Interactive Media - The Virtual Labs Project at Stanford

Interactive tutorials and hands-on activities for Biology, Medicine, Health, and Humanities

The Virtual Labs Project began in 1998 with funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to create online interactive media which help students learn difficult concepts
in human biology. As part of our outreach and sustainability efforts we teach an interaction design course at Stanford (CS377d), offer student and teacher internships, and lead
workshops (in media development, educational technology, and implementation). This website is in collaboration with other Stanford programs to collect and disseminate our materials to educators and students. The materials on this website is open to use in an educational setting. We welcome new collaborations.

Contact: Cammy Huang, Ph.D. | Director, Wallenberg Global Learning Network | cammy.huang@stanford.edu

Physiology Virtual Labs human physiology (college) - Units in gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal and visual systems; cranial nerves Spanish, Chinese high school RTX cooling device and the cardiovascular system LIFE interactive biology modules	Brain and the Nervous System visual system and color neuroanatomy cranial nerves with virtual patient simulator 3-D interactive brain (requires Cult 3-D plugin)
Biology Microscopic measurement Microscope Tutorial (in progress) Microscope comparison tool Specimen comparison tool Urchin anatomy Fertilization and development Ocean Acidification Environmental Science Investigation - Salmon and global warming VirtualUrchin project website Citric acid cycle Genetic drift Family pedigree	Immunology Immune System Module HIVAIDS statistics around the world- interactive map Risk behaviors Pregnancy game HIV vs AIDS Infectious fluids Opportunitistic infections
Game and Quiz Frameworks Add your own content to these games and quizzes - contact us. Jeopardy game - interactive jeopardy board Survey Says! Family Feud game Tetris sorting game Drag and drop matching game Multiple choice quiz builder LessonBuilder (prototype) - Build your own annotated lesson	Health education Tobacco Nutrition Exercise BAC alcohol simulator Units in development - sexual education
Hands-on activities Stanford @ The Tech - genetics content at the Tech Museum Brain activities - neuroscience at the Tech Museum	Humanities and History SPICE Interactive - All Silk Road and Beijing Activities Silk Road - Interactive maps, sights and music along the Silk Road, timeline Beijing - History and sights in Beijing
Other modules Diabetes -in collaboration with UCSF for medical students (published through Creative Commons and MedEdPortal) 10 tips to prevent infection (for hospital staff and employees)	Prototypes CS377 projects Forensic Cases (prototype - Case 6) - university level medical genetics

Collaborations and contributors: WGLN, help4kids, VirtualUrchin, Tech Museum of Innovation, MedFarmDoIT Sweden, LearnAlberta Canada (high school VL), University of Leon Spain (Spanish VL), UCSF.
Sponsors: Howard Hughes (1998-2002, 2003-2007), WGLN (2003-2004, 2007-2008), Symantec Foundation, McKenna Foundation