Use of Science Lab Simulation during a Two-Week Virtual Biomedical Research Training Summer Camp for Underserved Minority Youth: A COVID-19 Adjustment

Autor/inn/en	Karara, Adel H.; Nan, Anjan; Goldberg, Barbara; Shukla, Rekha
Titel	Use of Science Lab Simulation during a Two-Week Virtual Biomedical Research Training Summer Camp for Underserved Minority Youth: A COVID-19 Adjustment
Quelle	In: Journal of STEM Outreach, 4 (2021) 2, (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2576-6767
Schlagwörter	Science Laboratories; Biomedicine; Summer Programs; Computer Simulation; Minority Group Students; High School Students; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Graduate Students; Mentors; Student Attitudes; Program Effectiveness; COVID-19; Pandemics; Pharmacy; Health Behavior; Drug Abuse; Maryland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Biomedizin; Sommerkurs; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Graduate Study; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Schülerverhalten; Apotheke; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten
Abstract	The Maryland Action for Drug Discovery and Pharmaceutical Research (MADDPR) Program provides hands-on lab experience and mentoring to underserved minority high school students. With the inability to conduct an in-person STEM summer camp, the program transitioned to a virtual format in 2020. Thirty-three students and their PLTW teacher participated in live sessions using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra®. One highlight of the sessions was program faculty's use of interactive simulation software such as science labs (Labster®), animal behavior (Sniffy the Virtual Rat®), and aseptic compounding (Virtual Interactive Clean Room®). Graduate student mentors worked with students in small virtual breakout sessions. Post-session survey data show that the majority of students felt comfortable participating in the simulation sessions. Students' responses indicated that they enjoyed the virtual labs and appreciated the effort to implement the game-like lab simulation exercises. Remarkably, student ratings of the virtual sessions compared favorably and, in some cases, exceeded those from the same sessions conducted in-person in 2019. In post-camp surveys, 96% of the participants indicated an interest in pursuing careers in pharmacy/other health professions. Student and teacher comments also indicated that the virtual experience of the camp prepared both students and their teacher for the coming fall semester at school. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of STEM Outreach. PMB 0367, 230 Appleton Place, Nashville, TN 37203. e-mail: jstemoutreach@vanderbilt.edu; Web site: https://www.jstemoutreach.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01