{"id":411,"date":"2010-06-15T17:14:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-15T17:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geoffcain.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/teaching-basic-physiology-and-anatomy-lab-courses-using-sakai\/"},"modified":"2010-06-15T17:14:00","modified_gmt":"2010-06-15T17:14:00","slug":"teaching-basic-physiology-and-anatomy-lab-courses-using-sakai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geoffcain.com\/blog\/teaching-basic-physiology-and-anatomy-lab-courses-using-sakai\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Basic Physiology and Anatomy Lab Courses Using Sakai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; float: right; display: block; width: 210px; \"><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Heart-and-lungs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/e6\/Heart-and-lungs.jpg\/200px-Heart-and-lungs.jpg\" alt=\"Heart and lungs\" style=\"border:none;display:block\" width=\"200\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><span>Image via <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Heart-and-lungs.jpg\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This is a presentation by Joan Esterline Lafuze who is a professor of biology at Indiana University East. I am particularly interested in this session because teaching online labs seems to be such an issue for so many science instructor and colleges. Interestingly enough, there is a lot of actual science that is practiced via the internet (e.g., gathering and sharing data). I see a disconnect between the teaching of science and the practice of science. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>These courses are primarily for nursing students. They use:<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Streaming video (live demonstrations)<\/li>\n<li>Modules (Melete Tool in Sakai)<\/li>\n<li>Assignments II<\/li>\n<li>Forums<\/li>\n<li>Original Test &amp; Survey to Samigo<\/li>\n<li>Wiki &amp; ePortfolio<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>Two strategies:<\/div>\n<div>Only use tools in their most simplified form (on tip-toes)<\/div>\n<div>Don&#8217;t overwhelm students with tech<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Course background<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Traditional course for pre-nursing and nursing students<\/li>\n<li>National, international, and rural students<\/li>\n<li>Issues: access to technology<\/li>\n<li>Benefits to having this course online<\/li>\n<li>Attendance\/Live streaming element (there are attendance points)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Benefits include <\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>being able to meet individual students needs; <\/li>\n<li>able to teach deployed military; <\/li>\n<li>gasoline shortage; <\/li>\n<li>caregivers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>The instructor puts materials on thumbdrives. <\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Organs are sent in the mail and the students dissect along with the class during a live stream &#8211; although this is not a requirement for the class.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The students watch the dissections on line via live streaming. They meet the outcomes of the course and do not require dissection. She believes that there are a few courses where someone would be required to come in and work in a lab.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The course is taught multimodally &#8211; face-to-face and online.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I like the fact that she actually incorporates meetings with actual practicing scientists in the course.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Course utilizes a &#8220;course manager&#8221; &#8211; a TA.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend>Related articles by Zemanta<\/legend>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/eon.businesswire.com\/news\/eon\/20100422006133\/en\">American Public University System Selects Sakai&#8217;s Learning Management System<\/a> (eon.businesswire.com)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prweb.com\/releases\/2010\/05\/prweb3973844.htm\">America Celebrates Science Education with National Lab Day<\/a> (prweb.com)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/iangardnergb.blogspot.com\/2010\/04\/top-sakai-article.html\">Top Sakai Article<\/a> (iangardnergb.blogspot.com)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/fieldset><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top:10px;height:15px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" src=\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/zemified_e.png?x-id=e28a9755-1493-4836-b0d4-94c77c88a5fb\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" style=\"border:none;float:right\" \/><\/a><span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image via Wikipedia This is a presentation by Joan Esterline Lafuze who is a professor of biology at Indiana University East. 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