Flash Tutorials for Biological Sciences
Posted by Jennifer Eidelman | 15 Nov, 2011Biology Labs: "This collaboration has advanced from the creation of classroom teaching/explanation tools to the creation of tools that can be used for student directed learning and to provide authentic assessment of concepts.
The earliest of these was the Protein Purification Lab which allows the instructor to provide the student with a virtual lab experience where they can be given a unique solution in a beaker and asked to develop a purification scheme to obtain some protein in its pure form. The results of their work can be submitted to the instructor for grading.
In addition, we are developing simulation environments that facilitate multiple, linked representations of concepts to be used in different learning contexts. They will allow guided inquiry as well as student directed experimentation and data analysis. These environments can be used as stand alone teaching tools as well as becoming part of the interactive components of an online Modern Biology being created in the OLI system."