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TUSK Perspecitives

TUSK: The Tufts University Sciences Knowledgebase (formerly the HSDB): A Knowledge Management System Susan Albright Tarik Alkasab. TUSK Perspecitives. Faculty Students Curriculum Planners. TUSK Features Overview. Open Source Perspective. Built on open source software

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TUSK Perspecitives

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  1. TUSK: The Tufts University Sciences Knowledgebase(formerly the HSDB): A Knowledge Management SystemSusan AlbrightTarik Alkasab Slice of Life June 2003

  2. TUSK Perspecitives • Faculty • Students • Curriculum Planners Slice of Life June 2003

  3. TUSK Features Overview Slice of Life June 2003

  4. Open Source Perspective • Built on open source software • MySQL, Apache, mod_perl • Beta test of TUSK system portability • NYMC • University of Natal, Durban SA • Future: • Distributed development Slice of Life June 2003

  5. Faculty Perspective • Easy metadata input • Markup for special significance • Search and include relevant text, multimedia from colleagues • Concept mapping: find documents with like objectives – make connections across the curriculum Slice of Life June 2003

  6. Search/Include Content Slice of Life June 2003

  7. XML Markup for Meaning Slice of Life June 2003

  8. Select UMLS Keywords Slice of Life June 2003

  9. Link to Curricular Objectives Slice of Life June 2003

  10. Create Concept Maps Slice of Life June 2003

  11. Student Perspective • Personal notes through the curriculum • Personal collections of TUSK data • Personal information carried forward through 4 years of med school and beyond Slice of Life June 2003

  12. Student Views • Log in page • Home page • Discussions • Announcements • Content of various types Slice of Life June 2003

  13. Student Home Page Slice of Life June 2003

  14. Curriculum Planner • Where are things taught in the curriculum • Where are the connections – concept mapping • What are the prerequisites learning objectives for each course Slice of Life June 2003

  15. Content Management Slice of Life June 2003

  16. CMS Site Map Slice of Life June 2003

  17. The Future • Link TUSK to the Rest of the World • Open archive linkages—e.g., to HEAL • Shibboleth authentication • UMLS-indexed external material represented in TUSK • Seamless searching of Tufts-licensed material from within TUSK Slice of Life June 2003

  18. The Future • Concept Maps • Web of curricular information • Personal annotations ubiquitous within TUSK and external content Slice of Life June 2003

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