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Technology in Anatomy Education, Technology in Education, Surveys

What Human Biology Instructors Learned from Teaching During COVID

It may seem hard to believe, but it’s been more than a year since the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to close and prompted a huge shift to online education. Throughout these difficult past few semesters, educators at every level have faced a ...
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Summer 2021 Science News Roundup

If you’ve been following the news in recent weeks, you might have noticed that alongside reports of COVID vaccination rates and Delta variant ...
Anatomy & Physiology

New Anatomy Content: Fascia, Fascial Compartments, and Compartment Syndrome

Guess what, VB Blog readers? We have some exciting news for you! Fascial compartments have been one of our most-requested anatomy additions, and ...
Anatomy & Physiology, Biology

DNA and RNA Basics: Replication, Transcription, and Translation

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is one of the most important molecules in your body, and though around 99.9% of your DNA is the same as that of every ...
Technology in Anatomy Education, Instructor Case Studies, Technology in Education

Visible Body Improves Student Performance: HAPS 2021 with Dr. Cindy Harley

The HAPS Annual Conference provides a great opportunity for anatomy instructors to network and share teaching resources and research. This year, ...
Pathology

What Is Scoliosis?

Did you know that scoliosis, or abnormal lateral curvature of the spine, affects around 2-3% of the US population? That’s between six and nine ...
Technology in Anatomy Education, Technology in Education

5 Tech Tips for Courseware Instructors

Instructors come to Courseware with varying degrees of comfort using web and mobile apps, and the customer support team at Visible Body are experts ...
Pathology

Three Key Facts About Cystic Fibrosis

As you might already be aware, May is Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month. Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a rare, progressive disease characterized by ...
Pathology

Why are scientists so excited about the newest malaria vaccine?

It may be surprising that in a world where we’ve developed vaccines to protect us against everything from polio to the seasonal flu, there isn’t ...
Technology in Anatomy Education, Technology in Education

Pros and Cons of Remote Proctoring Technology

It’s that wonderful time of year again—final exams! As has most likely become apparent in the past year, giving an exam in an online course is ...