{"id":51,"date":"2022-08-29T07:40:20","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T07:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/rusyniak\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2022-09-05T08:50:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T08:50:31","slug":"biol-451","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/rusyniak\/teaching\/biol-451\/","title":{"rendered":"BIOL 451"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This course is actually two courses in one &#8211; half of the course deals with animal cell culture, and the other half deals with plant tissue culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In both cases, this lab focuses on the establishment, maintenance and subculture of different types of cell \/ tissue culture. In the process, students  develop some of the basic skills needed to work in such labs in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since this is a senior-level course, in addition to the actual practical work, we will be developing some basic data analysis skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples of resources I\u2019ve prepared for this course:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/rusyniak\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/689\/2016\/06\/CellTissueCultureManual2021.pdf\">Laboratory Manual<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A collection of H5P-based activities prepared for this course: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lrnbl.com\/artifacts\/plant-tissue-culture-pre-lab-exercises\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.lrnbl.com\/artifacts\/plant-tissue-culture-pre-lab-exercises\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Playlist of video materials I have prepared for the course:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"BIOL 451 - Plant Tissue Culture Videos\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLKnI3Jl97pWwHjfV60eLr3wAFUGtTZ8HO\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"future\">A taste of the future<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Because this course presents me with some special challenges, I&#8217;ve always wanted to try something different.  Here is a brief explanation of my challenge and potential solution:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lrnbl.com\/artifacts\/3d-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.lrnbl.com\/artifacts\/3d-video\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is a sample unedited test video, which makes use of the camera system similar to the one I had built and showed in the above-linked page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"New 3D Test Video 1\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tncws2pVuPw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, YouTube doesn&#8217;t seem to support this format the way it did several years ago (when I first came across this as a possibility).  I did however come across a different way of doing this, in an even better way, using a different camera format (VR180).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I recently purchased a VR180 camera and have been working on a designing a good workflow, and finding and fixing potential problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A couple of test videos are shown below:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This first video introduces the idea of the VR180 video to be used in the lab.  The second video will give you &#8220;a feel&#8221; for how I plan to use this technology to enhance the student experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VR180 -  BIOL451: VR Intro\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G3rFcy6YUzY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/rusyniak\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/689\/2022\/09\/VR180-DemoIntro.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-158\" width=\"154\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/rusyniak\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/689\/2022\/09\/VR180-DemoIntro.png 240w, http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/rusyniak\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/689\/2022\/09\/VR180-DemoIntro-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" \/><figcaption>Please scan this QR Code to view this video in the YouTube app on your mobile phone or tablet.  It will give you a better idea of why I think this technology could be very good for this type of lab.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/rusyniak\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/689\/2022\/09\/VR180-DemoIntro.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-158\" width=\"154\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/rusyniak\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/689\/2022\/09\/VR180-DemoIntro.png 240w, http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/rusyniak\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/689\/2022\/09\/VR180-DemoIntro-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" \/><figcaption>Please scan this QR Code to view this video in the YouTube app on your mobile phone or tablet.  It will give you a better idea of why I think this technology could be very good for this type of lab.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VR180 - BIOL451: Demo Protocol\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DR9upWKSPSw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>If you&#8217;re using the YouTube app on your mobile device, then please move your device <\/li><li>if you&#8217;re using a desktop computer to view the video, then please use your mouse to move the video <\/li><li>if you&#8217;re using a VR headset (or a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/arvr.google.com\/cardboard\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/arvr.google.com\/cardboard\/\" target=\"_blank\">Google Cardboard headset<\/a>), then feel free to just look around<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This course is actually two courses in one &#8211; half of the course deals with animal cell culture, and the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":671,"featured_media":0,"parent":9,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/rusyniak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/rusyniak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/rusyniak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/rusyniak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/rusyniak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/rusyniak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":185,"href":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/rusyniak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51\/revisions\/185"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/rusyniak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/rusyniak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}