Dr. Carmen Nußbaumer and her colleagues at Management Center Innsbruck (MCI) in Austria started using Labster as a part of their courses in the winter term of 2018. They had been looking for a solution that would make pre-lab training for their students possible and save the lecturers and students time in the准备对于面对面的实验室课程。
Nußbaumer博士教生物技术。她的学生使用细胞培养技术，并使用Labster的模拟来练习这些技术。华体会赞助ac米兰我们向她讲述了她拿起像Labster这样的工具，实施过程的方式以及她和她的同事所看到的结果的动机。
Dr. Carmen Nußbaumer, Biotechnology Professor at Management Center Innsbruck
Getting started with Labster
Nußbaumer博士和她的同事首先在一次准备会议上介绍了Labster，他们可以深入了解Labster提供的机会：“我们的一位同事与Labster代表在我们的部门组织了一个演示，他们将我们介绍给Labster和Labster和Labster和Labster和对其功能进行了演讲。”
她解释说，从那里开始，这个过程非常简单明了：“在我们部门向Labster介绍后，我们决定在我们的五门课程中为一组48名学生实施模拟。”华体会赞助ac米兰总体而言，Labster在2018/19年冬季学期（生物技术，发酵技术，食品工程，生物技术实验室和技术微生物学）和2019年夏季学期（分子生物学的方法，食品分析方法，食品分析方法），生物技术和食品工程，生物和食品化学）。
As a part of the implementation, the students were introduced to Labster in a face-to-face session to ensure their engagement and understanding of the simulations: “We explained how it works and how the participation in the Labster simulations were going to be assessed. In this face-to-face session, we also guided the students through the registration process. The students were thereby enabled to play the simulations on their own from home.”
翻转教室
自最初的实施工作以来，Nußbaumer博士一直在使用模拟，主要以翻转的房间格式使用。华体会赞助ac米兰学生们在家中播放模拟，当他们参加面对面的会议华体会赞助ac米兰时，他们准备对该主题进行更多学习。Nußbaumer博士说：“这样，学生有更多时间讨论主题并进一步练习他们在'现场'环境中学到的东西。”
Nußbaumer博士和她的同事一直使用模拟主要作为LAB练习，但也将其作为考试准备的工具。华体会赞助ac米兰他们让学生获得了一些模拟的选择，让他们独立探索和学习。华体会赞助ac米兰某些模拟必须让学生完成，华体会赞助ac米兰而另一些则是可选的，但希望为例如使用其他模拟进行考试准备的学生完全使用。“这样，”Nußbaumer博士解释说，“学生可以在自己的时间内完成模拟，并且他们进行了尽可能多的尝试或需要或需要的尝试。华体会赞助ac米兰这种重复对学生的学习产生了积极影响。”
Nußbaumer博士详细阐述了这种格式在她的课程中如此出色的原因：“ Labster结合了两个重要组成部分：理论和实践。因此，这就是为什么我们使用Labster作为LABSTER前培训，以提供理论背景并介绍成功完成以下实际课程所需的基本实验技能。”
此外，Nußbaumer博士发现了没有以传统实验室形式提供的虚拟实验室的好处：“实践课程始终有局限性。例如，某些实验的孵化时间很长，因此由于时间限制而无法进行。在Labster的模拟中，华体会赞助ac米兰您可以加快时间，从而可以更快地进行实验。因此，学生可以在几分钟之内轻松执行复杂且耗时的实验。此外，每个实验中虚拟LabPad上可用的理论和信息，可以帮助学生更好地理解复杂的方法和他们正在执行的实验。”
Nußbaumer博士和她的学生使用Labster的模拟华体会赞助ac米兰
Benefits of virtual labs: storytelling and individual, practice-oriented and self-paced learning
Having used the simulations as a core part of her course for a while now, Dr. Nußbaumer reflected on how Labster has benefitted her and her students. She compared her thoughts to what she had expected of Labster before she started using the virtual labs: “I wanted to use a new innovative tool that would combine practical lab skills with simulations and give a basic introduction to cell culture techniques.” Dr. Nußbaumer said. “And Labster offers that.” She concluded. “Additionally, Labster offers a big selection of simulations on different topics in a very engaging format, using storytelling elements, which I’ve seen has increased motivation among my students.”
Nußbaumer博士在Labster的模拟中强调了这些讲故事的元素，这是主要的好处之一：“ Labster模拟是一种非常动态和有效的华体会赞助ac米兰工具，可以通过学习过程一直激励我们的学生。叙事方面和模拟中的互动性涉及学生情感上的涉及学生，并通过以不同故事的形式建立联华体会赞助ac米兰系和认知结构来更轻松地记住信息。叙事元素还有助于将嬉戏的体验与学习过程联系起来，从而激励学生本质上，并为学生的积极学习经验做出贡献。”
“Moreover,” Dr. Nußbaumer continued, “Labster’s simulations have given our students access to more individual, practice-oriented and self-paced learning. The format of simulations with integrated quizzes and theoretical resources allow students to use various learning techniques to achieve the learning goals. For these reasons, I would definitely recommend Labster to others!”
What do the students think?
从学生的调查,很明显,νßbau博士mer’s students have been enjoying the simulations: “They say that it’s a good addition to conventional lectures, and that when it’s used as pre-lab training, it gives a better understanding and handling in the practical course. Despite us having a few technical issues with the occasional slow internet connection, we can say that our students are fully satisfied with this new learning experience and that they’d like to use this format more often in their courses.”
The future of education
On top of our many questions for Dr. Nußbaumer about using Labster, we asked her what she thought the biggest challenges on the horizon for science education are. Here she mentioned two things: “Authentic Learning Experiences is the first thing. Schools need to focus on contextualizing lesson plans in real-world scenarios. The second is the difficulty of keeping up with developments in educational technology. Educational establishments are unable to keep up for a number of reasons, including finances, digital illiteracy, lack of time, conservative views of education, etc. which I all see as prohibiting factors to positive growth.”
Dr. Nußbaumer then explained how she believed that Labster could potentially help meet those challenges. “To the first challenge, Labster provides the students with authentic and realistic learning experiences. It has high educational potential and provides benefits for our students, such as motivation, involvement, repetition, contextual learning, interactivity, inversion, peer collaboration and an open-ended approach to information. As a result, learning with Labster positively influences the learning process of our students and increases their chances for learning success.”
“在第二个挑战中，”Nußbaumer博士继续说道，“我必须说，Labster设法使学习环境尽可能简单，同时尽可能有效。正如阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦（Albert Einstein）所说的那样，'The definition ofgeniusis taking the复杂的andmaking it simple。'我认为，Labster管理了这项任务！”
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This blog post was first created in 2019.
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