SONYA VAN NULAND, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., is a post-doctoral teaching fellow at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, Scottsdale, AZ. She currently teaches mammalian histology and human anatomy. Her research is primarily education-based, and looks at the effectiveness of different teaching interventions.
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Van Nuland SE, Rogers KA. 2017. The Skeletons in Our Closet: E-Learning tools and what happens when one side doesn’t fit all. Anat Sci Educ DOI: 10.1002/ase.1708.
Van Nuland SE, Eagleson R, Rogers KA. 2017. Educational Software Interface Usability: Artifact or Design?. Anatomical Sciences Education 10:190-199.
Van Nuland SE, Rogers KA. 2016. Academic Nightmares: Predatory Publishing. Anatomical Sciences Education, 10.1002/ase.1671.
Van Nuland SE, Rogers KA. 2016. The Anatomy of E-Learning Tools: Does software usability influence learning outcomes?. Anatomical Sciences Education 9:378-390.
Van Nuland SE, Rogers, KA. 2015. E-Learning, Dual-task and Cognitive Load: The anatomy of a failed experiment. Anatomical Sciences Education 9:186-196.
Van Nuland SE, Roach VR, Wilson TD, Belliveau DJ. 2015. Head to Head: The Role of Competition in Undergraduate Education. Anatomical Sciences Education 8:404-412.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Van Nuland SE, Rogers KA. 2017 April. The Skeletons in Our Closet: E-Learning tools and what happens when one side doesn’t fit all. Experimental Biology Conference. Chicago, Illinois.
Van Nuland SE, Rogers KA. 2016 May. Are E-Learning Tools the Answer? A comparison of e-learning tools with traditional kinesthetic tactile learning approaches in the anatomical sciences. 39th Annual Conference of the Anatomy Association of Thailand, Phuket, Thailand.
Van Nuland SE, Rogers KA. 2016 Apr. Anatomical E-Learning Tools: Are we headed in the right direction? Western’s Research on Teaching Symposium, Western University, London, Canada.
Van Nuland SE, Rogers KA. 2016 Mar. The anatomy of E-Learning tools: Does software usability influence learning outcomes?. Asian-Pacific International Congress of Anatomists, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Van Nuland, SE. 2015 Nov. Assessing Student Learning Online: A Panel Discussion- Teaching Support Centre: Assessment Lecture Series. Western University, London, Canada.
Van Nuland SE, Rogers KA. 2015 May 12-14. Resistance is Futile: Applying the Borg Principle to Modernizing Online Education Delivery at Western University Canada. Echo 360 Active Learning Conference. Chicago, Illinois.
Van Nuland SE, Rogers KA. 2015 Mar. E-Learning: Effective or Defective? The impact of commercial e-learning tools on learner cognitive load and anatomy instruction. Experimental Biology Conference. Boston, Massachusetts.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS COMMUNICATION FEATURES
Van Nuland, SE featured in Anatomy Now, the official newsletter of the American Association of Anatomists. Jan 2017. Academic nightmares: Predatory publishing.
Van Nuland, SE featured in Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs monthly newsletter, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario. Nov 2016. Dissecting e-learning tools.
Van Nuland, SE featured in Anatomy Now, the official newsletter of the American Association of Anatomists. Oct 2015. Does competition in an anatomy course increase exam scores and class enjoyment?.
Van Nuland, SE featured in the American Association of Anatomists 2014 Year in Review. Mar 2015. The Education of an Anatomist