在全国范围内提供可访问的支持:在多个本科机构中使用虚拟学习助理的使用和价值
Christine M Pribbenow1, D'Andrew Harrington2, Chinmay P Rele3
1University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Journal of microbiology & biology education
|February 11, 2025
概括
基因组学教育伙伴关系 (GEP) 创建了一个虚拟学习助理计划,以支持本科生基因组学研究经验. 该计划成功地为学生在课程基础的本科研究经验 (CUREs) 期间提供了有价值的实时帮助.
科学领域:
- 基因组学教育 基因组学教育
- 生物信息学是一种生物信息学.
- 本科研究研究 本科研究
背景情况:
- 基因组学教育伙伴关系 (GEP) 是一个由200多个机构组成的大型合作,旨在为所有本科生提供基因组学研究经验.
- GEP为教师和学生提供资源和支持,以实施基因组学和生物信息学课程基础的本科研究经验 (CUREs).
- 在COVID-19大流行期间,开发了一个虚拟学习助理 (LA) 计划,为GEP-CURE活动提供实时支持.
研究的目的:
- 评估GEP的本科生虚拟学习助理计划的范围,使用和感知价值.
- 了解LA计划如何支持参与GEP-CUREs的学生.
- 确定在其他课程中复制LA资源的条件.
主要方法:
- 进行了一项混合方法描述性研究.
- 从课程后对本科生进行的关于课程使用和价值的调查中收集了定量数据.
- 通过采访七名在2021年至2023年期间任职的学习助理,收集了定性数据.
主要成果:
- 虚拟学习助理计划为参与GEP-CUREs的本科生提供了有价值的实时支持.
- 学生调查反应表明,他们对该计划的实用性有积极的看法.
- 与学习助理的采访提供了对学生需求和计划利用的见解.
结论:
- 虚拟学习助理计划有效地支持本科生基因组学研究经验.
- 该计划展示了一个成功的模式,提供可访问的,实时的学术支持.
- 结果可以为在其他教育环境中复制类似的支持系统提供信息.
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