Article detailing various teaching venues for NIA is published online

May 20, 2008 • Posted by Ann Stuart

The online journal Brains, Minds and Media has published my illustrated article entitled "Neurons in Action in Action." The article, based on my experience and that of many colleagues, has the following sections:

• Using Neurons in Action in lecture
  • Didactic lecture: making lecture lively with movies and sound
  • Interactive lecture: the educational value of suspense
• Using Neurons in Action in an undergraduate laboratory setting
  • Turning students loose with NIA in a computer lab
  • Using NIA in conjunction with a wet lab
• Using Neurons in Action in a graduate student course
• Using Neurons in Action for premed or medical students

I am hoping that this article will be encouraging and useful to anyone who may be intrigued by NIA but faces the usual energy barrier of introducing new technology into their teaching.

The article is published in a special issue of Brains, Minds and Media entitled Interaction Educational Media for the Neural and Cognitive Sciences:
http://www.brains-minds-media.org/archive/1433/
Article (HTML): http://www.brains-minds-media.org/archive/1401/
Article (PDF): Neurons in Action in Action