Distance Learning System for Low Vision Rehabilitation

描述（由申请人提供）：这个拟议的第2阶段STTR项目的目标是进一步开发和测试我们在第1阶段开发的在线远程学习系统和课程，以教授医疗保健专业人员提供低视力康复服务。第一个目标是开发和测试交互式在线讲座。在线讲座将在幻灯片中有超链接，这些超链接将跳转到上下文敏感的迷你教程，供需要更多背景信息来理解幻灯片的学生使用。学生还可以在讲座期间向讲师提出问题或在论坛上发表评论。而且，学生将能够在讲座期间为每张幻灯片键入笔记，这些笔记将与幻灯片的可打印副本一起保存。目标2是开发和测试交互式计算机模拟的组成部分，低视力康复。在第1阶段，我们开发了一个模拟的视力测试和试验透镜屈光。在第2阶段，我们将开发动态视野、Amslergrid、对比敏感度、阅读能力和色觉测试的模拟;记录患者的病史;活动性、偏心观察和家庭环境ADL和安全性评估;制定康复计划;家庭适应ADL和安全性;教患者偏心观察和如何使用低视力设备。目标3是提高我们目前的同步在线案例会议能力，并制定案例会议的最佳实践。目标4和5是开发和测试用于同步在线临床观察的交互式网络视频，其中学生观看教师与患者一起工作（目标4）和同步在线临床指导，其中教师监督和指导与患者一起工作的学生（目标5）。所有的测试都将由志愿者完成，这些志愿者是从参加第一阶段开发的在线低视力课程的学生中招募的。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goals of this proposed Phase 2 STTR project are to further develop and test the online distance learning system and courses that we developed in Phase 1 to teach health care professionals to provide low vision rehabilitation services. The first aim is to develop and test interactive online lectures. Online lectures will have hyperlinks in the slides that will jump to context-sensitive mini-tutorials for students who require more background information to understand the slide. Students also will be able to post questions to the instructor or make comments in the forum during the lecture. And, students will be able to type notes for each slide during the lecture that will be saved with a printable copy of the slide. Aim 2 is to develop and test interactive computer simulations of the components of low vision rehabilitation. In Phase 1 we developed a simulation of visual acuity testing and trial lens refraction. In Phase 2, we will develop simulations of kinetic visual field, Amslergrid, contrast sensitivity, reading ability, and color vision testing; taking the patient's history; mobility, eccentric viewing, and home environment ADL and safety evaluations; rehabilitation plan development; home adaptations for ADL and safety; and teaching patients eccentric viewing and how to use low vision devices. Aim 3 is to improve our current synchronous online case conference capability and to develop best practices for case conferences. Aims 4 and 5 are to develop and test interactive web video for synchronous online clinical observations where the students watch an instructor work with patients (Aim 4) and synchronous online clinical mentoring where the instructor supervises and guides the students who are working with patients (Aim 5). All testing will be done with volunteers recruited from among students taking the online low vision course developed in Phase 1.