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Computer Assisted Learning CAL
R.Raveendran Professor of Pharmacology JIPMER Pond
icherry 605 006
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What is this talk about?
Types of CAL
Need for CAL?
Producing a CAL package
How to design?
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Types of CAL
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Is there a need for CAL?
Fully student centered
Highly interactive
Realistic simulation
User friendly
Meets the objectives
Can replace / reduce animals
CAL is a very unique teaching method
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Producing a CAL package

• Decide on the topic
• Decide on the type of CAL
• Design the software ?
• Write the code
• Test it thoroughly
• Push, Promote Propagate

Do you have to be a programmer?
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Design a CAL program

• Run similar software and observe
• Think over how your software will look, run
  function

Start

• How many?
• Screen types
• Logo
• Main Menu
• Interface

Screens
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Design a CAL program

• Task?
• Text / pictures (supporting)
• Help / Instructions
• Input Menu / choices
• Response Answer / Action /Other

Elements

• Where to position
• text / pictures etc. (display area)
• User input / action (input area)
• Result (response area)

Decide
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Design a CAL program

• Save
• Delete
• Print

• Refresh
• Close

Functions
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Extra Fittings

• Point proceed
• Correct proceed
• Give another chance
• Punish / Crash

Input Error
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Case Study Dog BP Simulation
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Software packages available for CAL
Free packages from www.indpharm.org/download.ht
m http//www.strath.ac.uk/Departments/PhysPharm/
Software databases InterNiche
www.interniche.org AVAR database
www.avar.org EuRCA database
www.eurca.org NORINA database http//oslovet.veth
s.no/NORINA/
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Commercial Software packages
Sheffield BioScience Programs http//www.sheffbp
.co.uk Pharma-CAL-ogy British Pharmacological
Society www.bps.ac.uk Biosoft
www.biosoft.com Software Loan from
InterNiche