DEMONSTRATION
Neurons and Animated Cellular and
Molecular Concepts
Patricia Stewart, Linda Wilson-Pauwels
ABSTRACT:
Neurons
is a web-based interactive program designed to teach basic cellular and
molecular concepts in neuronal function to MD and allied health students at the
The
goals of the project are to clarify challenging sub-cellular mechanisms in
neuronal function and to establish protocols for the design and evaluation of
technology-assisted teaching tools in Medical Education. We have created simple
animations that show the essential mechanisms in ionic movement in neuronal
function. In this version of the program we demonstrate ìparcelingî, i.e. the
combination of text and 2-D animations that can be accessed at the userís
convenience. In future versions of the program both parceling and self-playing
narrated movies will be available.
The web
site can be accessed at
http://www.surg.med.utoronto.ca/~teddy/index.swf
BENEFIT TO PARTICIPANTS ATTENDING SESSION:
his presentation will be of interest to both teachers of NeuroAnatomy and to
educators interested in active learning on the internet. This site will expand
viewersí interest in e-curriculum design as it pertains to the parceling of
text with 2-D animations. We invite feed-back from conference attendees on both
the content and pedagogical methods used.
Patricia
Stewart
Division
of Anatomy, Department of Surgery
Phone:
416-978-8963
Fax:
416-978-3844
Email:
p.stewart@utoronto.ca
Website:
http://www.utoronto.ca/neuronotes
CO-AUTHORS:
Linda
Wilson-Pauwels
Teddy
Cameron
Biomedical
Communications,
Faculty
of Medicine, University of Toronto, 1 Kingís College Circle, Room 2360,
Toronto, ON M5S 1A8
Phone:
416-978-5357
Fax:
416-978-6891
Email: mailto:l.wilson.pauwels@utoronto.ca
Website:
www.bmc.med.utoronto.ca/bmc