preprints.org > life sciences > other > doi: 10.20944/preprints201912.0236.v1

Preprint Concept Paper Version 1 This version is not peer-reviewed

Version 1 : Received: 16 December 2019 / Approved: 18 December 2019 / Online: 18 December 2019 (04:27:11 CET)

Some of the key features of inclusive and equitable teaching approaches encourage prompt feedback, student cooperation in communities of learning, active learning, and promotes diverse ways of knowing in the classroom. In my article, I present step-bystep tips to help instructors create guided microlearning inquiry questions within an inclusive and equitable general biology classroom setting. Microlearning is a special approach that helps students complete a specific task linked to a specific learning objective that would be completed in a short time window around five minutes. The step-by-step tips presented in my article helps instructors to develop questions aligned to specific learning objective to help clarify unclear or confusing topics in general biology using the Kahoot e-Learning platform. This guided microlearning inquiry toolkit provides a blueprint for helping instructors to infuse student-centered approaches to help clarify difficult concepts in general biology and further develop avenues refine students’ critical thinking and experimental design in biology research.

microlearning; culturally-responsive teaching; inclusion; equity; life science education