Interactive Multimedia Simulations of Experimental Biotechnology Laboratories for Introductory Biology Students

为生物学入门学生提供实验生物技术实验室的交互式多媒体模拟

• 批准号: 9455425
• 负责人: Mark Bergland
• 金额: $ 10.85万
• 依托单位: University of Wisconsin-River Falls
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1995
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1995-07-01 至 1998-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9455425&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Interactive; Multimedia; Simulations; Experimental; Biotechnology

9455425 Bergland Over 600 students (mainly non-science majors) take Introductory Biology at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls each year. Many of these students tend to equate success in college with the ability to memorize facts, and need more exposure to critical thinking skills used by scientific investigators. Research on gender issues in science education indicates that computer simulation is a particularly effective way to interest more women in pursuing scientific careers. We are developing highly interactive experimental simulations based on existing upper-division laboratories in our biotechnology curriculum (Virology, Molecular Biology, and Animal Cell Culture). These simulations are used by Introductory Biology students to generate and test their own hypotheses while working in small collaborative groups. Students manipulate objects on the computer's screen much as they would in reality. For example, they can "spin" the dial of a micro pipette or operate the control panel of a spectrophotometer, DNA thermal cycler, or electron microscope. Digitized video images of students using actual equipment are incorporated into the simulations to make them more realistic. Undergraduate education majors enrolled in a teaching methods class are involved in the evaluation of the simulations which gives them first-hand experience in evaluating the uses of technology in the classroom. The editorial staff of BioQUEST will provide assistance in the dissemination of the simulations.

每年有9455425多名学生(主要是非理科专业的学生)在威斯康星大学河瀑布分校学习生物学入门课程。这些学生中的许多人倾向于将大学的成功等同于记忆事实的能力，他们需要更多地接触科学研究人员使用的批判性思维技能。对科学教育中性别问题的研究表明，计算机模拟是吸引更多女性从事科学事业的一种特别有效的方式。我们正在基于我们生物技术课程(病毒学、分子生物学和动物细胞培养)中现有的高级实验室开发高度交互的实验模拟。这些模拟被生物学入门的学生用来生成和测试他们自己的假设，同时在小的协作小组中工作。学生们操纵电脑屏幕上的物体，就像他们在现实中一样。例如，他们可以“旋转”微型吸管的刻度盘，或者操作分光光度计、DNA热循环仪或电子显微镜的控制面板。学生使用实际设备的数字化视频图像被合并到模拟中，以使模拟更加逼真。参加教学方法课程的本科教育专业的学生将参与模拟的评估，这给了他们在课堂上评估技术使用的第一手经验。BioQUEST的编辑人员将在传播模拟方面提供协助。