Association for Biology Laboratory Education

Bringing an Online Lab to Life
 

Elizabeth L. Cantwell, Danny C. LeBert, and Brian W. Lipscomb

Advances in Biology Laboratory Education, 2022, Volume 42

https://doi.org/10.37590/able.v42.art1

Abstract

Online anatomy and physiology labs are greatly enhanced by tools that allow students to engage with the material. The lab presented includes varied exercises that focus on skeletal muscle histology, muscle movement, and the bones and muscles of the arm. The diversity of these activities limits predictability by involving students in different modes of learning, and enhances their engagement in the labs. A centerpiece of our anatomy and physiology labs is the Complete Anatomy application, which allows students to interact with a manipulable 3D presentation of the human body, as well as a host of detailed models that highlight microscopic structures. We will address ways to narrow students? focus to assigned structures and demonstrate assessment methods. Using a variety of engagement techniques, as well as this interactive modeling application, we were able to better mimic the in-person lab experience for our students.

Keywords:  physiology, online, muscle, anatomy, upper extremity, skeletal

Virtual ABLE (ViABLE) (2021)