Open AccessUsing Virtual Simulations in Online Laboratory Instruction and Active Learning Exercises as a Response to Instructional Challenges during COVID-19
Author(s) -
Kanwal S. Alvarez
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of microbiology and biology education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.301
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 1935-7885
pISSN - 1935-7877
DOI - 10.1128/jmbe.v22i1.2503
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , computer science , virtual lab , online learning , virtual laboratory , multimedia , active learning (machine learning) , data science , medical education , medicine , artificial intelligence , virology , disease , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spring 2020 thrust instructors into a world of frenzy, presenting unique challenges to delivering course content. Especially challenging was how to substitute wet lab experiments that often comprise science labs.