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Design and Application of Flipped Classroom-Based Teaching of Cell Biology Experiments
Wang Yu1,2*, Wang Ya’nan1,2, Li Jiao1, Ma Danwei1,2
1College of Life Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610101, China;
2Cell Biology Laboratory, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610101, China
2Cell Biology Laboratory, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610101, China
Abstract: Based on the teaching theories of flipped classroom, a new teaching model suitable for the experimental course has been established tentatively. Taking “study on isolation and properties of intact chloroplasts” experiment as an example for design and application, it provides an innovative teaching for cell biology experimental course (a higher education foundation course). The teaching design consists of three sections, preparation before class, implement during class and feedback after class. The preparation before class needs to prepare the course video and other related resources, arrange learning tasks and then upload all course resources to the network platform. The implement during class is emphasized to observe and record the experiment phenomenon, ask questions to guide students how to think, and use network to reduce the burden of the teachers and students. After class, exercises, lab reports or research papers for a task are used as feedback to facilitate the communication between teachers and students and between classmates, and also students performance are evaluated synthetically in classes and network platform. The practice has indicated that the flipping classroom teaching model is worth to popularize because of its favourable teaching result.