Mock grant application roleplay as an alternative to lab‐based activities in molecular biology

Many universities resort to online teaching due to COVID‐19 pandemic. It is a challenging endeavor, especially in Molecular Biology courses that require lab access. Mock grant application roleplay is one alternative to lab‐based activities. Students are engaged in three aspects: (i) targeted literat...

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Published inBiochemistry and molecular biology education Vol. 49; no. 4; pp. 518 - 520
Main Author Tan, Hock Siew
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.07.2021
Wiley
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Subjects
active learning
COVID-19
Electronic Learning
Literature reviews
Molecular Biology
Pandemics
Proposal Writing
recombinant DNA technology
Research Proposals
Role Playing
Science Laboratories
skill development including cognitive skills
teaching and learning techniques methods and approaches
Undergraduate Students
molecular biology
recombinant DNA technology
active learning, teaching and learning techniques methods and approaches
skill development including cognitive skills
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Summary:Many universities resort to online teaching due to COVID‐19 pandemic. It is a challenging endeavor, especially in Molecular Biology courses that require lab access. Mock grant application roleplay is one alternative to lab‐based activities. Students are engaged in three aspects: (i) targeted literature review, (ii) research proposal writing and (iii) 5‐min project pitching. The design of this module is flexible and, other lab‐based courses can adopt it. This module encourages undergraduate students to explore the lab techniques they learnt and concisely present their research proposal.
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Monash University Malaysia
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ISSN:1470-8175
1539-3429
DOI:10.1002/bmb.21515