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Virtual Labs Interactive Media Stanford University
Online tutorials and hands-on activities for Biology, Neuroscience, Medicine, Health, and more |
Cammy Huang, Ph.D.
Virtual Labs Project Director & Director of Scientific Outreach, WGLN
contact: cammy.huang (at) stanford.edu
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| 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 for Stanford students (CS377d), offer student and teacher internships, and provide training workshops (in media development and implementation). We are currently collaborating with other Stanford programs to collect and disseminate Stanford content to teachers, students, and other universities. The content found on this website is open for use in an educational setting and seek collaborators to tailor our content for different audiences (ex: Spanish translation, scaling content for high school students, etc.) |
HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
Virtual Labs in human physiology - (neuro, CV, respiratory, gastrointestinal, vision, cranial nerves, immunology (high school), anatomy (prototype). For high school, college, and medical students.
Virtual Labs Spanish version
Virtual Labs High school version - renal available. Other units will be available soon.
Diabetes - in collaboration with UCSF for medical students (published through Creative Commons and MedEdPortal)
RTX cooling device and the cardiovascular system - high school simulation on the cooling glove
Altitude simulation game (prototype) - what does it take to climb to the top of Mt. Solrac?
Forensic Cases (prototype) - university level medical genetics
Anatomy - 3D CT models of the body from real humans - in progress
HEALTH EDUCATION
Health education for middle grades. The alcohol simulator is called BAC simulator.
10 tips to prevent infection (for hospital staff and employees)
CS377 projects in health education and resources
NEUROSCIENCE
3D interactive brain - 3D model of the human brain (cult 3d plug in needed)
Cranial Nerves - (click on Cranial Nerves) with virtual patient for medical students
Hands-on activities - in neuroscience for the Tech Museum
STANFORD @ THE TECH (MUSEUM ACTIVITIES)
Neuroscience - Neuroscience hands-on activities for the Tech Museum and myVirtualBody interactive human physiology on various organ systems.
Genetics - Genetics hands-on activities for the Tech Museum
ENVIRONMENTAL/MARINE BIOLOGY (urchins) AND BASIC SCIENCE SKILLS (microscope)
Marine biology and basic biology skills - microscope, sea urchin biology, predator-prey interactions
Virtual lab bench- Do experiments on a virtual lab bench (reuseable).
Environmental Science Investigation - Salmon and global warming (in development)
IMMUNOLOGY AND HIV/AIDS
Immunology - college and graduate
Interactive map on HIV/AIDS statistics
HIV/AIDS - high school (in development site only (not currently working…)
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Stanford @ the Tech - genetics content at the Tech Museum
Citric acid cycle
Genetic drift in conjunction with MedFarmDoIT, college
Family pedigree in conjunction with MedFarmDoIT, college
HUMANITIES/HISTORY
Silk Road - Interactive maps, sights and music along the Silk Road, timeline
Beijing - History and sights in Beijing
Reusable Flash frameworks: quizzes and games
Note: The "look-and-feel" can be changed. To create your own materials, please email us.
Jeopardy game (ex: HIV/AIDS) - Add your own questions into the interactive jeopardy board.
Tetris/sorting game (example: nutrition) - Design your own sorting game - good for kill and drill practice (chemistry, language...).
Drag and drop game (example: GI system) - Create our own ordered drag and drop game.
Multiple choice quiz builder - Add your own questions to a multiple choice quiz. Features include images for each question, animated right/wrong feedback, feedback text for each answer, summary
LessonBuilder (prototype) - Build your own annotated lessons with images, movies, and Flash modules.
Collaborations and contributors: WGLN, help4kids, VirtualUrchin, Tech Museum of Innovation, MedFarmDoIT Sweden, LearnAlberta Canada (high school renal), University of Leon Spain (Spanish VL), UCSF.
Sponsors: Howard Hughes (199-2002, 2003-2007, 2007-2011), WGLN (2003-2004, 2007-2008), Symantec Foundation, McKenna Foundation