Knowledge Weavers

Overview

The mission of the Knowledge Weavers Project, under the direction of Sharon Dennis, MS, Principal Investigator and Suzanne Stensaas, Ph.D and Co-principal Investigator, was to produce innovative multimedia resources which included tutorials, interactive cases, animations and other multimedia methods of delivery to support health sciences education. The Knowledge Weavers Project team also participated in education and outreach activities including Slice of Life. The Knowledge Weavers Project was sponsored from 1995-2001 by the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library at University of Utah and supported by a National Library of Medicine (Grant #1 G08 LM05684-01A1).

Please note: some Flash animations formerly hosted here have been rendered inoperable by the retirement of the Flash browser plugin, as of January 2021.

Various screenshots of Knowledge Weavers online programs.

Animations

Animated Heart →

Subject Area
Pharmacology

Description
HyperHeart is an interactive animation/movie detailing bloodflow, aortic/ventricular volumes and pressures present in a normal cardiac cycle. Also included are an electrocardiogram and heart sounds graph. Tutorials are provided for each phase of the cycle and interactive functions. Updated from Flash to HTML 5 by Quentin Roper and Neil Ward of Massey University, New Zealand.

Interactive Cases

Blue Baby →

Subject Area
Pediatric cardiology

Description
An interactive case that guides the student through a differential diagnosis in a case of cyanosis in a newborn. This case was developed in partnership with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Department of Pediatrics.


EnviroDx →

Subject Area
Environmental Medicine

Description
A multimedia, case-focused, computer-based learning program on environmental-related diseases developed in partnership with Eddy Bresnitz, M.D., M.S., formerly the Katharine Boucot Sturgis Chair of the Department of Community and Preventive Medicine in the MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine.


Frank

Subject Area
Biochemistry

Description
An interactive case that guides the student through the differential diagnosis of a patient named “Frank”.


Neurologic Exam Cases →

Subject Area
Neurology

Description
A set of neurologic exam teaching cases demonstrated with interactive videos, animations and quizzes.

Image Banks & Collections

Dermatology (HEAL) →

Subject Area
Dermatology

Description
An online atlas of images and illustrations demonstrating a variety of clinical dermatology conditions which includes a set of dermatology surgical procedural videos. HEAL records include Rights license for re-use of images.


Dermatology (Knowledge Weavers) →

Subject Area
Dermatology

Description
An online atlas of images and illustrations demonstrating a variety of clinical dermatology conditions which includes a set of dermatology surgical procedural videos. The original Dermatology Imagae Bank produced by Knowledge Weavers. Last updated 03/27/2000.


The ECG Learning Center →

Subject Area
Cardiology

Description
An interactive ECG tutorial representing an introduction to clinical electrocardiography. ECG terminology and diagnostic criteria.

Tutorials

The ECG Learning Center →

Subject Area
Cardiology

Description
An interactive ECG tutorial representing an introduction to clinical electrocardiography. ECG terminology and diagnostic criteria.


NetBiochem: Fatty Acid Synthesis and Modification →

Subject Area
Biochemistry

Description
Tutorials on nutritional biochemistry.


Human Reproduction →

Subject Area
Obstretrics, Gynecology

Description
On online course syllabus developed for the University of Utah School of Medicine Sophomore Organ Course on Human Reproduction: the Clinical, pathologic and pharmacologic correlations.


Hyperbrain →

Subject Area
Neuroanatomy

Description
HyperBrain originated in 1988 as an interactive HyperCard tool to teach human neuroanatomy. It is designed as a lab assistant or as a lab substitute where human specimens, slides and models are not available. It continues to evolve with changes in operating systems and the Internet. Many images were captured from video before the era of mass storage and high-speed performance. A multitude of links to the glossary from the text and figures provides interactivity together with quizzes for each chapter.


Intermountain Burn Center (see instead Telemedicine Project) →

Subject Area
Trauma, Nursing

Description
Information about the basic emergency care required within the first 24 hours after a burn injury.


Multiple Sclerosis →

Subject Area
Neurology

Description
An introduction to multiple sclerosis for medical students and physicians in training.


Neurologic Exam →

Subject Area
Neurology

Description
A set of videos, animations and quizzes that demonstrate the neurologic exam (adult and pediatric).


Nurse-Midwifery

Subject Area
Nursing

Description
These modules were developed for use by the graduate nurse-midwifery program at the College of Nursing, University of Utah. They are also designed to be available to all other nurse-midwifery programs and to any other health care professionals, internationally, who might find them useful.


NetBiochem: Nutrition →

Subject Area
Biochemistry

Description
Tutorials on nutritional biochemistry.


Pediatric Neurologic Exam →

Subject Area
Neurology

Description
A set of videos, animations and quizzes that demonstrate the pediatric neurologic exam for children in age groups ranging from newborns to two and one half-year olds.

Tools & Templates

WebQuizBuilder: Client-side Quiz Tool

 

Subject Area
Quiz Tool

Description
Tool to create interactive Web-based multiple-choice quizzes without coding in HTML or Javascript. The client-side version of WebQuizBuilder consisted of a stand-alone FileMakerPro database interface and a program (written in Perl) that generated a Web-readable multiple choice quiz.


Server-side Quiz Tool: QuizGenerator

 

Subject Area
Quiz Tool

Description
Online tool to create and maintain practice quiz banks which included questions, answers, feedback for each choice, and images. The quiz will also allowed students to select questions in particular subject areas. QuizGenerator was developed using a mySQL database and the PHP3 programming language.


Anatomy Outliner

 

Subject Area
Quiz Tool

Description
A Java-based tool that allowed content experts to outline structures in anatomical images, label the structures, and publish the information to the Web. An interactive random quiz, which allowed the user to test themselves on the outlined anatomical structures, was generated with each outlined image.


Content Development Template Tool

 

Subject Area
Web Site Template Tool

Description
A Java-based application which will allow faculty of all technical abilities to create customized Web resources including didactic sites, disease description sites, and interactive case-based learning sites.

Organizations

University of Utah Health

Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library

The mission of the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library is to advance and transform education, research, and health care through dynamic technologies, evidence application, and collaborative partnerships.