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what to serve with quiche?
Started by missypuss , Feb 23 2013 09:03 AM
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Posted 23 February 2013 - 09:03 AM
Apart from the usual salad and chips?
Posted 23 February 2013 - 09:10 AM
Can't say I've ever served chips (of either sort) with quiche. Generally I do soup + quiche and a good crunchy bread, or quiche + salad + sliced melon.
Is this for family eating or for entertaining? If an everyday type meal, one side should be plenty, shouldn't it? If entertaining, I'd do a spread of the quiche, a salad, some sliced fruit, crusty bread, and maybe a cup of soup. That way people can taste a bit of everything and/or have options.
Posted 23 February 2013 - 09:13 AM
I've only ever served quiche with salad, never had quiche and chips! If I wanted to do more for more people, I would do another salad or 2, and/or make 2 different quiches. I don't think anything other than salad is really needed with quiche, except maybe a nice crusty baguette.
Posted 23 February 2013 - 09:15 AM
Always salad and bread here.
You could do lightly steamed green veggies?
Posted 23 February 2013 - 09:17 AM
I like the idea of soup and crusty bread, yum! I've also never served it with chips.
Posted 23 February 2013 - 09:18 AM
Thankyou all. I will make a homemade foccacia i think and a salad of some sort. Having a friend over, maybe a different kind of salad other than the toss variety
Posted 23 February 2013 - 09:21 AM
I think salad and bread too
Posted 23 February 2013 - 09:25 AM
I would do a soup but it will be around 33 degrees here, getting hot now so I think not. Dessert is a good idea I will see how much time I have.
Posted 23 February 2013 - 09:30 AM
If your guests are bold, you could do a room-temp or chilled soup like gazpacho, vichyssoise, cucumber soup, etc. If not, meh, works just as well without it
Posted 23 February 2013 - 09:30 AM
A glass or two of chilled semillon sauvignon blanc.
And I'm quite partial to an avocado and cherry tomato salad dressed with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, S&P to go with quiche.
Posted 23 February 2013 - 04:09 PM
I can't believe people have never had chips with quiche? When eating out, basically every menu I've seen quiche on it's served with chips and salad.
Posted 23 February 2013 - 04:16 PM
Yep, agree chips (either frozen or homemade) go fantastic with quiche or mashed potato with a salad or spinach leaves, tomato, sliced carrot and feta, yum o.
Posted 23 February 2013 - 04:19 PM
French baguette with really good butter and a rocket, pear & parmesan salad.
Def not chips!
Posted 23 February 2013 - 04:22 PM
Another who has never seen quiche served with chips.
We usually have salad and some nice crusty bread.
Posted 23 February 2013 - 04:27 PM
I had a p/t job as a teen at a lunch bar and we'd serve quiche with potato salad and Greek salad.
Posted 23 February 2013 - 04:34 PM
Don't listen to them, its chips with everything isn't it?
Posted 23 February 2013 - 04:41 PM
No chips when entertaining guests, just a tossed salad and crispy bread but when dining in Myer or some other equally classy establishment one must have chips to accompany the quiche because it is usually so damn awful.
Posted 23 February 2013 - 04:53 PM
I'd do a carby salad like rice, pasta or potato and a tossed salad.
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Walter Noble Burns Papers
Walter N. Burns was a journalist and author of Western fiction This collection contains manuscripts, notes, correspondence, photographs, clippings, and related material. Several drafts of the manuscripts for The Saga of Billy the Kid, 1925, Tombstone: An ...
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Legislative Papers of William F. Kimball
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Papers of Leslie Ernenwein
Leslie Ernenwein was an author of Western stories and a feature writer of the Tucson Daily Citizen. This collection includes correspondence, clippings, photographs, background material, notes, typescripts, published articles, and galleys concerning cowboy ...
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Correspondence to Dr. Alfred Atkinson from W.W. Knorpp, January 16, 1939
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University of Arizona Liberal Arts Lectures
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Diario, de las ultimas peregrinaciones del Padre Fr. Francisco Garcés, hasta la provincia del Moqui, y noticias de varias nuevas naciones exparcidas hasta el Rio Colorado en California
Eighteenth century manuscript copy of Padre Francisco Garcés' 11-month travel diary. Leaving San Xavier Mission in the autumn of 1775, he traveled with the second Anza Expedition until reaching the Yuma area. From there, he traveled with two Yuma Ind ...
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University of Arizona Office of the President Records
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Lawyers for Nigerian preacher TB Joshua have mounted a legal challenge against a coroner who has ordered Joshua to testify about the building collapse at his Lagos megachurch.
Forget colonies in space. A Japanese construction company, Shimizu, said human beings could live in huge complexes that corkscrew deep into the ocean.
Minutes after being discharged from hospital yesterday, chief poo protester Andile Lili took aim at the men he claims plotted to kill him.
