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Medical science educators to sponsor technological webcast series  The International Association of Medical Science Educators is sponsoring a series of  webcasts with the theme, “Innovation and Technology in the Learning Environment.”   The webcasts are PowerPoint presentations delivered through the Internet with live voice of the presenter by phone. After the presentation the phone line carries all participants for a discussion with the presenter and among the participants.   The series continues at noon April 18 in Room 202 of the Basic Science Building. The April 18 presentation, entitled “Finding, Organizing and Uisng Free media Resources,” will be delivered by Dr. Susan Stensaas, from the University of Utah.   All the presentations are held at noon in Room 202 of the Basic Science Building. Following is a list of  dates and subject for the webcasts series: April 25, Moving from Paper-Pencil to Electronic Exams: What it Takes to Get it Done with Dr. Scott Elliott, University of Iowa; May 2, Around the World of Course Management Systems in 60 Minutes—or Less with Dr. Matt Christian, Marshall University; May 9, Formual for Delivering Digitized Lectures: Combine Technology, Faculty Perception,a nd Copyright Policy then Measure the Educational Outcome with Dr. Matt Jackson, Wayne State;  and May 16, Implementing Virtual Microscopy in Medical Education with Dr. Robert W. Ogilvie.   For information, call Mary Mauldin, Ed.D., at 876-5040 or e-mail mauldin     Friday, April 14, 2006 Catalyst Online is published weekly, updated as needed and improved from time to time by the MUSC Office of Public Relations for the faculty, employees and students of the Medical University of South Carolina. Catalyst Online editor, Kim Draughn, can be reached at 792-4107 or by email, catalyst@musc.edu. Editorial copy can be submitted to Catalyst Online and to The Catalyst in print by fax, 792-6723, or by email to catalyst@musc.edu. To place an ad in The Catalyst hardcopy, call Island papers at 849-1778, ext. 201.