Technologies in Biomedical and Life Sciences Education (eBook)

Approaches and Evidence of Efficacy for Learning

Harry J. Witchel, Michael W. Lee (Herausgeber)

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2022 | 1st ed. 2022
XVI, 580 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-95633-2 (ISBN)

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This contributed volume focuses on understanding the educational strengths and weaknesses of mediated content (including media as a learning supplement), in comparison to traditional face-to-face learning.  Each chapter includes research on, and a broad-brush summary of, approaches to combining life sciences education with educational technologies. 

The chapters are organized into four main sections, each of which focuses on a key question regarding the consequences of incorporating media into education. In this regard, the authors highlight how educational technology is both a bridge and barrier to student access and inclusivity. Further, they address the ongoing discussion as to whether students need to be present for lectures, and on how having agency in their own learning can improve both retention and conceptual understanding. To link the content to current events, the authors also shed light on the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the continuity of educational programs and on the growing importance of educational technologies. 

Consequently, the book offers life science educators valuable guidance on the technologies already available, and an outlook on what is yet to come.

Harry J. Witchel, Ph.D.

Dr. Harry J. Witchel is Discipline Leader in Physiology on the University of Sussex site of Brighton

and Sussex Medical School (UK). His team's interdisciplinary research within the Department of

Neuroscience there resulted in his students winning the Best Research Paper Award at the

international ECCE conference (2019); he also researches and innovates on educational topics

revolving around human computer interaction and assessment. He has received over 15

teaching awards and recognitions, including three at the national level: from the British Science

Association, the Physiological Society, and most recently a National Teaching Fellowship from

AdvanceHE (2021). He is a long-standing member of the Physiological Society, where he

currently serves on the Education, Public Engagement and Policy Committee. His teaching

qualification is as a Senior Fellow (Higher Education Academy); he received his A.B. (College) in

Biophysics from Columbia University (New York), and his Ph.D. from the Department of

Physiology-Anatomy at the University of California at Berkeley.

Michael W. Lee, Ph.D.

Dr. Michael W. Lee received his Masters and Doctoral degrees in Medical Science, with a focus

on Medical Pharmacology, from the Morsani College of Medicine at the University of South

Florida. This was followed by a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Florida College of

Medicine at the Shands Cancer Center. He has served as a founding faculty member at several

pharmacy and medical schools where he has trained students both in the classroom and in the

laboratory. He is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Austin Dell

Medical School in the departments of Medical Education and Oncology. He is also an Associate

Member at the Live Strong Cancer Institutes. His research interests center around delineating

molecular mechcnisms of therapeutic agents for cancer and on development of novel

educational technology tools for enhancing basic science learning. He has received numerous

awards for teaching including a Golden Apple (2011), a Recognition of Innovation award (2011),

and he has been awarded excellence in teaching awards three consecutive years (2019, 2020,

and 2021). In 2020 he was awarded the designation of Distinguished Teaching Professor,

following admittance into the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School Academy of

Distinguished Educators. He is an active member of the International Association of Medical

Science Educators (IAMSE), the American Physiological Society (APS), and he serves on the

editorial board of the journal Pharmacology Research and Perspectives.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.6.2022
• Reihe/Serie: Methods in Physiology
• Reihe/Serie: Methods in Physiology
• Zusatzinfo: XVI, 580 p. 77 illus., 61 illus. in color.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Schlagworte: Anatomical imaging • audio learning • augmented reality • Cognitive engagement • Distance Learning • Flipped Classroom • Gamification • MOOCs in Life Sciences • Multimedia Teaching • Online Learning • video learning • Virtual Reality
• ISBN-10: 3-030-95633-4 / 3030956334
• ISBN-13: 978-3-030-95633-2 / 9783030956332