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Vital Signs: Understanding Cardiovascular Diseases

 

Ratings

Overall Rating:

2.67 stars
Content Quality: 3 stars
Effectiveness: 2 stars
Ease of Use: 2 stars
Reviewed: Jan 17, 2003 by Biology Editorial Board
Overview: A Quicktime VR based virtual tour of a Howard Hughes Medical Institute museum
exhibit on cardiovascular disease.
Learning Goals: To provide information on the exhibit and details of the different exhibits at
the Institute.
Target Student Population: College
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills: None
Type of Material: Animation/Simulation
Recommended Uses: As part of course material
Technical Requirements: Quicktime

Evaluation and Observation

Content Quality

Rating: 3 stars
Strengths:

  • The tour gives an excellent overview of the exhibits in the Institute.
  • The material is of high quality
  • The site holds an extensive range of materials for students who wish to visit
    the Insitiute.
Concerns:

  • Having downloaded the required Quicktime, we still could not get each of the
    sets of information to come up. Only two of the clickable information sites came up easily.

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

Rating: 2 stars
Strengths:

  • Tour is visually excellent
Concerns:

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

Rating: 2 stars
Strengths:

  • The 360 degree tour is easy to navigate
Concerns:

  • Could not easily navigate and many of the clickable links did not work
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