Anatomy and Embryology Goettingen - 2013 Seminar

Online Embryology for Medicine and Science

Dr Mark Hill
School of Medical Sciences, [University of NSW], Australia.

6 December 2013      Dept. of Anatomy and Embryology, University of Goettingen     Translate page - German

Introduction

This presentation will describe my experiences in developing online embryology teaching for medical (large group) and science (small group) student groups.

Medicine (large computer lab)	Science (small computer lab)

Embryology Online

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  pre-1997

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  2001

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  2004

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  2007

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  2007 DVD

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  2009 - onward

Technology Timeline
The changing technology environment we have experienced in the last 50 years, and more recently in the last 20 "internet years".
1961 - Microfiche - miniaturise data, images and text. 1962 - Slide carousel projector - transport and display content easily. 1960s - Overhead projectors - prepared and flexible in-class. 1977 - Apple computers. 1981 - IBM computers. 1982 - Microsoft MS-DOS. 1990 - Powerpoint - electronic slides. 1991 - Quicktime - multimedia platform for images and animations. 1993 - Mosaic first web browser. 1994 - Netscape Navigator web browser. 1995 - Internet Explorer web browser. 1996 - Flash - multimedia platform for images and animations.	1997 - Embryology site first online. 1998 - Google internet search. 1998 - Blackboard course management system. 2001 - Wikipedia online encyclopaedia running on Mediawiki. 2002 - Moodle course management system. 2004 - Facebook social networking service. 2004 - Embryology website reformatted as 3 column webpages. 2006 - Twitter microblogging service. 2009 - Embryology site transferred to new wiki format. 2010 - iBooks e-book application for iPads. 2012 - ??

Teaching Contact Hours

Trends in anatomy disciplines contact teaching hours based on data from USA survey.

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About this graph

Online survey were constructed to gather basic information about gross anatomy, microscopic anatomy, neuroscience/neuroanatomy, and embryology courses. 2009 total of 130 allopathic and 25 osteopathic medical schools in USA. Number of responses (Gross anatomy 65, Microscopic anatomy 45, Neuroscience/Neuroanatomy 31, Embryology 43) Reference University of New South Embryology Contact hours Medicine - (lecture and practicals, including foundations and phase 2) is 24 hours. Science - Lectures 20, Practicals 48.

New Embryology Topics
Less contact time, but a growing list of new clinically relevant topics. Assisted Reproductive Technology (In vitro fertilization) Stem Cells Molecular Development (genetics, epigenetics, inheritance) Prenatal Diagnosis (genetic, ultrasound, MRI, fetal cells in maternal) Fetal Surgery (prenatal medicine)