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The Mummy Explorer-a self-regulated open-access online teaching tool
Anja Furtwängler1, Chris Baumann2,3, Kerttu Majander1,4
1Institute for Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health
|May 30, 2023
Summary
Virtual teaching tools are essential, especially for interdisciplinary fields like evolutionary medicine. The Mummy Explorer offers a customizable, interactive online tool to enhance learning and adapt content for diverse educational needs.
Area of Science:
- * Evolutionary medicine education
- * Digital learning tools
- * Interdisciplinary science communication
Background:
- * Virtual teaching tools are increasingly vital, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- * Existing tools lack the capacity to integrate highly interdisciplinary subjects like evolutionary medicine.
- * Adaptability for varied lecture content is a significant unmet need in virtual education.
Purpose of the Study:
- * To design and develop an interactive, adaptable virtual teaching tool for interdisciplinary fields.
- * To address the need for specialized educational resources in evolutionary medicine.
- * To create a freely accessible and customizable digital learning solution.
Main Methods:
- * Development of the "Mummy Explorer" using open-access software (Google Web Designer).
- * Creation of a freely downloadable, adaptable template.
- * User testing with evolutionary medicine students and lecturers, incorporating feedback for improvement.
Main Results:
- * The Mummy Explorer features a modular design covering diverse subfields of a virtual mummy excavation (palaeopathology, paleoradiology, genetics, etc.).
- * The template enables easy customization for any topic by modifying text and images.
- * User feedback indicated the tool's utility for students and its potential applicability in other fields.
Conclusions:
- * Mummy Explorer addresses a critical gap in virtual education for complex, interdisciplinary subjects.
- * The tool is freely available and adaptable to various educational topics.
- * Ongoing development includes translations to enhance global accessibility.
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