EdTech Learning Lab

Episode Notes Join us as we interview our very own boss, Assistant Dean and Director of Educational Technology Teggin Summers, about her vision for Stanford EdTech and the importance of continuing to center people and education in the face of rapidly changing technologies. Connect with Us: Subscribe to the EdTech Learning Lab on All major platforms! Want to collaborate? Learn more about our work a...

In this episode, we interview Dr. Darren Salmi about his approach to teaching anatomy, embryology, and histology at the Stanford School of Medicine. Dr. Salmi explains how he uses etymology to demystify complex medical terminology and incorporates digital tools and 3D models to reflect real anatomical variability. He also shares insights on curriculum design, emphasizing the importance of working...

EdTech team members Teggin Summers and Adam Hain join Assistant Dean of Research Operations Victoria Leyton and Associate Director of Training and Development Sarah Daadi to discuss the creation of ROVER, a new training curriculum for Research Administration professionals at Stanford Medicine. In this conversation, we focus on strategies for making training feel useful and engaging, and the import...

In this episode, members of the EdTech team discuss the building and launch of the Stanford Medicine Studio, a state-of-the-art multimedia production studio that exists to serve Stanford Medicine faculty, staff, and students. Resources mentioned: Stanford Medicine Studio: https://med.stanford.edu/edtech/stanford-medicine-studio.html Connect with Us: Subscribe to the EdTech Learning Lab on All majo...

Episode Notes Hosts: Teggin and Adam Hain Guest: Dr. Rebecca Miller-Kuhlmann, Assistant Dean for Preclerkship Education and Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University Episode Summary Former 8th-grade science teacher turned neurologist, Dr. Rebecca Miller-Kuhlmann joins hosts Teggin and Adam Hain to unpack the instructional design behind Stanford's pre-...

EdTech instructional designers Claire Kulikowski and Jessica Whittemore team up with Stanford LGBTQ+ Program leaders Bláz Bush and Weichen Ling to discuss the creation and launch of "Teaching Gender-Affirming Care: A Case-based Simulation to Improve Transgender Health Outcomes". Launched in January 2026 after three years of development, "Teaching Gender-Affirming Care" is a vis...

Episode Notes S1 E4 | Integrating Pharmacology into the Curriculum Hosts: Dr. Teggin Summers and Dr. Adam Hain, Stanford EdTech Guest: Dr. Anuj Aggarwal, Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine at Stanford University Episode Summary In this episode of "How to Grow as a Medical Educator," hosts Teggin and Adam Hain sit down with Dr. Anuj Aggarwal t...

EdTech team members Teggin Summers, Adam Hain, and Grace Sextro join Stanford nutrition expert Dr. Christopher Gardner (seen on the Netflix documentary series "You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment") as he talks about the complexity of translating complex science to mass media, his role in educating medical students on nutrition, and expanding teaching through digital learning. Resourc...

Episode Summary: In this episode of the EdTech Learning Lab, host and Lead Instructional Designer Claire Kulikowski sits down with Dr. Kathleen Kan, Dr. Chenxi Liu, and Stanford EdTech Creative Director William Bottini to discuss the creation of "Bladder Basics." What started as an in-person clinical workshop has evolved into a fully animated, character-driven musical series designed to...

Episode Notes Episode Summary: In this episode of the EdTech Learning Lab, host Tela Vessa sits down with Dr. Sharon F. Chen, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford University, to discuss the creation of the newly launched "Thinking Habits in the AI Era" CME course. Together, they explore the critical need for explicit, reflective thinking in medicine to combat AI-driven "cogn...