Computerized Image Analysis for Teaching Biological Structure

这个项目的目的是改变大学生的学习方式 生物学结构，通过从强调 将脊椎动物的组织结构呈现给 强调学习分析和解释结构。的 里士满大学的显微解剖学课程将 强调科学教育的三个途径。 （一） 协作探究：学生团队将学习结构 和功能的选择组织通过追求自己的 使用光学显微镜和透射法进行研究， 扫描电镜 (2)定量分析： 学生将从形态学的角度分析他们的标本。 （三） 技术能力：光学显微镜可用于科勒 将购买照明和相衬光学器件， 培养学生分析光学显微镜。 Macintosh 计算机、单色和彩色摄像机以及图像 将购买扫描仪从光线中捕捉图像， 电子显微镜 学生将使用软件， 定量分析和重建图像， 他们的数据.

The aim of this project is to change how undergraduates learn biological structure, by changing from an emphasis on presenting the histological structure of vertebrates to an emphasis on learning to analyze and interpret structure. The Microanatomy course at the University of Richmond will emphasize three approaches to science education. (1) Collaborative Inquiry: Student teams will learn the structure and function of selected tissues by pursuing their own investigations using light microscopy, and transmission and scanning electron microscopy. (2) Quantitative Analysis: Students will analyze their specimens morphometrically. (3) Technological Competence: Light microscopes capable of Kohler illumination and phase contrast optics will be purchased to train students in analytical light microscopy. Macintosh computers, monochrome and color video cameras, and an image scanner will be purchased to capture images from light and electron microscopes. Students will then use software to quantitatively analyze and reconstruct images, and to present their data.