The 44-year-old son of soccer great Pele has been released from jail and will remain free while he appeals a conviction in a money laundering case that involved a drug gang.
South African vehicle manufacturers will receive incentives for producing more electric cars, it was announced on Thursday.
Rudy Paige and Marnitz Boshoff have been called up to the Springbok squad for the last match of their outgoing in Cardiff next week.
Both sides wore green and gold, but that was far from the only similarity between Australia and South Africa in the third one-day international in Canberra yesterday.
World number one Rory McIlroy may have already won the Race to Dubai crown, but there is a lot at stake this week at the $8million DP World Tour Championship, which starts at the Earth course of Jumeirah Golf Estates Thursday.
A new video has emerged that reveals the exchanges between Stan Wawrinka, Roger Federer and Federer's wife Mirka during their World Tour semifinal on Saturday.
Quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel will replace Fernando Alonso at Ferrari next season after signing a three-year deal, the Italian team said on Thursday.
Giancarlo Stanton became the highest-paid athlete in earning after he completed a move to join the Miami Marlins in a record 13-year $325 million deal – the most lucrative player contract in US sports history.
Sanofi SA said on Saturday its U.S. subsidiary Genzyme has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for its multiple sclerosis drug Lemtrada after an initial rejection in December last year.
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The final edition of MTV Base's SA's hottest MCs list was revealed today with K.O taking the top spot.
Australian actor and "Thor" avenger Chris Hemsworth is the world's sexiest man, the US magazine People said Wednesday.
Queen's concerts are legendary, with the band's ability to blend musical skill, with discipline and a hard energy that translates into their performances.
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Siphokazi (Sipho) Mdlankomo, 39, who lives and works as a domestic worker in Newlands, is one of the final six contestants on M-Net's MasterChef SA.
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Putters looking to plan a golfing holiday may want to consider booking a trip to Portugal, which was named the world's best golf destination at the inaugural edition of the World Golf Awards over the weekend.
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The number of rhinos poached has grown every year since 2010, going from 333 to 1020 this year.
South African prosecutors on Monday said that their request to appeal Oscar Pistorius's manslaughter conviction and five-year prison sentence would be heard in December 9.
A column of 32 tanks and other heavy weapons has entered Ukraine from Russia, the Ukrainian military said Friday, after the latest fighting left five dead and at least 31 injured.
The ANC should be worried by the EFF winning 10 percent of the votes in Gauteng in the general election, the EFF's Dali Mpofu said on Thursday.
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Taking a stroll through the concourse of a Dave Matthews Band show this summer, fans have got a chance to check out more than just posters and tank tops. Those who are willing are given the chance to learn how they can improve their world.
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The skillfully scattered tents attract concert-goers with free giveaways – from eco-friendly programs to autographed CD's – and then hit visitors with something much more valuable: information. Aiming to make the ever-expanding live-music scene a force for positive change, artists and fans alike are encouraging the growth of social consciousness. Music shows are quickly becoming a place not just to dance, but also to learn and to grow.
At the helm of this revolution is Dave Matthews, a seemingly quite guitar player turned cultural icon, who has long inspired his listeners to live good lives, through his lyrics as well as his actions.
Since his band played their first gig on a Charlottesville, VA rooftop in 1991, Matthews has used his growing popularity to the benefit of people throughout the world, quickly becoming one of the most philanthropic bands in the modern music.
"It's important to give back," Matthews told the Cape Times in South Africa this month, on the heels of his band's new studio album Big Whiskey & The Groo Grux King.
Since 1999, the Dave Matthews Band has raised more than $4 million for their own Bama Works Fund, which annually dolls out grants for projects supporting disadvantaged youth, the disabled, environmental protection and the arts.
The organization, which works largely in the band's native Charlottesville area, recently expanded their reach to the global population. In 2005, Bama Works announced their Village Recovery Fund, which partnered them with the non-profit CARE to help those victims of the tsunami in Sri Lanka regain control of their lives. The band graciously matched, dollar-for-dollar, the donations posted to their website. "We were able to make a real difference by empowering local organizations to help people recover their lives and their dignity," Matthews told the Cape Times.
Though music has throughout history been a catalyst of social activism, the fire that raged so hard in the 1970's dulled to a small flame in the decades that followed. In recent times, the fire is being rekindled by Matthews and his cohorts – such as U2's Bono and Willie Nelson. They have for many years encouraged fans to do something to help others, simply by attending their shows. Matthews' free Central Park Concert in 2003 raised money for New York City Public Schools. In 2001, he joined the Board of Directors for Nelson's Farm Aid, which in 24 years has raised more than $17 million for American farmers.
Now, the tents set up nightly outside the shows of Matthews and many other performers are a testament to the fans ability to do something for themselves. They are manned by volunteers from a number of non-profits, which have, in the past decade, emerged from the live music scene.
