Instructions for Pathology Lessons

These pathology lessons use computer technology that is part of the World Wide Web and the Internet. If that doesn't mean much to you now, don't worry about it. The lessons are designed to be very easy to use. Initially, the lessons will be mostly text and pictures. As we progress through the course this fall, we plan to add some interactive material.

Lesson organization

The overview page provides a starting point for all lessons and contains general course information as well as a table of contents. From this table of contents, you may jump to the introductory section of each lesson. You may always return to the overview page by clicking on the symbol: at any point within the lesson.

The case studies are simply organized, with case descriptions and questions for you to consider. The symbol allows you to email questions or comments to the author of the case set.

The other lessons have an introductory page that lists the subsections within the lesson. You can always return to the introductory page for the current lesson by clicking on the symbol: Note that the image shown here and the other images below are not active because this help section is not within any particular lesson.

Following the introduction, each lesson has several sections. Each section is a separate document and it is usually best (but not required) for you to proceed through these sections in the order listed in the table of contents for that lesson. At the end of each section, the symbol will allow you to jump to the next section in order.

At the end of each lesson, there is a review and summary document that lists important facts from the lesson. Click on the symbol anywhere within a lesson to jump to the review and summary section of that current lesson.

At any point within a lesson you may return to this help document by clicking on the symbol:

Following hypertext links

Some of the text in most documents is displayed in color and/or underlined. If you click the mouse on this text, you will get more information--you may jump to a new lesson section, a text explanation, or a diagram or photograph. For example, click the mouse on this colored text. You may notice that the reference to the document you returned from is shown in a new color now. This is a reminder that you have visited that location previously (in the current session) and is a help in navigating the lessons. As you pass through several documents, the references to those documents that you encounter later will be displayed in a new color to help you keep track of where you've been.

In general, you should click on all hypertext links the first time through a lesson. As you become familiar with the material, you can pick and choose which pathway to follow through it as you review. Good luck and please let the Pathology staff know if you have questions. If you have the ability to send email, you may find it to be a convenient way to ask questions and discuss issues related to the class.

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