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ArticleBiochemistry and molecular biology education : a bimonthly publication of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology2021

A mobile technology-based cooperative learning platform for undergraduate biology courses in common college classrooms.

Chun Zhou, Matthew Lewis

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Article in Biochemistry and molecular biology education : a bimonthly publication of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Biochemistry Learning in Higher Education: A Systematic Review on Methodologies and Teaching Resources.Biochemistry and molecular biology education : a bimonthly publication of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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  3. A mobile technology-based cooperative learning platform for undergraduate biology courses in common college classrooms.Biochemistry and molecular biology education : a bimonthly publication of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chun ZhouDepartment of Natural Sciences, School of Health and Natural Sciences, Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4114-0897
Matthew LewisCenter for Teaching and Learning, Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA.
Mercy University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As a high-impact educational practice, cooperative learning uses a structured group study to promote students' active learning. Currently, it lacks economical yet effective tools to facilitate the interactive nature of structured cooperative learning in regular classrooms. Here, we have established a mobile technology-based cooperative learning (MBCL) platform that comprises the 2018 iPad, Apple Pencil, LiveBoard, Google Forms, and Google Drive. We tested the MBCL platform in multiple undergraduate biology courses. During semester-long MBCL studies, the students engaged in cooperative learning to discuss a real-life issue or chapter-based contents. With the MBCL platform, the students' group study processes were shown on shared, visible electronic whiteboards that were updated in real-time, generating visible thinking and instant, interactive communication. The instructor was able to guide the students promptly to conduct knowledge integration and knowledge synthesis using tables and diagrams. The deep learning outcome was evident in the examples and quantitative analyses of students' whiteboard study results and team presentations. Thus, integrating innovative mobile technologies into high-impact teaching practices, exemplified by the MBCL platform, promotes deep learning in higher education.

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Cooperative BehaviorBiologyBiomedical TechnologyCell PhoneComputer-Assisted InstructionEducational TechnologyHumansProblem-Based Learningbiologycooperative learningdeep learninggeneral biologygeneticsimmunologyiPadlearning platformmicrobiologymobile technology

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PMID33751781
PMCPMC8251787
OpenAlexW3134471334

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