Simple manipulative of gross organization of skeletal muscle: enhancing learning among students offline and online.

SKELETAL muscle; MUSCLE physiology; PHYSIOLOGY education; COVID-19; ACTIVE learning; STUDENT teaching

Understanding the gross organization of skeletal muscle is critical to understanding the mechanism of action of muscle physiology. Due to coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19), many colleges have had to discontinue or curtail teaching and laboratory activities. Whether students are in the classroom or learning online, it is important for them to understand the basics of skeletal muscle organization that allows for movement. Manipulatives have been shown to enhance student learning and understanding in many fields, including physiology. This gives instructors an easy-to-follow tool for making a manipulative that allows students to see the organization of the skeletal muscle. Students can make this manipulative themselves from supplies commonly found in the home or office. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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