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Medical Animations

Reviewed:
Apr 10, 2003 by Health Sciences
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Ratings

Overall Rating: 4.0 stars
Content Quality: 4.0 stars
Effectiveness: 2.0 stars
Ease of Use: 5.0 stars
Overview:
This learning object is a series of pictures of normal liver and diseased liver
tissue which are animated to be presented in a continuous loop
Type of Material:
Flash animation of medical illustrations
Recommended Uses:
This was designed to show the skills of the author, a medical illustrator but
not specifically designed as a learning object or teaching tool. Indeed there is
a site copyright prohibiting downloading and images use without permission.
Technical Requirements:
Modern browsers have Flash plug-ins and nothing else is required.
Identify Major Learning Goals:
This was designed to show the skills of the author, a medical illustrator but
not specifically designed as a learning object or teaching tool. Indeed there is
a site copyright prohibiting downloading and images use without permission.
Target Student Population:
That would depend on the adopter, perhaps an undergraduate lecture.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
No skills are required to view the site. There is no context to the pictures so
that must be provided from other sources.

Content Quality

Rating:
Strengths:
Features of disease state are shown clearly
Concerns:
A lack of context. I foresee classroom use only by instructors with specific
goals. (limited reusability)
Normal liver tissue is not shown in cross section to contrast the various cysts.

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

Rating:
Strengths:
Well executed drawings, dramatic presentation, clear labeling of conditions
Concerns:
1. Images are without context so does not stand alone. I can only see classroom
use with the instructor providing the commentary. It needs benchmarks to show
features that distinguish the disease state. That may tie into the mechanism of
the state. Could expand animation in several ways, such as showing pathology
along with physical symptoms and lab reports.

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

Rating:
Strengths:
It?s total simplicity. Illustration are clear and crisp, would project well.
Concerns:
A textbook would work just as well ? even better with the added instructional
text.

In its current state it is quite limited as a learning object
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Other Issues and Comments:
Credentials of illustrator appear solid so I assume the pictures are true
representations of diseased liver tissue.
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