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Human Morpho‐Informatics: Teaching Anatomy by the Numbers
Author(s) -
Hilbelink Don R.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.21.5.a1-a
Subject(s) - blackboard (design pattern) , gross anatomy , dissection (medical) , computer science , human anatomy , multimedia , informatics , world wide web , medical education , anatomy , medicine , engineering , programming language , electrical engineering
Although advances in technology continue to provide new and innovative resources for teaching human anatomy, little data exists regarding their effectiveness. Financial and time constraints limit the extent of online material that can be licensed or incorporated. To identify resources of greatest value, the following approach is employed. USF Medical Gross Anatomy is a traditional lecture/cadaver dissection course (6 students/dissection group), with systems‐based content organized in weekly units. Online content, organized in parallel weekly modules, is accessed through a Blackboard portal. In concept, the online course content is organized, not as a supplement but as a duplicate of the lecture/dissection course. Use of the online content by students is completely optional. Online content includes: Primal 3D Complete Human Anatomy, narrated cadaver dissection videos, lecture videos, lecture pod casting, cross sectional anatomy, and self‐evaluation quizzes. Data collection capabilities within Blackboard are optimized to obtain all information related to if, when and how often, online material is accessed by each student. In addition, a post‐course survey is conducted. Survey data, academic performance, and online content use data is analyzed for each student. Based on this data, decisions are made regarding which resources to support or eliminate from next year's online course content.