{"id":2038,"date":"2023-12-07T15:03:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T15:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshwarinc.com\/?p=2038"},"modified":"2023-12-07T15:17:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T15:17:08","slug":"virtual-microscopy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshwarinc.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/07\/virtual-microscopy\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Microscopy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2038\" class=\"elementor elementor-2038\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b83c00 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7b83c00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:2040,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/eshwarinc.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/virtual-microscopy.png&quot;}],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ebd55a1 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2ebd55a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-617457ce e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"617457ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13a18eb2 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13a18eb2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-173ea602 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"173ea602\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><div style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(30, 136, 229); font-family: adelle-sans, HelveticaNeue, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 14px; font-weight: 400; white-space-collapse: collapse;\">DEMO<\/div><div style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(30, 136, 229); font-family: adelle-sans, HelveticaNeue, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 51px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 64px; margin-bottom: 31px; white-space-collapse: collapse;\"><div style=\"box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 64px; margin-bottom: 31px;\">Virtual Microscopy<\/div><\/div><div style=\"box-sizing: inherit; float: left; padding: 25px; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 149, 251); border-radius: 360px; width: 150px; height: 150px; margin: 12px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6); font-family: adelle-sans, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;San Francisco&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; 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color: rgb(46, 159, 255); font-family: adelle-sans, HelveticaNeue, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 47px; letter-spacing: 1.31px; line-height: 55px; text-align: center;\">90%<\/div><div style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(88, 88, 88); font-family: adelle-sans, HelveticaNeue, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 1.17px; line-height: 16px; text-align: center;\">Students learn more<\/div><\/div><div style=\"box-sizing: inherit; float: left; padding: 25px; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 149, 251); border-radius: 360px; width: 150px; height: 150px; margin: 12px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6); font-family: adelle-sans, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;San Francisco&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; white-space-collapse: collapse;\"><div style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(46, 159, 255); font-family: adelle-sans, HelveticaNeue, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 41px; letter-spacing: 1.31px; line-height: 55px; text-align: center;\">2013<\/div><div style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(88, 88, 88); font-family: adelle-sans, HelveticaNeue, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 1.17px; line-height: 16px; text-align: center;\">First Deployment<\/div><\/div><div style=\"box-sizing: inherit; float: left; padding: 25px; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 149, 251); border-radius: 360px; width: 150px; height: 150px; margin: 12px 0px 12px 12px; font-family: adelle-sans, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;San Francisco&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; white-space-collapse: collapse;\"><div style=\"color: rgb(46, 159, 255); font-size: 47px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: adelle-sans, HelveticaNeue, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1.31px; line-height: 55px; text-align: center;\">56%<\/div><div style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-family: adelle-sans, HelveticaNeue, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 5px; text-align: center;\"><font color=\"#585858\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 1.17px;\">Avg. Exam score improvememt<\/span><\/font><\/div><\/div><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33087644 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33087644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Pathology professor uses Virtual Microscopy Adaptive Tutorials (VMATs) to remediate students\u2019 common misconceptions with personalized adaptive feedback. Associate Professor Gary Velan has been using VMATs to teach histology and histopathology to students at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia. VMATs help remediate commonly held misconceptions about microscopy pathology \u2014 which otherwise would not be possible, due to the large virtual class format.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de2cfa0 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2de2cfa0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b170f7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b170f7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"422\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/eshwarinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-07-203703.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2042\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshwarinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-07-203703.png 422w, https:\/\/eshwarinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-07-203703-197x300.png 197w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a40b8b2 elementor-button-info elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2a40b8b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LEARN MORE<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ff2acee elementor-button-info elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6ff2acee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smartsparrow.com\/demos\/virtual-microscopy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VISIT THEIR SITE<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7195a1 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a7195a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd3f7c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd3f7c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartsparrow.com\/assets\/demos\/images\/virtual-microscopy-2.jpg\" alt=\"Another virtual microscopy VMAT example\" \/><figcaption>VMAT made with Smart Sparrow&#8217;s Annotate tool<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 id=\"intro\">Intro<\/h2><p>For seven years, Associate Professor Gary Velan has used Virtual Microscopy Adaptive Tutorials (VMATs) to teach histology and histopathology to medicine and science students at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia. Prof. Velan creates VMATs to remediate misconceptions held by students regarding microscopy pathology\u2014a practice that otherwise would not be possible to perform in a large virtual class.<\/p><p>Since first implementing VMATs have been received enthusiastically by students, who perceive that they learned more from VMATs than from exploring Virtual Slides independently. A\/Prof Velan also has evidence of improved performance in practical examinations following the introduction of VMATs.<\/p><h2 id=\"challenge\">Challenge<\/h2><p>According to A\/Prof Velan, microscopy is a key component of learning in pathology and several other disciplines in medicine. However, many students find interpretation problematic, and large practical class sizes make it nearly impossible for demonstrators to assist all students having difficulties with the content. A\/Prof Velan needed a tool to engage students with whole slide images, and to provide remediation on misconceptions.<\/p><h2 id=\"solution\">Solution<\/h2><p>A\/Prof Velan creates VMATs to remediate misconceptions held by students regarding microscopy pathology\u2014a practice that otherwise would not be possible to perform in large practical classes of more than 140 students. Through the use of VMATs, A\/Prof Velan can define regions of health and disease, create questions around these topic areas, and provide dynamic, personalized feedback including, text, images, video and links to further resources.<\/p><figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartsparrow.com\/assets\/demos\/images\/virtual-microscopy-1.jpg\" alt=\"Virtual microscopy VMAT example\" \/><figcaption>A drag and drop VMAT question<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>In an extension of this work, having already played a key role in developing the Annotate tool within Smart Sparrow\u2019s Adaptive eLearning Platform, A\/Prof Velan developed a series of Virtual Microscopy Adaptive Tutorials (VMATs), using digital images, to enable online practical examinations in Histology, Embryology and Pathology. In November 2014, for the first time, online practical examinations with automated marking were employed in the UNSW Medicine program. These assessments had traditionally involved students viewing digital images and answering questions in an exam booklet.<\/p><h2 id=\"results\">Results<\/h2><p>Since introducing VMATs into the UNSW Medicine program, A\/Prof Velan has received enthusiastic responses from his students. In online surveys, more than 90% of students agree that they learn more from VMATs than from exploring Virtual Slides independently. A\/Prof Velan also has evidence of improved performance in practical examinations following the introduction of VMATs. Overall, Virtual Microscopy Adaptive Tutorials were shown to improve student performance by 56% on standard exam scores. His medical students have scored significantly better in practical examinations on questions related to the topics of VMATs than on other questions.<\/p><p>Furthermore, by creating online practical examinations with automated marking, 50 hours of marking time was no longer required for each iteration of the Histology, Embryology and Pathology practical examination, which runs three times per year.<\/p><h3 id=\"student-feedback\">Student Feedback<\/h3><blockquote><p>\u201cThis would be a brilliant resource to refer to and use to deepen understanding. PLEASE make more of them!!!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p>\u201cThis was great, more of these would make learning histopathology fun and easy!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEMOVirtual Microscopy140Students per Term90%Students learn more2013First Deployment56%Avg. Exam score improvememt Pathology professor uses Virtual Microscopy Adaptive Tutorials (VMATs) to remediate students\u2019 common misconceptions with personalized adaptive feedback. Associate Professor Gary Velan has been using VMATs to teach histology and histopathology to students at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia. 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