"N.A.M.E." FUN! Emojis May Illustrate Structure-Function Relationships of Neurotransmitters to Health Professions Students

Autor/in	Mahaffey, Angela L.
Titel	"N.A.M.E." FUN! Emojis May Illustrate Structure-Function Relationships of Neurotransmitters to Health Professions Students
Quelle	In: Advances in Physiology Education, 45 (2021) 4, S.895-901 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mahaffey, Angela L.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1043-4046
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Teaching Methods; Brain Hemisphere Functions; Biochemistry; Physiology; Synchronous Communication; Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Undergraduate Students; Memorization; Worksheets; Positive Attitudes; Nonverbal Communication; Laptop Computers; Nursing Education; Computer Games; Exercise Physiology; Computer Assisted Instruction; Outcomes of Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Biochemie; Physiologie; Telekommunikationstechnik; Gedächtnistraining; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Laptop computer; Laptop; Computer; Digitalrechner; Pflegepädagogik; Computer game; Computerspiel; Computerspiele; Sportphysiologie; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg
Abstract	This article provides a qualitative examination of student responses to an enjoyable online experience illustrating structure-function relationships of chemical messengers (neurotransmitters) in the human nervous system via text messaging emojis (often employed during mobile phone messaging). The "N.A.M.E." (Neurotransmitters as Messaging Emojis) FUN! experience was presented to 216 undergraduate health professions students enrolled in a human physiology course during Spring 2020 (N = 117) and Spring 2021 (N = 99) semesters as a learning tool, during a time in which students struggled with the concepts of neurotransmitter function. Additional goals for this fun experience design are to 1) engage health professions students in the topics of chemical messengers in the nervous system, and provide 2) a learning tool for students enrolled in the human physiology courses and 3) a memorization online worksheet for select neurotransmitter function. Student participants were able to access the online neurotransmitter fun experience via mobile phone and/or laptop. Resulting analyses of the voluntary and anonymous survey highlight positive responses in both Spring 2020 and 2021 semesters to the online "N.A.M.E." experience and furthermore the recommendation of student participants to include this online experience in future lecture assignments for the Human Physiology course. Here, we examine several data sets (tables) as we review student choices for matching emojis to neurotransmitter function and qualitative responses on the efficacy of this online match-up fun as a learning tool in a human physiology course for health professions. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01