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ONLINE Histology Course Development, Resources & Student Participation Online Demonstration of Course by Robert W. Ogilvie & Roger H. Sawyer Cyberinfrastructure Symposium 2013 Slide 2 microscope view osteon alveolus microscope view nephron microscope view smooth muscle What is Histology? Structure-Function Units OF THE HUMAN BODY Slide 3 Relevance of Histology to Professions Physicians Nurses Dentists Bioengineers Physical Therapists Public Health Professional Archeologists Slide 4 COURSE DEVELOPMENT 2008 Lecture/Laboratory Course45 students 2009 Standard Lecture WebMic in Lab45 students 2010 Online Lectures WebMic in Lab45 students 2010 Faculty Senate Approval 2011 Initial Online Histology Course121 students 2011 Fall Online Histology Course53 students 2012 Spring Online Histology Course158 students 2012 First Summer Offering (8 weeks)50 students 2012 Fall Online Histology Course160 students 2013 Spring Online Histology Course203 students Epithelial Tissue Connective tissue Muscle Tissue Nervous Tissue Slide 5 COURSE resources WebMic (Virtual Microscope) Dedicated Server (College IT) Blackboard (University) Computer Laboratories (Department of Biology) Blended Course Online Course (Asynchronous) WebMic (Virtual Microscope) Biolucidea Cloud Server (NSF & College IT) Biolucida Cloud Software (NSF & College IT) Blackboard (University) Distributed Learning (Office of Provost) Published July 2005 Slide 6 Medical University of South Carolina Student participation Glass Slide Slide 7 Demographics over FOUR Semesters & Summer 2012 *12 SC State Students Slide 8 EXAMPLE OF BLACKBOARD DATA Fall Semester 2012 Course Activity Slide 9 EXAMPLE OF BLACKBOARD DATA Slide 10 Virtual Laboratories WebMic Virtual Slide Slide 11 WebMic An interactive web accessible virtual microscope Composed of nested static photomicrographs delivered by java applets 157 specimens comprehensively annotated to highlight important microscopic structures Two self-assessment opportunities for students to assess their knowledge of microscopic structure. http://cocascwebmic.cas.sc.edu/webmic/WebMic/allgspez/WebMicGenOrg.html Slide 12 Virtual Slides created with Digital slide scanning technology has made it possible to convert a biological specimen on a glass slide completely into a digital format.. So that microscopic architecture can be explored using.. a computer. the Internet.. . specialized software! You examine the specimen over the Internet just like you would using a microscope! Virtual Slides Slide 13 Virtual Slide Creation Microscope equipped with a motorized stage, digital camera and computer software to control scanning and image collection. Self-contained systems where the objective lens and the mechanism to move the slide or camera are enclosed. MBFbioscience.com Aperio.com Slide 14 Digital Data in a Histological Slide MBFbioscience.com Slide 15 Advantages of Virtual Slides Multiple levels of resolution are available from a virtual slide Overview 0.08x Entire 2x3 inch slide scanned with a 20x objective (~300x absolute mag). It is not possible to see this large a field-of-view with a standard microscope. Single section 0.63x Even a single section overview is impossible with a microscope Anatomic detail 5x Cellular detail 20x Slide 16 USC Virtual Slide Collection (software currently in use) mbfbioscience.com http://vscope.psc.sc.edu Slide 17 Architectural and computing advances Biolucida Technology Efficient image streaming for 2D and 3D whole slide imagery. Centralizes image storage with virtual copies for users. Facilitates sharing of images for viewing and analysis. Access to images and other functionality is permission- based. Fully integrated with Stereo Investigator and Neurolucida. mbfbioscience.com BIOLUCIDA CLOUD Slide 18 USC Biolucida Cloud (transitioning to use) mbfbioscience.com Slide 19 Blackboard Course Web Site