Samra Sheena, Wu Andrew, Redleaf Miriam
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Senior Software Engineer Systems Applications, Williams Interactive, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2016 Dec;125(12):997-1000. doi: 10.1177/0003489416669952. Epub 2016 Sep 26.
Otology relies on clinical examination to teach anatomy of the ear. The purpose of this report is to introduce the Buckingham Virtual Tympanum iPhone app as an adjuvant educational tool to teach the anatomical details of the tympanic membrane (TM).
This app, available free at the Apple Store, was constructed using archival photographs of normal and abnormal TMs, stratified by difficulty. Each image has 4 labeled structures, linked to questions to encourage active learning. Third-year medical students then used the app to familiarize themselves with the TM.
The free app was readily accessible and functioned without technical issues. By being interactive, it forced the user into the role of active learner. This pilot study found that students who used the app understood images of the TM better than those who did not use it.
We introduce an interactive, iPhone-based smartphone application that we found to be a useful adjunct for teaching TM anatomy.
耳科学依靠临床检查来教授耳部解剖学。本报告的目的是介绍Buckingham虚拟鼓膜iPhone应用程序，作为一种辅助教育工具，用于教授鼓膜（TM）的解剖细节。
该应用程序可在苹果应用商店免费获取，它使用了正常和异常鼓膜的存档照片构建而成，并按难度进行了分层。每个图像有4个标记结构，与问题相关联，以鼓励主动学习。三年级医学生随后使用该应用程序来熟悉鼓膜。
这款免费应用程序易于获取且运行无技术问题。通过互动性，它促使用户成为主动学习者。这项初步研究发现，使用该应用程序的学生比未使用的学生能更好地理解鼓膜图像。
我们介绍了一款基于iPhone的交互式智能手机应用程序，我们发现它是教授鼓膜解剖学的有用辅助工具。
