Virtual Laboratory Molecular Biology Teaching Software

描述（由申请人提供）：我们将继续发展我们的 Cybertory虚拟分子生物学实验室软件，并创建 附带的教学材料。新模块将协同工作， 各种各样的虚拟实验。我们将在此背景下开发练习 现有的本科分子生物学和遗传学课程。使用 迭代方法，正在进行的教育评估的结果将指导 开发软件和课程材料，使产品符合 这些观众的教育需求。 具体目标 I.其他模块将支持聚合酶链式反应（PCR），连接， 克隆、印迹、条带分离、文库筛选、杂交、微阵列 分析和绘制基因组的转录区域。 二.代码优化将侧重于重构和设计代码， 模块化，易于维护的面向对象的框架。 三.虚拟实验室的练习将包括农业， 法医学和医学 四.作为教学工具的练习评估将用于提供 在开发过程中向开发人员提供反馈，并总结性地评估最终 产品 五.商业化计划的核心是扩大全球受众 通过免费提供基本的模拟器和示例练习， 的Web.增值产品将包括练习册、服务器软件 许可证和车间服务。 拟议商业应用：不可用

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We will continue development of our Cybertory Virtual Molecular Biology Laboratory software, and create accompanying instructional materials. New modules will work together to support a wide range of virtual experiments. We will develop exercises in the context of existing undergraduate molecular biology and genetics courses. Using an iterative approach, results from ongoing educational evaluations will guide the development of software and curricular materials to tailor the product to the educational needs of this audience. Specific Aims I. Additional modules will support Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), ligation, cloning, blotting, band isolation, library screening, hybridization, microarray assays, and mapping transcribed regions of genomes. II. Code optimization will focus on refactoring and designing code in a modular, easily maintainable object oriented framework. III. Exercises in the virtual laboratory will include topics in agriculture, forensics and medicine. IV. Evaluation of the exercises as teaching tools will be used both to provide feedback to developers during development, and summatively to assess the final product. V. Plans for commercialization center around growing a large worldwide audience by making the basic simulator and example exercises available at no charge on the Web. Added-value products will include exercise workbooks, server software licenses, and workshop services. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: NOT AVAILABLE