The Everything You Want To Know About Cells site provides invaluable information about cells. There is also additional information about Microbiology and Immunology in relation to cellular structures. The material is very good and details in great depth the mechanisms and properties of cells along with practice sheets for the application of knowledge.
Interactive introduction to cell biology. This website can be use by students for tutorial on the different types of cells, cell organelles and functions, mitosis, meiosis, the cell cycle, and distinguishing the differences and similarities between a plant cell and animal cell.
Type of Material:
This site is an educational overview that equips users with the ability to better understand different types of cells.
Simulation, animation, collection
Recommended Uses:
Supplement to in-class work; faculty may want to use some of the film footage as part of in-class assignments or lecture.
The material can be used in a classroom although it might be best suited for individuals who enjoy interactivity in learning about cells.
Technical Requirements:
This site has no special requirements.
Identify Major Learning Goals:
Students will learn about plant and animal cells, genetics, immunology and microscopy through interactive activities, live footage of cells, and other learning materials.
Users will learn about the about the structures of cells along with their individual cycles and properties.
Target Student Population:
High school or lower-level undergraduate courses in biology, anatomy/physiology or genetics
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
There are no prerequisites for this site, although some knowledge in biology will help in understanding what is presented.
Content Quality
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Strengths:
Material is updated, clear and accurate.
Instructions are clear, animations are easy-to-follow and labeled accurately.
Concepts are demonstrated via animation and with written descriptions in most cases; information is sufficient for beginners to follow along.
The content is well organized for the human systems addressed.
Animations and simulations are fun, accurate, and straightforward.
Quality of graphics is good and provides enough detail for this level of understanding.
Concerns:
Very few slides are introduced in this laboratory.
Users who encounter this website may not understand its utility.
Collection is incomplete.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
Each animation or activity is labeled with its topic and easy to find/use.
Concepts are reinforced through visual and written content; each animation/activity would be easy to incorporate into a lecture or assignment.
This is a unique way of learning.
Material is intuitive.
Information provided helps students understand the relatedness of the topics.
Concerns:
Some materials allow self-assessment, and there is no obvious way to incorporate these into a formal assessment without additional tinkering.
Users who encounter this site may not understand its utility.
This site would benefit from more animations or interactivity.
Objectives are not clearly stated.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
Site is easy to navigate; menus are easy to access from most pages and intuitive.
Animations are labeled well and vocabulary is defined where applicable.
Pages are visually appealing, without excess clutter or advertising.
Adobe Flash Animations load quickly and run smoothly.
The information is organized and follows a logical order.
Information is easy to understand.
Concerns:
Animations do not have an audio/voice-over component
Some animation pages do not have a menu to link back to the main page
Other Issues and Comments:
The authors have done a great job with this site
Creative Commons:
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