Overview
- Discusses educational technology from a life science perspective
- Surveys practical implementation in the lecturing field
- Uses contemporary examples from the COVID-19 pandemic
Part of the book series: Methods in Physiology (METHPHYS)
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Introduction and Educational Context
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How Educational Technologies Shape the Classroom Experience
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How Educational Technologies Transcend the Classroom
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The Future and Research
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About this book
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 onthe 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.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
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.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Technologies in Biomedical and Life Sciences Education
Book Subtitle: Approaches and Evidence of Efficacy for Learning
Editors: Harry J. Witchel, Michael W. Lee
Series Title: Methods in Physiology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95633-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The American Physiological Society (APS) 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-95632-5Published: 26 June 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-95635-6Published: 27 June 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-95633-2Published: 24 June 2022
Series ISSN: 2628-7471
Series E-ISSN: 2628-748X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 580
Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations, 61 illustrations in colour
Topics: Physiology, Science Education, Education, general