“Educational Technology Toolkit: A Consumer’s Guide”

Description

The focus of this talk is the presentation of models in the use of virtual microscopy in teaching.  Virtual microscopy is the simulation of the experience of microscopy.  Currently, virtual microscopy ranges from being able to move and magnify digital images to full interaction with a digitized virtual slide, including not only being able to move about in the slide and increase the magnification over a wide range, but also focus the specimen.  This technology has advanced rapidly in the past few years and now educators are seeking ways to implement virtual microscopy into effective instruction scenarios for teaching histology and pathology.  This talk will define and distinguish between virtual microscopy and virtual slides, present the currently available technological solutions for implementing virtual microscopy and share successful implementation of virtual microscopy in the histology course at the Medical University of South Carolina, including exam results suggesting the transfer of learning with virtual microscopy to performance using real microscopy.