The global COVID-19 pandemic left universities with few options but to turn to remote learning. With much effort, STEM courses made this change in modality; however, many laboratory skills, such as measurement and handling equipment, are more difficult to teach in an online learning environment. A cohort of instructors who are part of the NSF RCN-UBE funded Sustainable, Transformative Engagement across a Multi-Institution/Multidisciplinary STEM (STEM)2 Network (a working group of faculty from two community colleges and three 4-year universities) analyzed introductory biology and chemistry courses to identify essential laboratory skills that students will need in advanced courses. Seven essential laboratory proficiencies were derived from reviewing disciplinary guiding documents such as AAAS Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education, the American Society for Microbiology Recommended Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Microbiology Education, and the American Chemical Society Guidelines for Chemistry: data analysis, scientific writing, proper handling and disposal of laboratory materials, discipline-specific techniques, measurement, lab safety and personal protective equipment, and interpersonal and collaborative skills. Our analysis has determined that some of these skills are difficult to develop in a remote or online setting but could be recovered with appropriate interventions. Skill recovery procedures suggested include a skills "boot camp," department or college coordinated club events, and a triage course. The authors recommend that one of these three recovery mechanisms be offered to bridge this skill gap and better prepare STEM students for upper-level science courses and the real world.

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STEM实验室技能的分类和恢复。

全球COVID-19大流行使大学别无选择，只能转向远程学习。通过大量的努力，STEM课程改变了这种方式。但是，在在线学习环境中，很难教授许多实验室技能，例如测量和处理设备。由NSF RCN-UBE资助的跨多机构/多学科STEM（STEM）2网络（由两个社区学院和三所4年制大学组成的教职工作组）组成的可持续，变革性参与的一批教员进行了介绍性分析生物学和化学课程，以确定学生在高级课程中需要的基本实验室技能。审查纪律指导文件（例如AAAS愿景和《本科生生物学教育的变革》）后，得出了七个基本的实验室能力。美国微生物学会本科生微生物教育推荐课程指南和美国化学学会化学指南：数据分析，科学写作，实验室材料的正确处理和处置，特定学科的技术，测量，实验室安全和个人防护设备，以及人际关系和协作技巧。我们的分析已经确定，其中一些技能很难在远程或在线环境中发展，但可以通过适当的干预加以恢复。建议的技能恢复程序包括技能“新手训练营”，部门或学院协调的俱乐部活动以及分诊课程。