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Krishnan, Sunanthiny; Blebil, Ali Qais; Dujaili, Juman Abdulelah; Chuang, Sara; Lim, Angelina – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
As we enter a world of blended learning in higher education, an increased need for adaptation of teaching strategies to enhance engagement has been recognised to amplify learning outcomes online. Gamification has been identified as a creative tool to engage the current cohort of learners who are also characteristically tech-savvy. To this end,…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Pharmaceutical Education, Pharmacology, Game Based Learning
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Jessica K. Holien; Lachlan Coff; Andrew J. Guy; Jennifer C. Boer – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
During COVID-19 lockdowns, online learning activities had to be developed for the Undergraduate and Masters by Coursework Bioinformatics students at RMIT University. Therefore, we designed an integrative, industry-based research assignment, which guided the students through a drug discovery project from target identification to lead optimization.…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Drug Therapy, Science Instruction, Undergraduate Students
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Halpin, Patricia A.; Johnson, Jeremiah; Badoer, Emilio – Advances in Physiology Education, 2021
Engaging undergraduate students in large classes is a constant challenge for many lecturers, as student participation and engagement can be limited. This is a concern since there is a positive correlation between increased engagement and student success. The lack of student feedback on content delivery prevents lecturers from identifying topics…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Media, Difficulty Level, Undergraduate Students
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Georgiou, Helen – Education Sciences, 2020
New assessment types that include multimodal and digital elements are increasingly being used to assess university students' 'soft skills' such as communication, as well as their science content knowledge. However, very little is known about how or how well such products assess communicative elements, particularly when these elements are so…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Communication Skills, Difficulty Level, Semantics
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Fernandes, Lynette B. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2017
Responsible conduct in learning and research (RCLR) was progressively introduced into the pharmacology curriculum for undergraduate science students at The University of Western Australia. In the second year of this undergraduate curriculum, a lecture introduces students to issues such as the use of animals in teaching and responsible conduct of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Study, Online Courses, Surveys
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Nielsen, W.; Hoban G.; Hyland, C. J. T. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2017
Students can now digitally construct their own representations of scientific concepts using a variety of modes including writing, diagrams, 2-D and 3-D models, images or speech, all of which communicate meaning. In this study, final-year chemistry students studying a pharmacology subject created a ''blended media'' digital product as an assignment…
Descriptors: Pharmacology, Student Attitudes, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
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Davis, Elizabeth Ann; Hodgson, Yvonne; Macaulay, Janet Olwyn – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2012
Academic staff at universities have become concerned about the decrease in student attendance at lectures and the implication of this on student achievement and learning. Few studies have measured actual lecture attendance in a coherent or comprehensive way. The aim of this study was to measure actual lecture attendance of students over two year…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Questionnaires, Biochemistry, Pharmacology
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Mc Namara, Kevin P.; Duncan, Gregory J.; McDowell, Jenny; Marriott, Jennifer L. – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2009
Introduction: New technologies such as the Internet offer an increasing number of options for the delivery of continuing education (CE) to community pharmacists. Many of these options are being utilized to overcome access- and cost-related problems. This paper identifies learning preferences of Australian community pharmacists for CE and…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Continuing Education, Cognitive Style, Foreign Countries
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Moni, Roger W.; Depaz, Iris; Lluka, Lesley J. – Bioscience Education e-Journal, 2008
We report findings from a case study of co-operative, group-based assessment in Pharmacology for second-year undergraduates at The University of Queensland, Australia. Students enrolled in the 2005 Bachelor of Science and 2006 Bachelor of Pharmacy degree programs, were early users of the university's new Collaborative Teaching and Learning Centre…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Pharmacology, College Science, Science Instruction
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Depaz, Iris; Moni, Roger W. – Bioscience Education e-Journal, 2008
We report findings from the second phase of a study of co-operative, group-based assessment in Pharmacology for second-year undergraduates at The University of Queensland, Australia. Students (n = 285) enrolled in the 2006 Bachelor of Science degree program completed a group-based assessment task (weighted 10% of their course). Blended teaching…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Pharmacology, Cooperative Learning, Undergraduate Students
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Strong, Jenny; Tooth, Leigh; Unruh, Anita – Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1999
Recent occupational therapy graduates (n=35) obtained a 53% correct response rate to a 69-item test on pain knowledge and attitudes. Results indicate the need for further education, especially in the areas of pain assessment and measurement and pharmacological management. (Author/JOW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Occupational Therapists