Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
CBE Life Sci Educ. 2011 Fall;10(3):298-308. doi: 10.1187/cbe.11-03-0031.
Digital technologies can improve student interest and knowledge in science. However, researching the vast number of websites devoted to science education and integrating them into undergraduate curricula is time-consuming. We developed an Adobe ColdFusion- and Adobe Flash-based system for simplifying the construction, use, and delivery of electronic educational materials in science. The Online Multimedia Teaching Tool (OMTT) in Neuroscience was constructed from a ColdFusion-based online interface, which reduced the need for programming skills and the time for curriculum development. The OMTT in Neuroscience was used by faculty to enhance their lectures in existing curricula. Students had unlimited online access to encourage user-centered exploration. We found the OMTT was rapidly adapted by multiple professors, and its use by undergraduate students was consistent with the interpretation that the OMTT improved performance on exams and increased interest in the field of neuroscience.
数字技术可以提高学生对科学的兴趣和知识。然而，研究大量致力于科学教育的网站并将其整合到本科生课程中是很耗时的。我们开发了一个基于 Adobe ColdFusion 和 Adobe Flash 的系统，用于简化科学电子教育材料的构建、使用和交付。神经科学的在线多媒体教学工具 (OMTT) 是由基于 ColdFusion 的在线界面构建的，这减少了对编程技能的需求和课程开发的时间。神经科学的 OMTT 被教师用来增强他们现有课程中的讲座。学生可以无限期地在线访问，以鼓励以用户为中心的探索。我们发现 OMTT 很快被多位教授采用，其在本科生中的使用符合以下解释，即 OMTT 提高了考试成绩，增加了对神经科学领域的兴趣。
