Two teaching/learning objectives of a Medical Terminology Course are for students to understand spoken medical terms and be able to pronounce medical terms. The pedagogy for an online Medical Terminology Course should therefore include methods to allow communication between students and the instructor and students. What I gleaned from Lisa’s presentation is that Wimba is a tool that could help me achieve this pedagogical goal.
On the Internet, I found an article entitled, Wimba Increases School’s Revenue and Student Productivity at Central Gippsland Institute in Australia, at the following link: http://www.wimba.com/customers/customer-spotlights/central_gippsland_institute_of_tafe_and_the_wimba_voice_tools_case_study. In the article, the use of Wimba in a Medical Terminology Course was discussed. One of the most important “take aways” from the article was that use of this technology in an on-line environment allows students time to practice before engaging in “medical speak.” Faculty also reported that voice board technologies were easy to use. Hooray!!!