title: An online heart simulator for augmenting first-year medical and dental education.
abstract: In this study, we present the results of the development and implementation of an online simulator of human cardiac function. The program comprises a set of modular applets in the Java programming language that allow first-year medical and dental students at Columbia University to study the pressure-volume relationship in the left ventricle of the heart. The results of the student and faculty surveys administered suggest that student learning was augmented by the simulator and that students enjoyed the experience of studying with it.
authors.affiliation: Center for New Media Teaching & Learning, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kelsey
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Botello
authors.forename: Bill
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Millard
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
mesh_terms: D001292:Attitude to Computers; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D003625:Data Collection; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D006321:Heart / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D010827:Physiology / Q000193:education*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011381:Programming Languages; D012984:Software; D013335:Students, Dental; D013337:Students, Medical