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Moving biochemistry and molecular biology courses online in times of disruption
Author(s) -
Procko Kristen
Publication year - 2022
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.2022.36.s1.r5451
Subject(s) - whiteboard , flexibility (engineering) , curriculum , resource (disambiguation) , reading (process) , covid-19 , computer science , world wide web , medical education , psychology , pedagogy , medicine , computer network , statistics , mathematics , disease , pathology , political science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
When the COVID‐19 pandemic necessitated a rapid pivot to online instruction, a team of faculty teaching biochemistry and molecular biology courses created a resource to help other educators approach online education. The group, comprised of educators with experience teaching hybrid and fully online courses, described their strategies in areas like course design, promoting engagement, and assessing student performance. Each topic has a dedicated webpage with brief recommendations, along with a curated list of links to relevant reading, videos, and resources. The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) supported the project by hosting the resource on their website ( https://www.asbmb.org/education/online‐teaching ). At this time, I was transitioning into a position focused on curriculum redesign; one key goal was to introduce discussion sections into a biochemistry course for majors. Drawing from the team’s ideas to promote online engagement, I designed many of these activities using a collaborative whiteboard tool. These activities have now been successfully implemented both online and in‐person, and offer flexibility to instructors and students as we continue to develop engaging activities for hybrid and blended courses.