AN INTERDISCIPLINARY MODEL FOR TEACHING THE TOPIC “RECORDING THE CARDIAC AND VASCULAR SOUND”, USING THE INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD
AN INTERDISCIPLINARY MODEL FOR TEACHING THE TOPIC “RECORDING THE CARDIAC AND VASCULAR SOUND”, USING THE INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD

Summary/Abstract: At the moment, humankind faces global problems that demand an integrate vision towards many phenomena that cannot be studied separately, but only by taking their interdependence into account. Many interdisciplinary fields enjoy a great popularity. The interdisciplinary instruction encourages connections among disciplines by helping students build powerful knowledge schema. Interdisciplinary teaching encourages students to integrate their specific knowledge in a domain in the context of a new problem. Modern technology, like the computer and the interactive whiteboard, helps students develop competencies and skills of interdisciplinary thinking. Thus, there is a tight connection between Physics and Anatomy, with a large applicability in the teaching process. As an example, there is a need for knowledge belonging to the Physics domain to understand the functioning of the heart. The present paper intends to emphasize the connection between Physics and Anatomy by applying the notions regarding the sound propagation considering the heart function. Using the interactive whiteboard and an assisted computer experiment, we have succeeded in recording the cardiac and vascular sound. Relying on the performed measurements, we have determined the pulse rate per minute. It is of the utmost importance that students understand how Physics concepts are applied in the medical field and that the therapeutic and diagnostic tools have their origin in the basic principles of Physics. In the making of the teaching aid presented during class lessons, we have taken into consideration the Cognitive Load Theory, and the implications of a Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning.

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