With the help of Matthews, The Dead, Jack Johnson and many others, the Conscience Alliance has delivered hundreds of thousands of tons of food to hungry families, and HeadCount has registered more than 100,000 new voters before last year's election.
Fans have been given the opportunity to go to a show, join a community and truly make a difference. It's about providing information and inspiring people, not just to give their money, but to change their habits and give of themselves as well.
The interactive Eco-Village set up outside each of Matthews' 63 shows this summer offers fans the chance to expand their environmental consciousness by introducing new green technologies and eco-friendly products. The village is also host to local non-profit organizations, giving those interested the chance to connect with the people who are making an immediate difference in their own communities.
The village is sponsored by Reverb, a non-profit environmental organization, whose role extends far beyond fan outreach to include the logistical greening of the entire tour – from biodeisel fueling to composting and the consumption of local foods. Since Guster frontman Adam Gardner and his wife Lauren Sullivan founded Reverb in 2004, the organization has hosted more than 1,400 environmental groups and reached over 7 million fans.
These non-profits exist because artists like Dave Matthews welcome them into their shows, and do anything they can to make their mission a successful one. Fans are attracted to an issue because it also interests their favorite artist; they take the time to register to vote because Dave Matthews tells them to at the end of his first set.
Musicians have a tremendous power to influence the masses, and thanks to artists like Dave Matthews, that influence is pointing people in a positive direction. As parts of the world seem to fall apart, at least they are doing all they can to make sure music holds us together.
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MySpace is currently premiering our brand new video from Teenage Bottlerocket titled "Bigger Than Kiss." The song comes from their latest release They Came From The Shadows. Click here to check it out on MySpace right now! Ray from Teenage Bottlerocket had this to say about the video:
When we recorded "Bigger Than Kiss" we knew it would make for a hilarious video. The only problem was getting in touch with Kerry King and KISS to shoot the thing. An animated video made the most sense to us because it was the only way to represent the song without a million dollar budget. We were familiar with animator Ben Levin, and we are fans of his work. We asked him if he would be interested in doing the video, and he was excited to work with us. Soon after we were receiving sample clips from Ben, and we were completely blown away. Mr. Levin really out did himself with this video. We are stoked on how funny it turned out!
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We are stoked to announce dream team Tony Sly and Joey Cape are once again joining forces to release a split on Fat Wreck Chords. This two song 7âwill street on March 2nd and is a collaboration not only musically but artistically. Tony and Joey each drew each otherâs side of the 7âcover as Joey Cape recently said, âTony Sly is a great artistâ¦and by artist I mean illustrator. Just look at that cover art.â The fun doesnât end there as both sing backup on one anotherâs song. Joey Capeâs track is a solo acoustic version of a Lagwagon Resolve song. Tony Slyâs is a new original and both are exclusive to this 7â. Tony Sly and Joey Cape will be touring Europe together this winter which prompted the split 7âas Tony Sly describes, âItâs a split 7â with each guy doing vocals on the others song. It was Joeyâs idea because we have this tour coming up together.â Fingers and toes crossed this stellar tour comes stateside. Click here to view their European tour dates.
Tony Slyâs debut full length titled the 12 Song Program comes out on February 16th. Click here to hear a track!
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NOFX have just announced their upcoming Fermented and Flailing spring tour! The tour will kick off in Oregon, head north to Canada and dip back ending in Arizona. NOFX will be supported by fellow label mates Teenage Bottlerocket and special guest Tony Sly of No Use For A Name. Check back soon for some exciting news on additional support bands being added along the way, but for now hereâs what weâve got cookinâ:
Fermented and Flailing Dates:
04/21/10 Eugene, OR McDonald Theater w/ Teenage Bottlerocket, Tony Sly
04/22/10 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory w/ Teenage Bottlerocket, Tony Sly
04/23/10 Billings, MT Shrine Auditorium w/ Teenage Bottlerocket, Tony Sly
04/25/10 Saskatoon, SK Canada Odeon Center w/ Teenage Bottlerocket, Tony Sly
04/26/10 Winnipeg, MB Burton Cummings Theater w/ Teenage Bottlerocket, Tony Sly
04/27/10 Fargo, ND The Venue w/ Teenage Bottlerocket, Tony Sly
04/29/10 Milwaukee, WI The Riverside Theater w/ Teenage Bottlerocket, Tony Sly
04/30/10 Covington, KY Madison Theater w/ Teenage Bottlerocket, Tony Sly
05/01/10 Sauget, IL Pops Nightclub w/ Teenage Bottlerocket, Tony Sly
05/02/10 Kansas City, MO The Beaumont w/ Teenage Bottlerocket, Tony Sly
05/04/10 Fort Collins, CO The Aggie w/ Teenage Bottlerocket, Tony Sly
05/05/10 Albuquerque , NM The Sunshine Theater w/ Teenage Bottlerocket, Tony Sly
05/06/10 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre w/ Teenage Bottlerocket, Tony Sly
Click here to view all upcoming NOFX tour dates.
