ERIC Number: EJ991160
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-1935-9772
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Active Learning: A Small Group Histology Laboratory Exercise in a Whole Class Setting Utilizing Virtual Slides and Peer Education
Bloodgood, Robert A.
Anatomical Sciences Education, v5 n6 p367-373 Nov-Dec 2012
Histology laboratory instruction is moving away from the sole use of the traditional combination of light microscopes and glass slides in favor of virtual microscopy and virtual slides. At the same time, medical curricula are changing so as to reduce scheduled time for basic science instruction as well as focusing on student-centered learning approaches such as small group active learning and peer-instruction. It is important that medical schools resist the temptation to respond to this conjunction of events by turning histology into a self-study activity. This article describes a lymphoid histology laboratory exercise, occurring in a specially equipped Learning Studio housing an entire medical class that utilizes virtual slides in the context of small group active learning and peer instruction. (Contains 2 tables and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Peer Teaching, Group Activities, Science Laboratories, Laboratory Equipment, Science Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Medical Education, Instructional Effectiveness
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Virginia
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