Open AccessA Multimedia Active Learning Approach to Introducing Human Parasitic Diseases in an Undergraduate Parasitology Course †
Author(s) -
Carissa N. Gag
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of microbiology and biology education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.301
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 1935-7885
pISSN - 1935-7877
DOI - 10.1128/jmbe.v22i1.2185
Subject(s) - parasitology , medical education , computer science , course (navigation) , multimedia , data science , medicine , pathology , engineering , aerospace engineering
Introducing undergraduate students to major human diseases is a key focus of many parasitology courses. Here I present a multifaceted active learning technique that familiarizes students with major human parasitic diseases while simultaneously exposing students to a range of important medical, biological, and ecological concepts.