The QMUL Virtual Tissue Lab: Using 3D interactive games technology to optimise real lab time and improve student learning

Location
Watson R17 18
Dates
Wednesday 6 April 2016 (13:00-14:00)
Contact

teachingacademy@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Dr Tina Chowdhury - Institute of Bioengineering, School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary, University of London

The QMUL virtual lab utilises a strategic cross-disciplinary approach that models teaching and research labs for multiple disciplines in engineering and the life sciences. Techniques are taught in the virtual lab with 3D interactive games technology (Learnexx3D), to enable the student to practice the methods multiple times and learn from mistakes without incurring additional costs. The approach is highly effective with significant improvements in examination marks, and better prepares students for the challenges in performing investigative experiments in the real lab.

Achievements 2014/15:

  • Shortlisted for the 2014 Times Higher Education awards.
  • Licensing partnership was established with Solvexx Solutions.
  • Learnexx 3D purchased by the Technical University of Eindhoven, UCL and Open University.
  • Learnexx 3D won the 2015 Innovate UK Learning Technologies – Design for impact competition (£79, 985).
  • Learnexx 3D is currently developing a tablet version with Google.
  • ZSpace is integrating Learnexx 3D to run a pilot virtual lab.

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