A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Live video is Worth a Million

In previous issues of UMart, Spy Rock has shared his vision of seeing the U of M become the first "video campus" in the world. His vision includes: (1) strategically placing video cameras around campus to allow online participants to see things from their desktops as they are happening; (2) equipping campus conference rooms for video conferencing so that people can participate remotely and meetings can be made public; (3) equipping all classrooms with video capability so that students can access lectures and discussions for both live remote use and later review sessions; and (4) equipping all desktop computers on campus for video conferencing in order to better connect individuals everywhere.

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WebAnatomy Helps Student Puzzle Out Parts and Systems of the Human Body

Anatomy students face a significant challenge: to learn by heart the names of more than 600 muscles and 300 bones of the human body. For these students, their recall will aid them in problem-solving in a medical or therapeutic context. Therefore, committing information to memory is inherently forward-thinking. Murray Jensen, an associate professor in the Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning, created the WebAnatomy site to help his freshman anatomy students learn and practice this foundational knowledge because, as he says, "you have to know the parts prior to learning how they all work together."