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The implementation of e-learning tools to enhance undergraduate bioinformatics teaching and learning: a case study in the National University of Singapore
BACKGROUND: The rapid advancement of computer and information technology in recent years has resulted in the rise of e-learning technologies to enhance and complement traditional classroom teaching in many fields, including bioinformatics. This paper records the experience of implementing e-learning...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2788352/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19958511 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-10-S15-S12 |
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author | Lim, Shen Jean Khan, Asif Mohammad De Silva, Mark Lim, Kuan Siong Hu, Yongli Tan, Chay Hoon Tan, Tin Wee |
author_facet | Lim, Shen Jean Khan, Asif Mohammad De Silva, Mark Lim, Kuan Siong Hu, Yongli Tan, Chay Hoon Tan, Tin Wee |
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description | BACKGROUND: The rapid advancement of computer and information technology in recent years has resulted in the rise of e-learning technologies to enhance and complement traditional classroom teaching in many fields, including bioinformatics. This paper records the experience of implementing e-learning technology to support problem-based learning (PBL) in the teaching of two undergraduate bioinformatics classes in the National University of Singapore. RESULTS: Survey results further established the efficiency and suitability of e-learning tools to supplement PBL in bioinformatics education. 63.16% of year three bioinformatics students showed a positive response regarding the usefulness of the Learning Activity Management System (LAMS) e-learning tool in guiding the learning and discussion process involved in PBL and in enhancing the learning experience by breaking down PBL activities into a sequential workflow. On the other hand, 89.81% of year two bioinformatics students indicated that their revision process was positively impacted with the use of LAMS for guiding the learning process, while 60.19% agreed that the breakdown of activities into a sequential step-by-step workflow by LAMS enhances the learning experience CONCLUSION: We show that e-learning tools are useful for supplementing PBL in bioinformatics education. The results suggest that it is feasible to develop and adopt e-learning tools to supplement a variety of instructional strategies in the future. |
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spelling | pubmed-27883522009-12-04 The implementation of e-learning tools to enhance undergraduate bioinformatics teaching and learning: a case study in the National University of Singapore Lim, Shen Jean Khan, Asif Mohammad De Silva, Mark Lim, Kuan Siong Hu, Yongli Tan, Chay Hoon Tan, Tin Wee BMC Bioinformatics Proceedings BACKGROUND: The rapid advancement of computer and information technology in recent years has resulted in the rise of e-learning technologies to enhance and complement traditional classroom teaching in many fields, including bioinformatics. This paper records the experience of implementing e-learning technology to support problem-based learning (PBL) in the teaching of two undergraduate bioinformatics classes in the National University of Singapore. RESULTS: Survey results further established the efficiency and suitability of e-learning tools to supplement PBL in bioinformatics education. 63.16% of year three bioinformatics students showed a positive response regarding the usefulness of the Learning Activity Management System (LAMS) e-learning tool in guiding the learning and discussion process involved in PBL and in enhancing the learning experience by breaking down PBL activities into a sequential workflow. On the other hand, 89.81% of year two bioinformatics students indicated that their revision process was positively impacted with the use of LAMS for guiding the learning process, while 60.19% agreed that the breakdown of activities into a sequential step-by-step workflow by LAMS enhances the learning experience CONCLUSION: We show that e-learning tools are useful for supplementing PBL in bioinformatics education. The results suggest that it is feasible to develop and adopt e-learning tools to supplement a variety of instructional strategies in the future. BioMed Central 2009-12-03 /pmc/articles/PMC2788352/ /pubmed/19958511 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-10-S15-S12 Text en Copyright ©2009 Lim et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Proceedings Lim, Shen Jean Khan, Asif Mohammad De Silva, Mark Lim, Kuan Siong Hu, Yongli Tan, Chay Hoon Tan, Tin Wee The implementation of e-learning tools to enhance undergraduate bioinformatics teaching and learning: a case study in the National University of Singapore |
title | The implementation of e-learning tools to enhance undergraduate bioinformatics teaching and learning: a case study in the National University of Singapore |
title_full | The implementation of e-learning tools to enhance undergraduate bioinformatics teaching and learning: a case study in the National University of Singapore |
title_fullStr | The implementation of e-learning tools to enhance undergraduate bioinformatics teaching and learning: a case study in the National University of Singapore |
title_full_unstemmed | The implementation of e-learning tools to enhance undergraduate bioinformatics teaching and learning: a case study in the National University of Singapore |
title_short | The implementation of e-learning tools to enhance undergraduate bioinformatics teaching and learning: a case study in the National University of Singapore |
title_sort | implementation of e-learning tools to enhance undergraduate bioinformatics teaching and learning: a case study in the national university of singapore |
topic | Proceedings |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2788352/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19958511 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-10-S15-S12 |
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