Integration of Computational Biology & Bioinformatics into Freshman and Sophomore Biology Courses

生物科学(61)这个项目的重点是开发方法，以改善快速变化的生物科学领域的学生的教育。目的是通过探究式科学教育，提高生物科学专业学生解决问题的能力。无线笔记本电脑技术和计算生物学方法的整合，包括生物信息学，正在被整合到生物学专业的课程中。这些生物课程将讲课/讨论和实验室结合在一起，这是一个具有许多教学优势的组织。在这种环境下，社区大学生物科学专业的三门课程(生物学原理I&A；II和遗传学)正在使用研究性实验室模拟，包括BioQuest、微生物计数、虚拟飞行实验室等，来研究在传统实验室环境中无法轻松解决的课题。学生小组，或“协作室”，可以在课外继续小组合作解决问题，因为该软件也在校园网络上。该项目帮助学生认识到当前研究方法的多学科性质，以及计算机作为研究工具的重要作用。

Biological Sciences (61) This project is focused on developing methods to improve the education of students in rapidly changing areas of the biosciences. The objective is to improve the problem solving skills of bioscience majors through the use of inquiry-based science education. Wireless laptop technology and the integration of computational biology methods, including bioinformatics, are being integrated into courses for biology majors. These biology courses combine lecture/discussion and laboratory in the same classroom, an organization that has many pedagogical advantages. In this environment, community college bioscience majors in three courses (Principles of Biology I & II and Genetics) are using investigative laboratory simulations, including Bioquest, Microbes Count, Virtual Fly Lab, etc., to study topics that cannot be easily addressed in the traditional laboratory setting. Student groups, or "collaboratories," can continue group work on problems outside of class time because the software is also on the campus network. The project helps students appreciate the multidisciplinary nature of current approaches to research, as well as the important role of the computer as a research tool.