Visual Learning Lab

Science

Research from personnel invovled with the VLL over the past five years has consistently shown that visual learning can help teach complex concepts.  Staff in the Faculty of Science have been taking advantage of this to great effect.

The microscope is an excellent teaching facility and the specimens that we have examined have certainly inspired some of our students to carry out their research projects in the laboratory.

 

 

the structure of cells

Dr Mike Davey is a Research Officer in the Plant and Crop Sciences Division at Sutton Bonington Campus.  He has been using a digital micropscope with a digital camera facility in the laboratory. 

a computer graphic of a tram

Staff in the School of Computer Science have worked on two projects. One project attempted to use visual learning aids to enliven the teaching of computer graphics .  The second one established an interactive visual online environment to help computer scientists learn the basics of programming

teacher using interactive whiteboard

Dr Colin Melia and Dr Matthew Boyd from the School of Pharmacy led on the wide-scale integration of multiple new visual technologies into School teaching practice. 

 

 

Visual Learning Lab

Dearing Building, University of Nottingham
Jubilee Campus, Wollaton Road
Nottingham, NG8 1BB

telephone: +44 (0) 115 951 4424
fax: +44 (0) 115 846 8401
email: vll@nottingham.ac.uk