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Tony Sly is in the holiday spirit as he just posted a brand new track titled "The Shortest Pier" off his upcoming solo album titled the 12 Song Program due out February 16th. Tony Sly had this to say about the track "This is one of my favorite songs on the new record. It's pretty dark and moody with sort of an uplifting sounding chorus yet really miserable lyrics about dealing with life by combating it with booze." Now, go cozy up with your spiked eggnog and pre-order your copy right now by clicking here.
Don't miss Tony Sly live next year, check his dates here
After 20 years of turning out music with punk outfit No Use For A Name, Tony Sly is set to release his first solo full length. It is titled 12 Song Program and is due out February 16th. Folks can expect guest appearances from Karina Denike of Dance Hall Crashers, Darius from Swingin' Utters and Joey Cape of Bad Astronaut/Lagwagon fame. Additionally, Tony Sly has announced tour plans for 2010 which include a west coast run with Chris Shiflett from the Foo Fighters and a European tour with Joey Cape. Click here to view the dates! To delve a little deeper into what motivated Tony Sly to release a solo record, read below:
I decided to do a solo record because I had some song ideas that wouldnât work for No Use. Iâve been wanting to do this for several years but I just never had the time. I also wanted to get some of my more folky influences on a record. I think youâll hear that this is not an acoustic NUFAN record. I think some songs just canât be made into punk songs like some punk songs canât be made into acoustic songs. I also like the idea of having the freedom of playing shows on the fly, being able to show up at a bar with just a guitar and have enough material to play for an hour or so. Iâm getting some good feedback and good tours lined-up for 2010. Should be interesting.
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With the title & cover of Fistful of Hollow a tribute of sorts, which Smith would the Swingin' Utters rather hang out with? Find out!
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Mad Caddies are ringing in the new year right with a killer tour with The Aggrolites in January. Don't miss it!
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Go see Gentleman Blag and The Dwarves on tour in the Midwest and East Coast over the next week!
21Nov, 2014
Check out a lightning round interview with Mad Caddies!
20Nov, 2014
Who knew the Caper was a drummer!
19Nov, 2014
Swingin' Utters perform "Told Them I Told You So" on Song From A Couch. Check out Jack and Miles playing one guitar at the same time!
18Nov, 2014
Night Birds have a couple more shows this year. Check out this flyer with The Dickies!
17Nov, 2014
Double whammy! New Swingin' Utters interview coupled with a live show review with Lagwagon!
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Cane toad or computer mouse? Real and computer-simulated laboratory exercises in physiology classes.
* conceptual (reinforcing facts learned in lectures)
* motivational (stimulating students' curiosity, motivating further exploration as well as learning from mistakes)
* technical (learning laboratory techniques and manipulative skills) (Woodhull-McNeal, 1992).
Practical classes provide opportunities for staff-student interactions by giving students an opening to ask questions in a less intimidating environment than a large lecture theatre. Additionally, the social aspects of practical classes are very important (Lim, 2002). Practical classes in physiology, for example, encourage student-student interactions and the development of networks that can enhance their learning, so that ultimately students begin to 'talk physiology' with one another (Michael 2001).
Randall & Burkholder (1990) described the key elements of an effective laboratory class as having:
* sufficient experienced, committed teachers
* the availability of sound instrumentation
* well-designed, meaningful experimental protocols.
Hands-on practical work has been deemed an important component of a science course as it allows students to develop a variety of laboratory skills and then apply these skills to theoretical aspects (Mosse & Wright, 2000). The tactile experiences and observations offered in a practical program can reinforce learning and improve recall (Randall & Burkholder, 1990). Techniques students learn in these classes are generic laboratory skills including: ethical, safety and biohazard issues; general animal and tissue handling; dissection; microscopy; experimental design; data analysis and problem-solving.
University practical programs are expensive to run, because of the resources required and the time required of academic and technical staff. The increased cost of laboratory classes and the necessary investment in space, equipment and animals makes it more difficult to justify their expense to cost-conscious administrators (Michael, 1984; Modell, 1989). Consequently there has been a reduction in laboratory practical classes, not just in Australia but also worldwide (Baker & Verran, 2004). This progressive elimination of traditional practical classes has occurred with relatively little consideration of the educational impact of this change (Ra'anan 2005).
If traditional practical classes (wet labs) are being rationalised to reduce costs, how can students gain laboratory skills? One alternative is to replace wet labs with computer-simulated exercises. Computer-simulation programs have been promoted by instructional designers for their value in motivating learners (Adamson, 2010). These simulations give students access to experiments without being restricted by practicality, animal availability and preparation, or the time required to complete a complex protocol (Michael, 1984). These virtual experiments involve no harm to animals, and consequently no ethics approval is required; they offer experiments that can be run repeatedly with 100% success, and they require little ongoing expenditure. Computer-based simulations of actual experiments allow students to control the various experimental procedures presented. Software packages use 'real' data so the responses mimic the results gained in a comparable wet lab experiment.
