2. Department of Biology and Wildlife Diseases Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno MULTIMEIDA GUIDE TO THE PRACTICAL TEACHING OF BIOLOGY AND GENETICS Eva Bártová, Petra Frolková

3. PRACTICAL TEACHING OF BIOLOGY AND GENETICS University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno  FVL - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine  FVHE - Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology  study in Czech and English

4. Handbook Handbook for biology and genetics practical courses, Bártová et al. (2009, 2010)  microscopic observation  biological experiments  genetics examples

5. Multimedia guide for practical education of biology and genetics  theory containing hypertext links  tasks  photographs (microscopic and macroscopic)  videos  control tests  links to internet sources  list of abbreviation This study was funded by Higher Education Development Fund,grand no. 2278/2011(Multimedia guide to the practical teaching of biology and genetics)

6. Theory

7. Tasks

8. Photographs (microscopic and macroscopic)  microscope Olympus / camera Canon EOS 60D  converted to electronic form (quick PHOTO MICRO 2.2)  preview and magnify the photo of interest  photos of tools and equipment, microscopic preparations and photos of working students

9. Photographs (microscopic and macroscopic)

10. Videos  microscope Olympus / camera Canon EOS 60D  streamed for faster loading and better observing  cell movement, preparing native preparations, biological experiments and working students

11. Videos

12. Control tests  set of questions for different topics  questions will be randomly generated  evaluation of the answers  list of the best students

13. Control tests

18. Conclusion  modern education with electronic learning texts  easy and fast access of students to information sources  specifically designed for students of the first year of both veterinary faculties at VFU Brno  on internet with unlimited access