This message has been cross posted to the following Discussions: Open Forum and Digital Histology Interest Group or DHIG .
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Hi Manas and all,
What a great start to something that will eventually be a milestone in the histology of teaching and learning histology! I do not ever use Google Docs, but just got initiated today with help from you Manas---thanks.
I posted a doc on Google Docs listing the General Learning Outcomes we developed for the online histology course for the University of South Carolina. I would like to suggest that "learning outcomes", general and specific, is the term that I believe is 'in style' for the moment. The terminology has been changing ever since introduced as Blooms Taxonomy by educational psychologist, Dr. Benjamin Bloom in 1956 to promote higher forms of thinking in education, such as analyzing and evaluating concepts, processes, procedures, and principles, rather than just remembering facts (rote learning).
Lest we forget the past, I have captured our discussions in this group dating from September 22 through November 2014 that began to address histology competencies. See the word document attached that may be helpful in our discussions. I have posted the same on the Google Doc page.
Manas, I do not have to be named on the committee. Just know that I am willing to review and critique each step and will eventually contribute my specific learning outcomes for an entire histology course.
Bob
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Robert W. Ogilvie, PhD
Visiting Professor, University of South Carolina
Professor Emeritus, Medical University of South Carolina
Columbia & Charleston, South Carolina
Cell Phone: (843) 693-1065
Email: rogilvie31@yahoo.com
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