The initial cost of setting up computer-simulated practicals, purchasing the hardware and software, may be high but over time they become a cheaper, and perhaps more reliable, alternative to wet labs. Computer simulations are particularly useful in modelling data that would otherwise not be possible, for example, natural selection simulation for biology (Mosse & Wright, 2000) or in generating data where the equipment is unavailable, too expensive or complex for undergraduate programs. Simulation software can also assist students to develop their computer skills (Fraser & Deane, 2000), it can give immediate feedback on a student's understanding of the material presented (Pamula, Pamula, Wigmore & Wheldrake, 2000) and it enables students to learn the theory underlying a technique, for example, ABO blood grouping, before using the technique. Computer-based practicals also assist students to become independent learners, encouraging them to take responsibility for their learning (Fraser & Deane, 2000), rather than just expecting to be told what they need to know. Many computer-simulation exercises are self-paced, so students can repeat a task until they have understood and mastered it. Repeating tasks in a wet lab is often not possible due to the limited supply of resources.
The aim of this study was to document second-year physiology students' perception of and attitudes to computer simulations when three computer-simulation practicals were incorporated into the laboratory practical curriculum.
The software program
The software program prescribed for use in the second-year physiology curriculum at Deakin University was PhysioEx[TM] 6.0 Laboratory Simulations for Human Physiology (Stabler, Peterson & Smith, 2006) produced by Pearson Benjamin Cummings Publishing. This software package consists of 13 modules containing 40 simulated physiology practicals designed to supplement or substitute for wet labs, as well as a histology tutorial. The laboratory exercises have realistic computer animations; they are interactive, self-directed and self-paced and as such can be repeated by students as often as required, at their convenience. PhysioEx[TM] 6.0 practicals give students the flexibility to alter experimental parameters and observe how outcomes are affected.
The participants were from two second-year physiology subjects offered in first semester (Principles of Physiology, N =114) and second semester (Anatomy and Physiology, N = 112) at Deakin University. These subjects are undertaken by students from a range of undergraduate degree courses: for example, biomedical science, biological science, general science, teaching, nursing and combined degrees.
In the final practical class in second semester, two students were invited to participate in a voluntary and anonymous survey relating to their experiences with, and perception of the usefulness of, the computer-simulated practicals. Both the wet labs and computer-simulated practicals were held in a laboratory with demonstrators present to assist small groups of no more than four students with the actual recording of the data and interpretation of results. Rather than replacing wet labs, the computer simulations provided practical exercises where insufficient resources or equipment were available. Two practical classes using only PhysioEx[TM] 6.0 computer simulations (namely neurophysiology of nerve impulses and chemical processes of digestion) were run in first semester, and a third exercise (renal systems physiology) was completed in second semester.
Students' attitudes to and perceptions of the computer-simulated exercises were surveyed by a questionnaire (1) consisting of 12 closed questions plus an additional question where students were asked to respond to series of statements on a scale from 1 to 5, where 1 indicated strong disagreement and 5 indicated strong agreement with the statement. Some statements within the final question were designed to elicit similar information to check for inconsistencies in students' answers to the preceding questions.
The first four questions requested demographic information and asked whether the student had previously used computer simulations at university. Questions 5-8 asked the students what they liked and disliked about computer-simulated practicals and the more traditional wet labs. Options were provided so the student could tick as many boxes as they considered appropriate, and provision was made for any additional comments. Question 9 asked students about the use of computer simulation software for revision of other topics, for example, histology, where they did not complete a computer-simulated exercise in a practical class. Question 10 asked them about histology and their understanding of the organs and tissues discussed in lectures. Students selected 'Yes' or 'No' to answer these questions and gave reasons for their answers in the space provided. Questions 11 and 12 asked what skills they had learnt from the computer-simulated practicals. Students were then asked to list these skills.
This survey was voluntary and anonymous. Students were invited to complete the questionnaire in their own time and submit their responses in a sealed envelope as required by the Deakin University Human Ethics Committee (EC 197-2006). Data and comments were recorded using Microsoft Excel and descriptive statistics calculated using SPSS (v. 16.0 SPSS Inc, Chicago, IL, USA).
Over the two years, a total of 166 responses were collected from a total of 226 students giving a response rate of 73%. Of these responses, 71% were from female students and 29% were from male students. The majority of students (64%) were between 16 and 20 years of age and were enrolled in the Bachelor of Biomedical Science or Bachelor of Biological Science at Deakin University.
Responses to questions
Had you done any computer simulated practical classes at university prior to completing them in these two physiology subjects? Of the students who participated in the survey, 92% indicated that they had never experienced a computer-simulated practical before this class, in this or any other subject undertaken as part of their undergraduate degree.
