PMID- 33751781
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20210927
LR  - 20210927
IS  - 1539-3429 (Electronic)
IS  - 1470-8175 (Print)
IS  - 1470-8175 (Linking)
VI  - 49
IP  - 3
DP  - 2021 May
TI  - A mobile technology-based cooperative learning platform for undergraduate biology 
      courses in common college classrooms.
PG  - 427-440
LID - 10.1002/bmb.21496 [doi]
AB  - As a high-impact educational practice, cooperative learning uses a structured 
      group study to promote students' active learning. Currently, it lacks economical 
      yet effective tools to facilitate the interactive nature of structured 
      cooperative learning in regular classrooms. Here, we have established a mobile 
      technology-based cooperative learning (MBCL) platform that comprises the 2018 
      iPad, Apple Pencil, LiveBoard, Google Forms, and Google Drive. We tested the MBCL 
      platform in multiple undergraduate biology courses. During semester-long MBCL 
      studies, the students engaged in cooperative learning to discuss a real-life 
      issue or chapter-based contents. With the MBCL platform, the students' group 
      study processes were shown on shared, visible electronic whiteboards that were 
      updated in real-time, generating visible thinking and instant, interactive 
      communication. The instructor was able to guide the students promptly to conduct 
      knowledge integration and knowledge synthesis using tables and diagrams. The deep 
      learning outcome was evident in the examples and quantitative analyses of 
      students' whiteboard study results and team presentations. Thus, integrating 
      innovative mobile technologies into high-impact teaching practices, exemplified 
      by the MBCL platform, promotes deep learning in higher education.
CI  - (c) 2021 The Authors. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education published by 
      Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Union of Biochemistry and 
      Molecular Biology.
FAU - Zhou, Chun
AU  - Zhou C
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4114-0897
AD  - Department of Natural Sciences, School of Health and Natural Sciences, Mercy 
      College, Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA.
FAU - Lewis, Matthew
AU  - Lewis M
AD  - Center for Teaching and Learning, Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20210310
PL  - United States
TA  - Biochem Mol Biol Educ
JT  - Biochemistry and molecular biology education : a bimonthly publication of the 
      International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
JID - 100970605
SB  - IM
MH  - Biology/*education
MH  - Biomedical Technology/*methods
MH  - Cell Phone/*instrumentation
MH  - Computer-Assisted Instruction/*methods
MH  - *Cooperative Behavior
MH  - Educational Technology/*standards
MH  - Humans
MH  - Problem-Based Learning/*methods
PMC - PMC8251787
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - biology
OT  - cooperative learning
OT  - deep learning
OT  - general biology
OT  - genetics
OT  - iPad
OT  - immunology
OT  - learning platform
OT  - microbiology
OT  - mobile technology
COIS- The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2021/03/23 06:00
MHDA- 2021/09/28 06:00
PMCR- 2021/07/02
CRDT- 2021/03/22 19:38
PHST- 2020/04/21 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2019/11/06 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2021/02/09 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2021/03/23 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/09/28 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2021/03/22 19:38 [entrez]
PHST- 2021/07/02 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - BMB21496 [pii]
AID - 10.1002/bmb.21496 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Biochem Mol Biol Educ. 2021 May;49(3):427-440. doi: 10.1002/bmb.21496. Epub 2021 
      Mar 10.