A collaborative virtual learning system for medical education

Author

Huang, Hsiu-Mei

Author_Institution

Dept. of Inf. Manage., Nat. Taichung Inst. of Technol., Taichung, Taiwan

fYear

2011

fDate

24-26 Oct. 2011

Firstpage

127

Lastpage

130

Abstract

A collaborative virtual learning system was built based upon the imagination, interaction and immersion features of virtual reality (VR) and the benefits of collaborative learning. The system is created for human anatomy that students can learn 3D spatial relationship between body organs and also obtain knowledge of individual organs and apparatus. The system establishes an inexpensive, cross-platform and multi-user collaborative virtual environment. In addition, students and instructors are able to perform a collaborative task and engage in group discussions by the Internet.

Keywords

biomedical education; computer aided instruction; groupware; medical computing; virtual reality; 3D spatial relationship; Internet; body organs; collaborative virtual learning system; group discussions; human anatomy; medical education; virtual reality; Collaboration; Collaborative work; Education; Learning systems; Solid modeling; Three dimensional displays; Virtual reality; Collaborative learning; Human anatomy; Medical education; Virtual reality;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Data Mining and Intelligent Information Technology Applications (ICMiA), 2011 3rd International Conference on

Conference_Location

Macao

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0231-9

Type

conf

Filename

6108413