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“Simulated labs are booming”states自然, International Journal of Science, in theirrecently published article. An article that asks important questions such as whether virtual labs really enhance learning, whether fancy graphics are helpful or just a flashy distraction, and whether simulations can (or should) replace real lab experiences.
本文探讨了虚拟实验室的当前状态，并解释了它们如何帮助机构扩大其影响力，削减成本，增强学生的理解，并为未来的科学家提供另一种动手培训。
Read the full article in Nature here.
The ideas and topics discussed in the article include:
- How real labs are actually limiting, whereas the virtual world is free of restrictions
- What the differences are between 2D and 3D virtual labs, and how they each affect learning and prepare students for real-life scientific investigations
- How virtual labs motivate students and immerse them in learning
- 使用虚拟实验室的教授实际上想在他们的教学中使用这些创新工具以及他们与他们取得的成就
- 使用虚拟实验室的学生认为什么
- 虚拟实验室是否可以并且应该替换真实的实验室
- 教授将很快能够自定义自己的虚拟实验室以适应实验室满足自己的需求
Hear from first-movers and experts in the field:
- Brian Woodfield, physical chemist at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, who has been developing virtual labs for decades
- Michael Bodekaer, Labster’s co-founder
- 加利福尼亚大学伯克利分校的教育心理学家玛西娅·林恩（Marcia Linn）自1980年代早期就一直在研究虚拟实验室
- Kathy Perkins, director of the PhET Interactive Simulations project at Boulder
- Kambiz Hamadani, award-winning biochemist at California State University, San Marcos
- Guido Makransky, educational psychologist at the University of Copenhagen
- 哈佛大学的教师罗伯特·卢（Robert Lue）是由安尔根基金会（Amgen Foundation）资助的LabxChangeProject负责人。
