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Christine Miller Buffinton; James W. Baish; Donna M. Ebenstein – Biomedical Engineering Education, 2023
To support recent trends toward the use of patient-specific anatomical models from medical imaging data, we present a learning module for use in the undergraduate BME curriculum that introduces image segmentation, the process of partitioning digital images to isolate specific anatomical features. Five commercially available software packages were…
Descriptors: Biomedicine, Engineering Education, Undergraduate Study, Illustrations
Caswell, Tom; Henson, Shelley; Jensen, Marion; Wiley, David – Online Submission, 2008
The role of distance education is shifting. Traditionally distance education was limited in the number of people served because of production, reproduction, and distribution costs. Today, while it still costs the university time and money to produce a course, technology has made it such that reproduction costs are almost non-existent. This shift…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Distance Education, Access to Education, Educational Resources
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Williams, Diana L.; Boone, Randall; Kingsley, Karla V. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2004
A Delphi method was used to determine the extent to which current educational software was meeting the needs of teachers; as well as what changes needed to occur in educational software to make it more effective. Five overarching themes emerged: (a) instructional design issues, (b) curriculum, (c) materials, (d) cost, and (e) meeting specific…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Delphi Technique, Courseware, Teacher Attitudes
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Wheeler, Brad – EDUCAUSE Review, 2004
College and university administrators everywhere are struggling with the challenges of trying to "do more with less" in terms of balancing mandates and resources. The Internet has enabled new approaches for teaching and learning, vast interinstitutional collaborations in humanities and scientific research, and a renewed focus on the…
Descriptors: Internet, Information Technology, Computer Software, Higher Education
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Alexandria, VA. – 1999
"Only the Best" is an Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) annual reference containing information on software programs and multimedia applications that have met stringent criteria for excellence. The purpose of this reference is to provide a quick and easy way for curriculum directors, technology coordinators, librarians,…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection, Costs
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Owens, Peter – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1992
Advances in multimedia and video technology have made more sophistication in educational software almost necessary, requiring complex team authorship and production considerations. Colleges and schools can be active in software development and perhaps keep software production down to earth. The transition will be expensive and require many and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Costs, Courseware