Online Digestive Lab Learning Module

fats, proteins and carbohydrates to create a pizza and explanation of the online experiments

Reference: Cara Davies, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Health Sciences, PA Program, University of Findlay, Phone: (419) 434 - 5640, email: davies@findlay.edu

This project involved recording and presenting laboratories online for a mostly online Anatomy & Physiology class. These are progressively downloaded video (not streaming). My role included writing a grant for the equipment to do the lighting and videotaping, ordering the equipment, setup of the video camera and lighting, wrting a storyboard, recording narration, preparation and demonstration of the experiments within the first two laboratories (digestive and urinary), editing of video, design of a Flash interface, encoding of Flash video, creation of animated illustrations, and final output on the course management system. Analysis/need: the course needed to be put online to accommodate a necessary leave. Dr. Davies came in periodically to meet with students. She reported that there were no differences in distribution of grades that quarter.

illustration of a monosaccharide, disaccharide, and polysaccharide molecule.

illustration of salivary glands and amylase breaking down a disaccharide molecule in the mouth

set up of test tubes for the carbohydrate experiment

Interactive question and answer about the type of carbohydrate being used in the experiment. The answer is starch.

results of the experiment showing the tube marked A2 with blue coloration.

results of the experiment on the B set of tubes, showing B2 with a yellowish color

Illustration showing components of triglyceride, which are glycerol and three fatty acid chains. Lipase breaks them down

illustration of bile salts in liver emulsifying dietary fat

illustration of a polypeptide strand and an amino acid