Use of Science Lab Simulation During a Two-Week Virtual Biomedical Research Training Summer Camp for Underserved Minority Youth: A COVID-19 Adjustment.
Use of Science Lab Simulation During a Two-Week Virtual Biomedical Research Training Summer Camp for Underserved Minority Youth: A COVID-19 Adjustment.
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10.15695/jstem/v4i2.06
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2021-07
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Shukla R
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Karara AH;Nan A;Goldberg B;Shukla R
马里兰州药物发现和药物研究行动 (MADDPR) 计划为服务不足的少数族裔高中生提供实验室实践经验和指导。由于无法举办现场 STEM 夏令营，该计划于 2020 年转变为虚拟形式。33 名学生及其 PLTW 老师使用 Blackboard Collaborate Ultra® 参加了现场课程。课程的一大亮点是项目教师对交互式模拟软件的使用，例如科学实验室 (Labster®)、动物行为 (Sniffy the Virtual Rat®) 和无菌复合 (Virtual Interactive Clean Room®)。研究生导师在小型虚拟分组会议中与学生合作。课后调查数据显示，大多数学生对参加模拟课程感到满意。学生的反应表明他们喜欢虚拟实验室，并赞赏为实施类似游戏的实验室模拟练习所做的努力。值得注意的是，学生对虚拟课程的评分相当不错，在某些情况下甚至超过了 2019 年现场进行的同一课程的评分。在营后调查中，96% 的参与者表示有兴趣在药学/其他健康专业领域谋求职业生涯。学生和老师的评论还表明，夏令营的虚拟体验让学生和老师为即将到来的秋季学期在学校做好了准备。
The Maryland Action for Drug Discovery and Pharmaceutical Research (MADDPR) Program provides hands-on lab experience and mentoring to underserved minority high school students. With the inability to conduct an in-person STEM summer camp, the program transitioned to a virtual format in 2020. Thirty-three students and their PLTW teacher participated in live sessions using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra®. One highlight of the sessions was program faculty’s use of interactive simulation software such as science labs (Labster®), animal behavior (Sniffy the Virtual Rat®), and aseptic compounding (Virtual Interactive Clean Room®). Graduate student mentors worked with students in small virtual breakout sessions. Post-session survey data show that the majority of students felt comfortable participating in the simulation sessions. Students’ responses indicated that they enjoyed the virtual labs and appreciated the effort to implement the game-like lab simulation exercises. Remarkably, student ratings of the virtual sessions compared favorably and, in some cases, exceeded those from the same sessions conducted in-person in 2019. In post-camp surveys, 96% of the participants indicated an interest in pursuing careers in pharmacy/other health professions. Student and teacher comments also indicated that the virtual experience of the camp prepared both students and their teacher for the coming fall semester at school.