The life sciences, in particular molecular genetics, have become a pivotal area of research
and innovation, and at the same time are amongst the most controversially discussed in …

Following the rationale that learning is an active process of knowledge construction as well
as enculturation into a community of experts, we developed a novel web-based learning …

Abstract Education in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics is moving
towards more inquiry-based and creativity-stimulating pedagogies. Part of a curriculum …

VIRTLAB is a self-training program based on PBL (Problem-Based-Learning Pathway) built
to simulate a molecular biology laboratory. It has been designed to stimulate students in the …

The aspiration of the nation to become an industrialised society depends on various
fundamentals in the fields of science and technology. The success in one's achievement can …

Conversely, there are quite sound counter claims in favour of traditional labs. These relate
primarily to the value of" real life, hands-on" experience, leading to the development of …

Online learning is developing along the lines of integrated learning and combining multiple
approaches; but until now, it has very rarely included virtual and remote experimental …

This paper looks at the conceptual differences between video game learning and traditional
classroom and laboratory learning. It explores the notion of virtual experience by comparing …

The interdisciplinary nature of bioinformatics makes it an ideal framework to develop
activities enabling enquiry-based learning. We describe here the development and …

Biochemistry and molecular techniques are used for the development of the scientific
practice of students. To improve both the teaching and learning quality and promote the …