Adopt a Bacterium – an active and collaborative learning experience in microbiology based on social media

Piantola, Marco Aurélio Floriano; Moreno, Ana Carolina Ramos; Matielo, Heloísa Alonso; Taschner, Natália Pasternak; Cavalcante, Rafael Ciro Marques; Khan, Samia; Ferreira, Rita de Cássia Café

doi:10.1016/j.bjm.2018.04.005

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“…Inside the microbiology field, the 'Adopt a Bacterium' project is one example, promoting an interactive teaching experience using Facebook as a platform for shared and supervised discussions (Piantola et al 2018). Also, on LinkedIn, several open SynBio groups are found, such as the 'iGEM', 'CRISPR and Gene Editing Tools', 'DIYbio' groups.…”

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A toolbox for digitally enhanced teaching in synthetic biology

Muth

Sánchez

Claus

et al. 2021

FEMS Microbiology Letters

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The global pandemic of COVID-19 has forced educational provision to suddenly shift to a digital environment all around the globe. During these extraordinary times of teaching and learning both the challenges and the opportunities of embedding technologically enhanced education permanently became evident. Even though reinforced by constraints due to the pandemic, teaching through digital tools increases the portfolio of approaches to reach learning outcomes in general. In order to reap the full benefits, this Minireview displays various initiatives and tools for distance education in the area of Synthetic Biology in higher education while taking into account specific constraints of teaching Synthetic Biology from a distance, such as collaboration, laboratory and practical experiences. The displayed teaching resources can benefit current and future educators and raise awareness about a diversified inventory of teaching formats as a starting point to reflect upon one's own teaching and its further advancement.

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Section: Social Mediamentioning

confidence: 99%

A toolbox for digitally enhanced teaching in synthetic biology

Muth

Sánchez

Claus

et al. 2021

FEMS Microbiology Letters

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“…Several studies conducted by Kivunja (2015), Piantola et al (2018), and Timmis et al (2019) indicate that practicum activities have not maximally empowered students' thinking skills. In addition, other research findings indicate that practicum has small contribution towards the students' skills in solving real world problems (Biggs & Tang, 2011;Lent & Brown, 2006;McCune & Entwistle, 2011;G.…”

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The study of biology practicum model in institute of teacher education (ITE)

Cahyani

Corebima

Zubaidah

et al. 2021

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Practicum activities are inseparable components in learning biology. This research aims at revealing variety of practicum models designed by lecturers and the factors that influence their decisions to implement particular practicum models in their biology learning in ITE. The research was conducted for two semesters, involving 72 lecturers in 6 ITEs in Jember and Malang, Indonesia. The data were collected using interview method and document analysis. The results of this research revealed that the practicum model commonly implemented by the respondents were cooking recipe based practice model. This research also revealed that the current practicum structure does not have much development or difference from the practicum structure found in the previous studies. Although this practicum model has several disadvantages, the cooking recipe based practice model results in relatively good achievement of biology learning outcomes.

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“…With that in mind, in 2013 the #Adopt Project was created using Facebook ® as a didactic platform for teaching Microbiology, both in higher education – “Adopt a Bacterium” [13] - and in high school – “Adopt a Microorganism”. The latter was applied to students of the 2nd year of high school integrated to technical education in Business Administration of the Federal Institute of São Paulo, Campus Sorocaba, during the years 2019 and 2020.…”

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Comparison of hybrid learning and remote education in the implementation of the “Adopt a Microorganism” methodology

Armellini

Luna

Bueris

et al. 2021

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The internet has changed the way teachers and students access information and build knowledge. The COVID-19 pandemic has recently created challenges for both teachers and students, demanding new methodologies for remote learning. In Life Sciences, mixing online content with practical activities represents an even greater challenge. In Microbiology, the implementation of an active teaching methodology, the #Adote project, based on the social network Facebook®, represents a great alternative to associate remote education with classroom activities. In 2020, the version applied in high school, \Adopt a Microorganism", was adapted to meet the demands of emergency remote education due to the suppression of face-to-face activities caused by the pandemic. In the present study, we assessed how the change in methodology impacted the learning of Microbiology and the richness of the discourse of high school integrated to technical education in Business Administration of the Federal Institute of São Paulo, Campus Sorocaba. For that, three questionnaires related to the adopted microorganism species were applied. The responses of students in the 2019 and 2020 classes were compared in terms of content richness and multiplicity of concepts through the application of the Shannon diversity index, an approach usually used to assess biodiversity in different environments. The observed results suggest that remote learning provided students with a conceptual basis and richness of content equivalent to those achieved by students submitted to the hybrid teaching model. In conclusion, this study demonstrated that the #Adote project methodology can be used in both hybrid and remote models, indicating that it is a viable alternative not only for teaching Microbiology, but possibly for other areas of knowledge.

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Adopt a Bacterium – an active and collaborative learning experience in microbiology based on social media

Cited by 18 publications

References 12 publications

A toolbox for digitally enhanced teaching in synthetic biology

A toolbox for digitally enhanced teaching in synthetic biology

The study of biology practicum model in institute of teacher education (ITE)

Comparison of hybrid learning and remote education in the implementation of the “Adopt a Microorganism” methodology

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