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Chang, Ming-Fong; Liao, Meng-Lin; Lue, June-Horng; Yeh, Chi-Chuan – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2022
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, National Taiwan University anatomy teachers adopted asynchronous online video teaching and reduced the size of anatomy laboratory groups in April 2020. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of these changes on medical students' learning. Before COVID-19, the performance of the 2019-2020 cohort was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing
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Mohammadian, Parvaneh; Boroon, Parnaz Rezaie; Tang, Sophia; Pakzad, Mahsa; Gojgini, Shohreh – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2021
As community colleges are increasingly offering distance education courses, it is of great interest to examine student performance specifically in science courses. The objective of this study was to examine the student success and retention rates in anatomy courses that were offered face-to-face (F2F) compared to hybrid offerings. In the F2F…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Blended Learning, Educational Technology
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Memon, Ismail; Alkushi, Abdulmohsen; Shewar, Dur E.; Anjum, Irfan; Feroz, Zeeshan – Advances in Physiology Education, 2020
Many medical schools offer pre-professional programs to undergraduate students. The main purpose of the university pre-professional program (UPPP) is to equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills required to successfully cope with the academic demands of further education provided by professional colleges. The aim of this commentary…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Medical Education, Premedical Students, Anatomy
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Chou, Te-Shun; Vanderbye, Aaron – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2017
Aim/Purpose: To prepare students with both theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the field of wireless communications. Background: Teaching wireless communications and networking is not an easy task because it involves broad subjects and abstract content. Methodology: A pedagogical method that combined lectures, labs, assignments, exams,…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Experiential Learning, Simulation, Laboratories
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Van Peursem, Karen; Samujh, R. Helen; Nath, Nirmala – Educational Action Research, 2016
Professionals require decision-making skills as well as technical knowledge. One might assume that their university education prepares them for this role yet, and least for future audit professionals, traditional text--and lecture--methods dominate teaching practice. This Participation Action Research study develops with auditing students a…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Decision Making, Technological Literacy, Technology Uses in Education
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Attardi, Stefanie M.; Choi, Suwhan; Barnett, John; Rogers, Kem A. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2016
A fully online section of an existing face-to-face (F2F) systemic human anatomy course with a prosection laboratory was offered for the first time in 2012-2013. Lectures for F2F students (N = 365) were broadcast in both live and archived format to online students (N = 40) using virtual classroom software. Laboratories were delivered online by a…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Human Body, Medical Education, Laboratories
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Brophy, Sean P.; Magana, Alejandra J.; Strachan, Alejandro – Advances in Engineering Education, 2013
We studied the use of online molecular dynamics simulations (MD) to enhance student abilities to understand the atomic processes governing plastic deformation in materials. The target population included a second-year undergraduate engineering course in the School of Materials Engineering at Purdue University. The objectives of the study were to…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, Undergraduate Study, Inquiry, Laboratories
Dupigny-Giroux, Lesley-Ann; Toolin, Regina; Hogan, Stephen; Fortney, Michael D. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2012
In July 2008, a new professional development program called Satellites, Weather and Climate (SWAC) began at the University of Vermont. Its goal was to enhance the competency of in-service K-12 science and mathematics Vermont teachers in the atmospheric, climate, and geospatial sciences. The pilot program ran until 2010, during which time 14…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Faculty Development, Satellites (Aerospace), Educational Technology
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Marsh, George E., II; McFadden, Anna C.; Price, Barrie Jo – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2003
This article provides a discussion of issues confronting institutions of higher education in their efforts to reduce costs and improve the quality of instruction for large classes. Blended learning is described with examples of technology applications referenced to existing courses at various universities. A discussion of cost reduction strategies…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Educational Technology, Higher Education, Large Group Instruction