This has led to substantial savings in teaching costs. This enables students to test their skill in identifying histological structures, or their knowledge of the theory of histology, by answering an extensive quiz following each topic. It is web-based so easy to maintain. It is a versatile programme and so can be immediately adapted to any changes in teaching emphasis. Additional topics, images, quiz question etc.
Students can navigate their way through the programme very easily.
An independent survey has indicated that when students have used this programme it has made a very positive impact on student learning. Because of the versatility of the programme it is a useful resource for other teaching disciplines to utilise. For instance, anatomy specimens, animal biology courses and many more could all utilise this programme I anticipate that this programme is so extensive that it alone may be sufficient for histology courses where the constant use of the microscope, and class slide collections, may not be of major emphasis in the course objectives or not financially possible. In addition, many of Werner's excellent ideas are contained within this product.