iBench

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i-Bench

• Instruction in Basic Equipment Needed for
  Chemistry Biology

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Overview
A MITC proposal for funding to develop a series
of electronic, self paced modules designed to
guide students through basic concepts related to
biology and chemistry laboratory practices.
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Goals

• Provide basic information and applications of
  biology/chemistry lab equipment
• Interactivity through quiz and applications,
  feedback throughout modules
• Accessible outside of class/lab time
• Familiarize students (through virtual practice)
  with lab equipment prior to class, minimizing
  equipment lessons and maximizing lab time for
  application
• Build student confidence on equipment usage
• Reduce errors (and save related to errors)
• Increase safety awareness

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Goals, cont.

• Standardize instruction, thus standardizing
  equipment usage
• Provide visibility to equipment
• Individual views are more effective than showing
  one object to a class of 15-20 students
• Provide opportunities for review just in time
• Provide immediate and relevant feedback, thus
  increasing learning
• Improve skills on and knowledge of equipment

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Who?

• College of Wooster Wooster, OH
• Bill Morgan, Associate Professor and Chairperson
  of Biology
• Dean Fraga, Associate Professor of Biology
• Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA
• Maria Dean, Associate Professor of Chemistry
• Tom Tauer, Assistant Professor of Biology
• Tony Bata, Director of Academic Computing
• Lisa Wiebenga Stroschine, Instructional
  Technologist

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Content

• Pipettes
• Qualitative/Quantitative Measurements
• Spectrophotometer
• Centrifugation
• Electrophoresis
• Chromatography
• pH Measurements
• Gas Measurements
• Microscopes
• Balances

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Timelines

• April 15, Proposals Due to MITC
• June 2003 content development
• July-August 2003 production
• September-October 2003 Alpha/Beta Testing with
  select groups at Wooster and Coe
• December 2003 anticipated completion and release
  to other parties

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Interested?

• Interested in either collaborating on future
  developments OR using the finished product at
  your school
• Contact Lisa Wiebenga Stroschine
• lstrosch_at_coe.edu
• 319-399-8529