What did you like about the computer-simulated pracs? A summary of responses selected is presented in Table 1. Participants liked the computer-simulated practicals because they could repeat exercises, results were guaranteed and the exercises were very visual. Sixty-seven of the 166 students (40%) considered the program useful for revision, and 63 participants (38%) liked the computer simulations because they could not make a mistake. Eighteen students made comments in the 'Other' category. Computer simulations rated well because the instructions in the PhysioEx[TM] 6.0 booklet were easy to follow and demonstrated exactly what was needed; students could work at their own pace; they could manipulate the software to see other results of their own choice; if a mistake was made it was easily fixed; and they didn't have to clean up because there was no mess.
What did you like about the wet labs? A summary of responses is presented in Table 1. Participants enjoyed the wet labs but completely different reasons were given. They liked the 'hands-on' experience of working in a laboratory: performing dissections and seeing the results. Seventy-nine students (48%) answering this question indicated that they enjoyed working in groups. Only four participants did not like anything about the wet labs. Nine students placed comments in the 'Other' category. These comments included: 'things didn't always work and you learn more by making mistakes'; 'interesting, easy to remember'; and 'the challenge of relating theory to practice'.
Which type of prac did you prefer, the wet lab or the computer simulation? Participants were given options of 'wet lab', 'computer simulation' or 'enjoyed equally', and the responses were 48.8%, 3.6% and 47.6% respectively. The computer simulations ran in a physiology laboratory during routine practical times, with demonstrators present, so it is possible that students answered this question based on whether or not they liked practical classes in general. This was supported by the following comments:
* 'Both bring different aspects to the learning experience'
* 'Simulations offered a clean and no mess prac with guaranteed results'
* 'Both wet lab and computer simulated pracs were fun and really enhanced my learning'
* 'It was great to see what was going on rather than having textbook based learning only'
* 'I liked the option of doing both, even though they were very different. They both were fun and equally explained the topic.'
When participants were asked 'Would you like to see the practical component changed to wholly computer simulations?' the overwhelming answer was 'No' (97%, 161 of a total of 166 responses). The reasons given are summarised in Table 2. The majority of responses indicated that students wanted 'hands-on' experience and thought this was important for developing skills that they would use in future jobs or further study.
Interestingly, the way the computer simulation did not allow you to make a mistake was considered a disadvantage by four participants, who stated that they needed to make mistakes in order to learn.
The majority of participants (152) liked the wet labs because they got 'hands-on experience', they 'liked seeing the results' (117) and completing dissections (114). Based on their written comments, students considered wet labs to be more memorable and more realistic and felt they learnt more from the experience. Some participants described the computer-simulated exercises as 'repetitive and boring.'
Participants commented that it was good to break up the laboratory schedule and participate in different types of activities, acknowledging that they were different learning experiences. Another positive comment was that the computer-simulated practicals allowed students to complete many experiments in a short space of time. Computer-based practicals were also considered less stressful, because students knew they were going to get a result and, if a mistake was made, then it was easy to correct by simply resetting the simulation. But many students commented that computer simulations oversimplified the techniques and skills involved.
Only 3.6% of participants preferred computer simulations to the wet labs. The reasons stated were that computer-simulated 'pracs were quicker, easier with just as much information,' 'helpful for revision' and that there was 'no mess and nothing died'.
When asked if they used the PhysioEx[TM] 6.0 software for revision of principles taught in lectures, 69% of participants answered 'No'. When asked why, the answers given included 'Didn't think of it' (21%), 'textbook and lecture notes provided sufficient detail' (23%). Strangely, 7% responded that they were unaware of the resource, despite having purchased a copy of the program.
When participants were asked what they felt they learnt in the wet labs that they could not obtain from the computer-simulated pracs, the most common responses written by students (Table 3) included dissection skills; having hands-on experience in the lab using laboratory equipment and gaining general laboratory skills; and being able to visualise structures using light microscopy. Some students believed that being able to make mistakes in the wet lab was an advantage: 'learn from mistakes--more fun when it's a hands-on experience'; 'wet labs create a more hands on, thought provoking experience where you learn more'.
The majority of respondents believed they learnt little from actually doing the simulated practical but they enjoyed spending time in the laboratory. Comments on the computer simulations included 'not much learning because just clicking buttons while the computer does the work'; 'boring and too repetitive'; 'it was like primary school'; 'computer simulations are less memorable and therefore less useful--you don't retain what you're learning'.
Finally, students were asked to respond to 14 statements on a scale from 1 to 5, where 1 indicated strong disagreement and 5 indicated strong agreement with the statement. The three most strongly supported statements (Table 4) were these:
* Hands-on experience with animal tissue is essential for all students studying physiology.
* Being able to use a microscope is an essential laboratory skill.
