Alvarez Kanwal S
Culver-Stockton College, Canton, MO 63435.
J Microbiol Biol Educ. 2021 Mar 31;22(1). doi: 10.1128/jmbe.v22i1.2503. eCollection 2021.
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020 thrust instructors into a world of frenzy, presenting unique challenges to delivering course content. A particular challenge was determining suitable substitutes for wet lab experiments that are often comprised in science labs. Recognizing that this problem was not short-term, I started to look into virtual substitutions to be implemented in the 2020-2021 academic year. Virtual simulations can replace labs, be incorporated as pre-lab assignments, or used as active-learning or experiential learning exercises in a traditional classroom setting while providing low-cost, safe, and acceptable solutions to the current problem. Virtual simulations were examined on different platforms, including Labster, McGraw Hill Connect Virtual Labs, HHMI BioInteractive, Learn.Genetics, Virtual Interactive Bacteriology Laboratory, and Biology Corner. The goal was to provide faculty around the world with a reference list of virtual simulations that are aligned to specific AAAS and ASM student learning outcomes. These simulations are discussed in terms of content, features, and advantages of use. A list of lab exercises aligned to biology courses (microbiology, genetics, and cell biology) is also provided.
2020年春新冠疫情的爆发让教师们陷入了一个疯狂的世界，给课程内容的讲授带来了独特的挑战。一个特别的挑战是确定适合替代科学实验室中常见的湿实验室实验的内容。意识到这个问题并非短期问题，我开始研究在2020 - 2021学年实施的虚拟替代方案。虚拟模拟可以取代实验室实验，作为课前作业纳入课程，或者在传统课堂环境中用作主动学习或体验式学习练习，同时为当前问题提供低成本、安全且可接受的解决方案。我们在不同平台上对虚拟模拟进行了考察，包括Labster、麦格劳·希尔Connect虚拟实验室、霍华德·休斯医学研究所生物互动、学习遗传学、虚拟互动细菌学实验室和生物学角。目标是为世界各地的教师提供一份与美国科学促进会（AAAS）和美国微生物学会（ASM）特定学生学习成果相一致的虚拟模拟参考清单。本文从内容、特点和使用优势等方面对这些模拟进行了讨论。此外，还提供了一份与生物学课程（微生物学、遗传学和细胞生物学）相关的实验练习清单。
