Virtual laboratories complement but should not replace face-to-face classes: perceptions of life science students at Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland
Caoimhín S. Griffin, Sinéad T. Loughran, Bridget Kelly, Edel Healy, Gillian Lambe, Arjan van Rossum, Brian Murphy, Eric G. Moore, Christopher J. Burke, Aoife Morrin, Carmel B. Breslin, Frances Heaney, Denise Rooney, Ronan T. Bree, Bernard T. Drumm
Abstract
This study represents the largest and most systematic analysis of student perceptions of life science virtual laboratories conducted in Ireland. Our findings provide student-centered feedback on the potential benefits and challenges of using virtual laboratories to enhance life science learning and have wide implications for how these resources might be best utilized in other institutions in the future.
Topics & Concepts
Complement (music)Face (sociological concept)Face-to-facePerceptionPsychologyMathematics educationMedical educationComputer scienceMedicineSociologyChemistrySocial scienceBiochemistryEpistemologyPhenotypePhilosophyNeuroscienceComplementationGeneExperimental Learning in EngineeringBiomedical and Engineering EducationProblem and Project Based Learning