ERIC Number: EJ1228008
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Dec
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-2473-3806
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"Yes! Use Your Cell Phones!" Active Learning with Technology in an Anatomy and Physiology Lab
Rudolph, Heather A.; Schwabe, Anna
HAPS Educator, v21 n3 p75-79 Dec 2017
Students struggle with the amount of information they are expected to learn in undergraduate human anatomy and physiology labs. Often, the models used in labs may look different from the figures or photos in the lab manuals purchased from publishing companies and therefore studying at home with lab manual diagrams can be an unnecessarily frustrating and time consuming experience for students. In this activity, students work together in groups of four to label models with anatomy terminology assigned to that week's lab. They take pictures of their labeled models to assemble into a PowerPoint file thus collaborating to produce a personalized student made study guide that can be used outside of lab time, to review for the lab practical. The PowerPoint files are also uploaded to the Learning Management System as the weekly group homework assignment. This activity emphasizes cooperative learning, active vocabulary application, and good conversations among students and between students and instructors. It also utilizes technology in a fun, interactive way for students, which results in no lost or late homework, no papers to store, and easier grading for instructors.
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Active Learning, Technology Uses in Education, Anatomy, Physiology, Undergraduate Students, Group Activities, Models, Vocabulary, Cooperative Learning, Student Developed Materials, Study Guides
Human Anatomy and Physiology Society. PO Box 2945, LeGrange, GA 30421. e-mail: editor@hapsconnect.org; Web site: https://www.hapsweb.org/page/hapsed_home
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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