RSV探索:使用一个专注于单个微生物的案例系列,在本科微生物学课程中连接概念
Chadene Tremaglio1, Derek Dube1
1University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
Journal of microbiology & biology education
|December 13, 2024
概括
本案例系列使用呼吸道同胞病毒 (RSV) 通过积极学习增强学生参与微生物学课程. 它将各种各样的概念联系起来,并促进批判性思维与现实世界的应用.
科学领域:
- 微生物学教育 微生物学教育
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
背景情况:
- 本科微生物学课程在平衡内容覆盖率与积极学习策略方面面临挑战.
- 传统的讲座在内容繁重的课程中可能是默认的,可能会限制学生的参与.
- ASM课程指南倡导积极学习,以提高参与和成功.
研究的目的:
- 描述一系列案例,旨在增加学生的参与度和在本科微生物学的概念联系.
- 为了利用单一的微生物,呼吸道同胞病毒 (RSV),探索不同的学习目标.
- 在一般微生物学课程中实施基于证据的教学方法.
主要方法:
- 一个四部分的案例系列专注于RSV,嵌入多个课程单元.
- 纳入基于案例的学习,初级文献分析,拼图策略,现实数据分析和全班讨论.
- 旨在涵盖关键微生物学概念的活动,包括历史里程碑,细菌理论,病毒学,流行病学和疫苗开发.
主要成果:
- 学生的反表明他们喜欢案例系列活动,作为传统讲座的替代品.
- 这种方法促进了不同课程概念之间的联系.
- 学生们表现出更高层次的思考能力,并将学习应用到现实世界的场景中.
结论:
- 这一专注于RSV的案例系列有效地提高了学生的参与度和对微生物学概念的理解.
- 教学方法促进批判性思维和将知识应用于实际情况.
- 该模型提供了一个灵活的框架,用于将积极学习整合到内容丰富的微生物学课程中.
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