The most common digital visual media used to teach microscopic skills are still images of
significant findings. More recently, whole-slide imaging applications are available, which …

Those seeking to assess microscopic skills in learners or practitioners have long sought
practical electronic tools for this purpose. The challenge is to provide the user with a realistic …

[F1] Sample frame: copyright University of Washington's Peripheral Blood Tutor, 1995. Used
by permission. for the learning of facts. Students are given immediate feedback for correct …

Advances in video technology now provide the means to produce highresolution images for
applications in videomicroscopy. This article describes a one-year study that compared high …

Conventional light microscopy (CLM) has classically been the basic tool to teach histology
and pathology. In recent years, whole-slide imaging (WSI), which consists of generating a …

We describe the development of a Virtual Slide System for creating and viewing clinico-
pathologic cases with embedded interactive digital microscopy. The system supports rich …

We have devised a series of training modules for use in clinical laboratories that enable
multiple users at dispersed sites to readily access network resident programs for acquiring …

To Mars and beyond. A simplistic summation of NASA's strategic goals to be sure, but a
catch phrase to simplify the challenge given to NASA two years ago by the President in the …

Using digital technology, we have assembled a virtual laboratory manual (VLM) that is a
Web‐based copy of our traditional laboratory manual. The VLM is used to enhance …

In my current position I often find myself writing instructional course material. Part of the
writing process involves thinking through the detailed steps for skill development. It surprises …