Biochemistry COVID/SARS Teaching Materials
Description and use of materials: This website is for faculty interested in creating, adopting, stealing, materials to teach biochemistry and molecular biology using COVID as a theme. Online or in-person the material uses several different pedagogies and approaches to engage students. Videos, discussion boards, flipped classrooms, personal videos from scientists on the leading edge of COVID research are all included.
The work here was used and created to teach important biochemistry concepts and techniques. These materials are primarily meant to used to teach a biochemistry/biology/chemistry major-level junior/senior course. The teaching materials shared here can be used after teaching the key concepts of molecular biology and protein biochemistry or interspersed as a theme throughout a semester. With minimal alteration, each assignment could be performed independently, grouped or done as an extended learning module.
Use the material as you see fit. However, use at your own risk. Caveat emptor or the buyer alone is responsible for checking the quality and suitability of the goods. These were used with good success in a remote format and many, most, but not all errors or mistakes have been corrected. There are many additional outstanding resources, these are presented because they worked for me. Adopt and change as you see fit. If you wish to make kind suggestions (I am fragile ;>) feel free to email me with your ideas.
This is part of a larger project called “COVID 360” lead by Jennifer Roecklein-Canfield with Lisa Scheifele, Mike Wolyniak, and Victoria Moore. Together we are gathering COVID-centered teaching resources in several subject/discipline areas: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Structure Function, Immunology, Genomic Analysis, Vaccinology, Pharmacology/Medicinal Chemistry, Systems and Synthetic Biology. The project will be shared on CourseSource…