Pivoting an Upper-Level, Project-Based Biochemistry Laboratory Class to Online Learning during COVID-19: Enhancing Research Skills and Using Community Outreach to Engage Undergraduate Students.

Zewail-Foote, Maha

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ERIC Number: EJ1278197

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Publication Date: 2020-Sep

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Pivoting an Upper-Level, Project-Based Biochemistry Laboratory Class to Online Learning during COVID-19: Enhancing Research Skills and Using Community Outreach to Engage Undergraduate Students

Zewail-Foote, Maha

Journal of Chemical Education, v97 n9 p2727-2732 Sep 2020

Closing the university due to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a sudden shift from independent research projects in biochemistry to a virtual learning experience focused on essential research skills and an added community outreach activity. Here, pedagogical strategies and lessons learned on restructuring this upper-level biochemistry laboratory course to a remote format are described.

Descriptors: Biochemistry, College Science, Undergraduate Students, Advanced Courses, Active Learning, Student Projects, Electronic Learning, COVID-19, Pandemics, Research Skills, Outreach Programs, Science Instruction, Educational Strategies, Distance Education

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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education

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Language: English

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