cases

There are 3 key points about getting started

#1 - You will need to JOIN the web-based app

Jennifer Cogan, Course Coordinator, will send you an email from ThinkShare Support.

Please click on the link in the email to CREATE YOUR ACCOUNT.

Be sure to sign up with the SAME EMAIL to which the invitation was sent!

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Complete the form

Click "Create Account"

You will receive a 2nd Email

asking you to VERIFY your account

When you verify your account...

  • You will be asked to review and agree to the ThinkShare® End User Agreement
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If you cannot see your student entries or group, please contact Jennifer Cogan, CRC Coordinator.

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#2 - Facilitators can write comments on individual student entries.

Comments are PRIVATE by default.

Co-facilitators can view one another's private comments to students.

#3 - You can view ALL entries for a single student in a case on 1 screen.

Click ThinkSpace on the Dashboard & the student's name.

Once I'm signed up

 How do I get back to ThinkShare?
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USE ANY WEB BROWSER

FireFox, Chrome, Safari, Microsoft Internet Explorer\ Edge
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What else?

Cases are called "challenges"

The Steps

are listed across the top menu of each case

View prior versions of entries

(Click right arrow)

View Group Members and Roles on 1 Screen

Leaders (Facilitators) - Members (Students)

Click Student name to view case entries

Click student email to email the student

Formatting options include Copy & Paste

from Microsoft Office Word

Questions about ThinkShare®
Contact flash@arizona.edu

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CRC Director Paul St. John, PhD

Associate Dircector Alice Min, MD

University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson

Prepared by KC Spear Ellinwood, PhD, JD, Director, FID
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