Virtual Lab Exercises in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

It is a well-known problem in laboratory courses that the learning outcome of traditional “cook-book” exercises does not realize the learning objectives ascribed to them. In this project a number of virtual lab exercises in biochemistry and molecular biology was developed and tested. These web-based exercises can either be used as preparation for real lab work or as substitutes for exercises that will not be carried out in the lab. IND followed and evaluated the project in collaboration with biochemistry teachers at the Department of Biology, the University of Copenhagen (and at the Department of Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark). The key research issue for IND was the didactic organization of lab exercises (virtual or not), and the opportunities and constraints that arose with the use of digital media and online virtual labs.

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