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- Garza, D, et al.
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Use of a virtual human performance laboratory to improve integration of mathematics and biology in sports science curricula in Sweden and the United States.
- 2007
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Ingår i: Studies in Health Technology and Informatics.. ; 2007. Vol. 125, s. 140-142
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- New fields such as bioengineering are exploring the role of the physical sciences in traditional biological approaches to problems, with exciting results in device innovation, medicine, and research biology. The integration of mathematics, biomechanics, and material sciences into the undergraduate biology curriculum will better prepare students for these opportunities and enhance cooperation among faculty and students at the university level. We propose the study of sports science as the basis for introduction of this interdisciplinary program. This novel integrated approach will require a virtual human performance laboratory dual-hosted in Sweden and the United States. We have designed a course model that involves cooperative learning between students at Göteborg University and Stanford University, utilizes new technologies, encourages development of original research and will rely on frequent self-assessment and reflective learning. We will compare outcomes between this course and a more traditional didactic format as well as assess the effectiveness of multiple web-hosted virtual environments. We anticipate the grant will result in a network of original faculty and student research in exercise science and pedagogy as well as provide the opportunity for implementation of the model in more advance training levels and K-12 programs.
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- Garza, D, et al.
(författare)
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Use of a Virtual Human Performance Laboratory to Improve Integration of Mathematics and Biology in Sports Science Curricula in Sweden and the United States
- 2007
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Ingår i: Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 15 - in vivo, in vitro, in silico: Designing the Next in Medicine. Int. Conf., Long Beach Calif., US, 2007. - 9781586037130 ; 15
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- We are designing a course to be taught simultaneously at Göteborg University and Stanford University. We will present two approaches to creating a virtual environment in sport science experiments that are central to the course. The first virtual environment allows students at any location to utilize Marratech web-hosting software to conduct real-time experiments in venues as sophisticated as Lundberg Laboratories in Göteborg and the Stanford Human Performance Laboratory. We have conducted two trials to validate the feasibility of this design, which accommodates simple technologies such as a laptop and consumer devices at the participant site. The second virtual environment is a computer-generated biomechanics laboratory that will allow students to conduct experiments of their own design. Both Göteborg and Stanford will collect motion capture and force plate data on Olympic-caliber and professional athletes. Students will manipulate this data to conduct novel biomechanical investigations under the direction of a set of learning models under development.
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