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Can limited time, new learning techniques, and expanding content be reconciled?
Author(s) -
Voet Donald,
Voet Judith
Publication year - 2009
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.23.1_supplement.539.8
Subject(s) - clicker , blackboard (design pattern) , computer science , multimedia , cheminformatics , graphics , world wide web , bioinformatics , biology , computer graphics (images) , software engineering , operating system
Educational techniques in biochemistry and molecular biology are rapidly evolving. In addition to the traditional textbooks and blackboard presentations, we now have PowerPoints, videos, interactive molecular graphics, clicker questions, web‐based bioinformatics exercises, computerized quizzes, and computerized course management systems. Lectures have been supplemented with active learning pedagogies and concept inventories. Simultaneously, biochemical knowledge continues its enormous rate of expansion. Yet, the time available for learning and teaching biochemistry has not changed. How can we integrate these techniques and new knowledge into a course without overwhelming students and faculty alike? We shall discuss ways of approaching this challenge.