Exploration of virtual simulation experiment teaching mode of Microbial Physiology under new engineering background: taking the mechanism research and application of microbial flocculant synthesis as an example

Abstract:

Microbial Physiology is a core course of microbiology and environmental science and engineering at Harbin Institute of Technology. However, the traditional experiment teaching approach, which is time-consuming, uncertain and irreversible, is difficult to offer fully professional experiments in the classes of Microbial Physiology. Building a virtual simulation experiment system for Microbial Physiology through the combination with advanced virtual simulation technology and internet technology can break the time and space limits in the experiment teaching and promote the reform of postgraduate education in microbiology and environmental science and engineering. We take the mechanism research and application of microbial flocculant synthesis as an example to explore the teaching from micro to macro scales, aiming to cultivate students' ability of studying the underlying mechanism of microbial flocculation with the knowledge they have gained, encourage students to think independently, and stimulate their enthusiasm for scientific research.