* Wet labs assisted my understanding of the structure of organs/tissues.
These statements had the least support:
* Computer simulations convey little sense of the real experiment.
* Examining the histological structure using PhysioEx[TM] 6.0 software was better than using a microscope.
* Computer simulations in PhysioEx[TM] 6.0 software are difficult to use.
The students' responses indicated that those who were surveyed preferred using a microscope for examining histological structures, and considered that computer simulations did not convey the sense of a real experiment but were easy to use. Other statements indicated beliefs that teacher-student interaction was an important aspect of laboratory practicals, that computer simulations did not allow students to make mistakes, but they did support self-paced learning. Again students' responses indicated that computer simulations could not replace practical experiments when learning physiology.
There were two major observations from this study:
* Students stated that, while they enjoyed both wet labs and computer-simulated exercises, their overwhelming view was that the wet lab provided the more memorable and stimulating learning experience. In fact, many participants believed they learnt nothing from the computer simulations used.
* The majority of participants believed that computer simulations conveyed little sense of a real experiment. The computer simulations used were not seen as facilitating learning from mistakes or problem-solving.
The computer-simulated practicals used in this study meet the conceptual and motivational goals of a practical program by reinforcing facts learnt in lectures, and they may have prompted further exploration of the exercises. But, based on the facts that few participants discovered (63%) or used (69%) the revision material included in the PhysioEx[TM] 6.0 package, it appears that students were not motivated to investigate all the material available. Additionally, the computer simulations used did not enable students to learn from their mistakes or design their own experiments to test hypotheses--the software did not allow them to perform the exercise incorrectly and, because no generic laboratory or manipulative skills were acquired, technical goals were not achieved.
Participants in this study enjoyed computer simulations because they were convenient, always worked and could be done without supervision. The majority of participants believed that computer simulations conveyed little sense of a real experiment. Several commented that their learning experience was enhanced when things went wrong: they wanted an opportunity to use their knowledge and problem-solving skills, which they rated highly as learning tools. This concurs with Ra'anan (2005), who found that, while computer simulations may be considered effective in introducing students to basic physiological concepts, there is evidence that students acquire a more thorough understanding through the more challenging experience of wet labs.
Based on written comments recorded in this study, students undertaking practicals in the wet lab appreciated the challenge of doing dissections and using their own preparations to record data. This gave them a sense of anticipation, achievement and ownership. The wet lab gave them an understanding of how delicate or robust animal tissue is, something that cannot be conveyed in a computer simulation. While the computer simulations used in this study are of a high standard, they did not offer the tactile experience and opportunity to develop manual dexterity that students require as part of their undergraduate physiology training. Additionally students considered what they saw and experienced in the wet labs more memorable--knowledge they felt they retained.
Before the introduction of computer-simulated practicals, some topics did not have a supporting practical class to reinforce and contextualise the physiology theory presented in lectures. Interestingly, in the two years before the introduction of the computer-simulated practicals, and two years after their introduction the percentage of students gaining distinctions (70-79%) or higher distinctions (80% or greater) does not differ greatly (Table 5). The percentage of students achieving a credit (60-69%) increased and the percentage of failures decreased. There are many possible reasons for these changes, and we do not suggest that improvements in achievement can be solely attributed to the introduction of the computer-simulated practicals. But the data do raise the question whether computer simulations might benefit the weaker students who require greater reinforcement of concepts covered in lectures by allowing them to work at their own pace, repeating the simulations until they gain a better understanding and thereby enhancing their learning.
There is no question that some laboratory exercises are better suited to replacement by computer simulations than others. Mosse and Wright (2000) stated that computer simulations were only useful when students had some knowledge of the topic being covered by the simulation. Rodriguez-Barbero and Lopez-Novoa (2008) recorded positive feedback from both staff and students when using a computer simulation program for teaching circulatory physiology to medical students but teachers in the medical school commented that a minority of their students experienced difficulty in adopting a self-directed learning approach. The students participating in this current study did not express any concern about the self-directed learning approach of the PhysioEx[TM] 6.0 computer simulations.
A combination of wet labs and computer simulations providing different learning experiences appears to be most advantageous to students, rather than completely replacing practical classes (Michael, 2001). In the future, computer simulation software could be developed to include three-dimensional imaging to further enhance visual impact. A variety of scenarios could be incorporated into the simulation, encouraging students to design their own experiments and thereby keeping them concentrating and engaged, rather than reliant on the program to provide a perfect result every time. The addition of computer simulations may provide a valuable supplement to the practical component of the course enabling a greater variety of topics to be covered and by providing excellent pre-laboratory information. Michael (2001) and, later, Morgan, Cleave-Hogg, Desousa and Lam-McCulloch (2006) found that simulations provided a valuable learning experience, bridging the gap between theory and practice. This conclusion was based on their finding statistically significant improvement in student performance in written tests taken after using computer simulations in physiology classes. Dobson (2009) also supports the conclusion that well-designed virtual laboratories can instruct students as effectively as hands-on laboratories.
