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Blended Instruction in Introduction to Biochemistry Class
Author(s) -
Nicholas Timothy,
Reddy Neha,
Srinivasan Rekha
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.2018.32.1_supplement.663.12
Subject(s) - class (philosophy) , grasp , presentation (obstetrics) , set (abstract data type) , computer science , flipped classroom , mathematics education , blended learning , active learning (machine learning) , process (computing) , multimedia , psychology , educational technology , artificial intelligence , medicine , radiology , programming language , operating system
A challenge for biochemistry instructors is dealing with the volume and difficulty of concepts typically taught during semester‐long introductory biochemistry courses. Students struggle to grasp topics because they may not have enough in‐class instruction and practice time to process the new information. Blended learning strategies, such as the flipped classroom approach along with traditional lectures, may offer a solution to this concern. Herein we present the creation of a blended learning introductory biochemistry course. The course used online modules consisting of concept videos tied to active learning problem sets, followed by in‐class sessions of small groups to discuss the application of these concepts. Each topic was covered with a video presentation suited for display on mobile devices that focused on problem solving and an associated active learning project that encouraged practice and application of skills developed in that topic. Students were encouraged to take an online quiz after each set of core topics to assess their readiness in applying the concept. The initial implementation of this module was tested in the Introduction to Biochemistry class and the preliminary data is presented herein Support or Funding Information Nord Grant, UCITE, Case Western Reserve University This abstract is from the Experimental Biology 2018 Meeting. There is no full text article associated with this abstract published in The FASEB Journal .