Interactive Multimedia Simulations of Experimental Biotechnology Laboratories for Introductory Biology Students

小行星9455425 超过600名学生（主要是非科学专业）采取生物学导论在威斯康星大学河福尔斯每年。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，并且需要更多地接触科学调查人员使用的批判性思维技能。 关于科学教育中的性别问题的研究表明，计算机模拟是吸引更多妇女从事科学事业的一种特别有效的方式。 我们正在开发高度互动的实验模拟的基础上，现有的高年级实验室在我们的生物技术课程（病毒学，分子生物学和动物细胞培养）。 生物学入门学生在小型协作小组中工作时使用这些模拟来生成和测试他们自己的假设。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”微量移液器的刻度盘或操作分光光度计，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纳入模拟中，使其更加逼真。 参加教学方法课程的本科教育专业学生参与了模拟的评估，这使他们在评估技术在课堂上的使用方面获得了第一手经验。 BioQUEST的编辑人员将协助传播模拟。

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.