Conference paper
The impact of virtual microscopes on students' approach to learning: An exploratory study
Informing Science Press
Informing Science + Information Technology Education Joint Conference (Ljubljana, Slovenia, 22/06/2007–25/06/2007)
2007
Abstract
This research is an exploratory study of students’ approaches to studying histology and pathology. With the introduction of virtual microscopes in Health Science at Murdoch University, Australia, in 2006, it was crucial to investigate how this new technology impacted on students’ approaches to learning. The ASSIST survey was implemented at the beginning and end of the semester to identify any changes. Results indicate that, when the technology was integrated into the curriculum with appropriate learning activities, students using virtual microscopes moved more towards a strategic approach to learning but expressed a preference for a deep approach to teaching.
Details
- Title
- The impact of virtual microscopes on students' approach to learning: An exploratory study
- Authors/Creators
- D. Jonas-Dwyer (Author/Creator)F. Sudweeks (Author/Creator)
- Conference
- Informing Science + Information Technology Education Joint Conference (Ljubljana, Slovenia, 22/06/2007–25/06/2007)
- Publisher
- Informing Science Press
- Identifiers
- 991005542341107891
- Copyright
- Published materials by Informing Science Institute is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Information Technology
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference paper
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