Inspiring and motivating students is far more important for long-term success than simply delivering information (DiCarlo, 2009). Whether through hands-on wet labs or with the aid of computer-simulated practicals, it is important to encourage students to develop an interest in lifelong learning. The challenge for educators is to choose or develop appropriate computer simulations that provide intellectual challenges, are engaging, relevant and as close to reality as possible--complementing and extending, rather than replacing, traditional wet lab practical programs.
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Jan West
Anneke Veenstra
Deakin University
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Jan West is Associate Head of School (Teaching & Learning) in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences at Deakin University, Burwood Campus. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Anneke Veenstra is a Lecturer in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences at Deakin University, Burwood Campus.
Table 1 Responses recorded when participating physiology students were asked what they liked about computer-simulated practicals and the wet labs Responses Responses Question n % Question n % What did you like What did you like about the about the wet labs? computer-simulated practicals? Could repeat it 122 73.5 Hands-on experience 152 91.6 Guaranteed results 86 51.8 Seeing the results 117 70.5 Very visual 83 50.0 Dissections 114 68.7 Useful for revision 67 40.4 Working in groups 79 47.6 Couldn't make a 63 38.0 Fun 74 44.6 mistake Fun 55 33.1 The laboratory 40 24.1 atmosphere Working alone 11 6.6 Other 9 5.4 Other 18 10.8 Nothing 4 2.4 None 2 1.2 Table 2 Summary of reasons given by students that computer simulations should not replace wet lab practicals Question Students responding Would you like to see the practical component changed to wholly computer simulations? If no, why not? Hands-on experience 66 Skill development 38 Wet labs are fun 13 Wet labs increase understanding 12 Very visual 8 Already enough computer tasks in the course 7 Found the computer simulations boring 6 Remember concepts better 4 Need to make mistakes to learn 4 Unique experience 3 Interaction with group members 2 Table 3 Responses recorded when participating physiology students were asked what they could learn from wet labs that they could not learn from computer simulations, and vice versa Responses Responses Question n % Question n % What could you learn What could you learn from wet labs that from computer you could not learn simulations that you from computer could not learn from simulations? wet labs? Dissection skills 79 47.6 Nothing 34 20.5 Hands-on experience 40 24.1 Computer skills 7 4.2 Use of lab equipment 36 21.7 Greater depth of 7 4.2 knowledge Basic lab skills 35 21.1 Analysis of data 6 3.6 Visualisation of 34 20.5 Use of equipment 4 2.4 structures Experimental design/ 18 10.8 To follow instructions 4 2.4 data analysis To work in a group 17 10.2 Experimental design 3 1.8 Generating own 12 7.2 Write hypotheses 3 1.8 results Safety procedures 9 5.4 Self-directed learning 2 1.2 A lot 2 1.2 Encouragement 2 1.2 Nothing 2 1.2 Don't know 4 2.4 Table 4 Second-year physiology students' responses to statements about practical classes in descending order of support (N = 161) Statement Mean SD Hands-on experience with animal tissue is essential for 4.6 0.6 all students studying physiology Being able to use a microscope is an essential laboratory 4.6 0.6 skill Wet labs assisted my understanding of the structure of 4.6 0.6 the organ/tissue An important aspect of laboratory practicals is that 4.3 0.7 teacher-student interaction is encouraged Undergraduate laboratory experiments do not exploit 4.0 0.9 animals unnecessarily Computer simulations allow students to learn at their 3.9 0.8 own pace Computer-simulation programs cannot replace laboratory 3.9 1.0 practical experiments when learning physiology Computer-simulated pracs always worked and didn't allow 3.8 0.8 you to make mistakes I enjoyed trouble-shooting any problems that occurred in 3.7 1.0 the wet labs PhysioEx[TM] 6.0 was a useful tool for revision 3.4 0.9 The PhysioEx[TM] 6.0 software was good value for money 3.3 1.1 Computer simulations convey little sense of the real 3.0 1.1 experiment Examining the histological structure using the PhysioEx 2.9 1.0 [TM] 6.0 software was better than using a microscope Computer simulations in the PhysioEx[TM] 6.0 software are 1.5 0.6 difficult to use Table 5 Distribution of second-year physiology students' final marks before and after the introduction of computer-simulated practical classes Percentage of physiology students awarded grade High n distinction Distinction Two years before the 149 32 24 introduction of computer- simulated practicals 100 22 28 Two years after the 78 39 24 introduction of computer- simulated practicals 111 27 20 Percentage of physiology students awarded grade Credit Pass Fail Two years before the 19 15 9 introduction of computer- simulated practicals 13 28 8 Two years after the 23 10 4 introduction of computer- simulated practicals 29 16 6 Note: Total mark percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding.
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