Abstract
The provision of hands-on wet lab training for students to perform micro-organism proliferation experiments is useful for experiential skills development. However, the risk of laboratory-acquired infections arising from inadvertent ingestion, inhalation or skin penetration of these micro-organisms presents a safety concern. To obviate this risk, an augmented reality exercise requiring only a tablet/smartphone, and a petri dish with appropriate markers, was devised to allow students to study Escherichia coli colony growth on agar plates. Positive responses were obtained from a pilot study conducted with high school and undergraduate students on its use.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 419-432 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Journal of Biological Education |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Keywords
- agar
- Augmented reality
- bacteria
- E. coli
- petri dish