MyMiCROscope-Intelligent virtual microscopy in a blended learning model at Ulm University

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 193, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 395-402

  Schmidt, C ^a   Reinehr, M ^a,c   Leucht, O ^b   Behrendt, N ^b   Geiler, S ^a   Britsch, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b Net Base Computer and Network Technology   (Germany)

^c CANTONAL HOSPITAL WINTERTHUR   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Blended learning; Intelligent virtual microscopy; Intelligent virtual slides; Microscopic anatomy; MyMiCROscope; Self directed learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL IMAGING; EVALUATION RESEARCH; HUMAN; LEARNING STYLE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MICROSCOPE; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; GERMANY; HISTOLOGY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNIVERSITIES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 80052524982     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: 16180402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2011.04.009     Document Type: Article

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