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An anatomy class shares spatial lessons from different locations
See how a medical school kept shared holographic anatomy usable when students and faculty were scattered across North America—and how to measure experience without mistaking it for exam gains.
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In March 2020, Case Western Reserve University could not bring first-year medical students back to campus, yet anatomy still required spatial teaching. Faculty shipped cleaned mixed-reality headsets, modified HoloAnatomy so devices could connect across home Wi-Fi networks and used Zoom for audio and chat while students pointed at shared holographic structures. A published JAMA Network Open survey study reports that all 185 students completed the sessions and that 143 of 177 respondents (81%) rated remote sessions equivalent to or better than in-person classes. Those figures describe student experience among learners who already knew the technology; they are not proof of better exam performance, and 16% reported new technical issues. This Immersive Live brief explains the build, the evidence boundaries and an original pilot pattern for institutions that need spatial lessons beyond a flat screen.
What you will learn
- Remote mixed-reality anatomy needed synchronized models, pointing and a separate voice channel—not videoconferencing alone.
- Published outcomes are survey preferences from an experienced cohort; keep them distinct from knowledge gains.
- Device logistics, reserved troubleshooting time and support ownership are part of the instructional design.
Reported outcome. Of 177 survey respondents, 143 (81%) rated the remote sessions equivalent to or better than their in-person classes; all 185 students completed the sessions.
Contents
- Executive summary
- Organization and setting
- The problem
- What was built
- Technology and delivery
- Reported outcomes
- Lessons
- Applying the idea to your project
- Proposed pilot
- Risks and constraints
- Sources and methodology
- Invitation
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Sources
- Wish-Baratz et al., JAMA Network Open; CWRU repository · 2020-09-17 · reviewed 2026-10-23
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