Course: Alternative Multimedia in the Teaching of Zoology

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Course title Alternative Multimedia in the Teaching of Zoology
Course code KBI/0053
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester -
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Drbalová Kateřina Radana, Mgr.
Course content
Course programme: VIRTUAL PHYSIOLOGY SERIES (GEORG THIEME VERLAG, STUTTGART). THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOLOGICAL MICROSLIDES (BIODISC, Sarasota,FL,USA) VISUALISING CELL PROCESSES (BioMEDIA ASSOCIATES, CA,USA). DISSECTION WORKS - ALL 5 ANIMALS (CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY COMPANY USA). THE IMMUNE SYSTEM (SIGMA, St.Louis, MI, USA) . UMDS CARDIOVASCULAR CAL UMDS (D.Byrne, Unit.Med.& Dentistry School, London). CNIDARIANS, ARTHROPODS, MOLLUSCS, THE VERTEBRATES (CYBERTM INC) NMJ Neuromuscular Junction, NMJ, V2.0. Pithed rat, PRAT V 2.0. EYWITNESS VIRTUAL REALITY CAT, EYWITNESS VIRTUAL REALITY BIRD. THE WETLANDS EXPLORER BioMEDIA. ALTERNATIVES IN EDUCATION (EURONICHE).

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
Biology education is in this time inconceivable without using computer-mediated simulations program in school biology. The aim of this course is to present principles of teaching, cognitive tools, didactic contents transformation and interactive tasks assotiated with computer-mediated teaching. The selective use of computers in biological teaching can enhance teaching qality, both in terms of the amount a student learns, and in the insights and experience of problem-solving that one gains. The use of computers has the benefit of providing feedback at a speed impossible if marked by staff. This allows to provide the large numer of students with guidance as to whether they have grasped the material at hand and where they need extra effort. Many of topical biology computing programs will be demonstrated.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • Biodisc (USA). Encyclopedia of Biological Microslides (CD).
  • BioMedia (USA). The Wetlands Explorer (CD).
  • BioMedia (USA). Visualizing Cell Processes (CD).
  • Carolina Biological Supply Company. Dissection Works (CD).
  • Georg Thieme Verlag. Virtual Physiology Series (soubor CD).
  • Jukes N., Chivua M. From guinea pig to computer mouse, 2ndedition. InterNICHE. 2003.
  • Mareš V., Hajer J. Benefits and problems of the use of alternative multimedia for teaching biology and physiology for non-medical students. Physiological Research 48. 1999.


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