Abstract:
A multimedia compact disk (CD) program was designed and produced for the purpose of enhancing the mastery of anatomical and physiological concepts by undergraduate students in animal science and related agricultural sciences. A problem-oriented approach for the presentation of fundamental principles of functional anatomy in farm animals was used. Students are presented narrated video, text, graphics, and animation that are relative to the anatomy and physiology of the somatic portion of the peripheral nervous system in nine lessons. Mastery level of each of the lessons is assessed by twenty randomly selected multiple-choice questions from a 100-question bank.
Four real-life case studies of neurological abnormalities in the horse and cow are documented. Expert prompts, including history and details pertinent to each case, are provided in video and text format to aid the student in formulating initial observations. Upon successful completion of the lesson material and quiz, the students are expected to enter their own conclusions about the nature of the abnormality. This information, along with student's notes and quiz responses, are stored on a diskette and subsequently reviewed by the instructor. At the end of the program the expert gives a synopsis of the neuromuscular involvement in each case thus allowing the students to assess their own conclusions. This program underscores the practicality of understanding structural and functional relationships of the nervous and skeletal muscle systems that underlie commonly occurring neuromuscular abnormalities in farm animals.
Keywords:
multimedia program, functional anatomy
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