Copied: Agromicrobioly 2021- Introduction to Viruses - TØ
Description:
The learning path on “Introduction to Viruses” aims at introducing basic principles and fundamental concepts of viruses, starting with the structure and properties of a virus particle, approaches to classify viruses, their genetic material, and the viral life cycle. Students will gain knowledge on the evolutional potential of viruses and its impact on livestock production. Moreover, students will be introduced to selected viral families with relevance for livestock production and the diseases they cause.
The learning design developed below aims at engaging students in active learning to acquire knowledge on selected virus families and develop an understanding of their relevance for livestock production.
Intended Learning Outcomes:
- Identify basic characteristics of viruses, including their size, shape, and structural and genomic composition.
- Describe ways in which viruses reproduce and spread, and the general mechanisms they use to infect and damage host cells
- Compare and contrast different types of viruses and the type of infections they can cause
- Relate viral properties to their ability to infect host organisms and their infection severity in agricultural production settings
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Out-of class preparation |
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Lecture notes; Brock Biology of Microorganisms (Chap. 8) |
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Make a blog post in discussion forum 1 on a concept from the lecture or literature that you had difficulties to understand (post a question or general comment elaborating your difficulties/misconceptions). Comment on at least one post from your peers. ↓ |
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Brightspace discussion forum 1; contact instructor |
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Veterinary Microbiology and Microbial Disease |
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Read assigned textbook chapter ↓ |
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General discussion forum on Brightspace; contact instructor |
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In-class activities (face-to-face, small class teaching, 3 hours): |
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Lecture notes; Brock Biology of Microorganisms (chap. 8); Veterinary Microbiology and Microbial Disease |
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Answer Mentimeter quiz individually. |
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Poster template; Lecture notes; Brock Biology of Microorganisms (chap. 8); Veterinary Microbiology and Microbial Disease |
In your group, prepare a poster on magic-paper, introducing peers to your virus family (general overview) and one representative viruses with impact on livestock production (selected by instructor). Consider virus properties introduced in the lecture (e.g., properties of virus particles, viral classification, infection life cycle, etc.) (45 min) ↓ |
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Group members, Instructor |
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Prepare poster |
Each group presents poster to peers (45 min). ↓ |
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Group members |
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Presented posters, discussion questions |
Plenum discussion on general differences of presented viruses (25 min) ↓ |
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Group members, other peers, instructor |
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Presented posters |
In your group, complete Mentimeter quiz including same question as the first one plus an extended set of questions related to knowledge acquired during poster presentation and discussion (15 min) ↓ |
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Group members, instructor |
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Presented posters, plenum discussion, literature material provided |
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Write a padlet post on most important point(s) learned today (10 min) ↓ |
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After class (out-of-class) activity: |
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Posters |
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Share a picture of your poster on Brightspace in discussion forum 2 ↓ |
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Brightspace discussion forum 2 |
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Posters; Lecture notes; Brock Biology of Microorganisms (chap. 8); Veterinary Microbiology and Microbial Disease |
Read all padlet posts and comment on two ↓ |
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Padlet |
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Posters; Lecture notes; Brock Biology of Microorganisms (chap. 8); Veterinary Microbiology and Microbial Disease |
Return to discussion forum 1. Based on newly acquired knowledge, comment on your initial blog post (feedback on learning progress). Read at least two others posts. |
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Brightspace discussion forum 1 |
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