Flipping Virtual Labs into Team-Based Learning Tools
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2016, Volume 37
Andrew R. Whiteley, Ellie Steinberg, & Eli Meir
Abstract
Support is growing for ‘flipped classrooms', wherein the majority of instruction occurs via inquiry-based
team activities with very little lecture content, as an effective way to promote student learning. We
demonstrate how interactive simulations in virtual labs can be incorporated into the Team-Based Learning
(TBL) flipped classroom framework. We adapted three SimBio Virtual Labs for use in a 300-level TBL
course. Students complete structured portions of the labs on their own and an open-ended inquiry in class
as part of a team activity. Our approach could be implemented across undergraduate course levels.
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