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It’s your first time in a lab, seeing all the chemicals, liquids, glass beakers, and sharps - all you’re trying to do is not get hurt or break something expensive. You’re somehow supposed to follow a huge list of complicated instructions using equipment you’ve never seen before to do an experiment you’ve never heard of before. Everyone says lab skills are essential for finding jobs, but is it this hard for everyone? Feeling like you don’t know where to start is very common. You need a plan and systematic strategy for learning, especially when it comes to complex professional skillsets like lab techniques. Today let’s assume we’re all novices starting from the beginning, and talk about how to get the most out of lab classes using the mimic or copycat method.

My name is Jack Wang, a microbiologist and science educator, and the 2020 Australian University Teacher of the Year. The blog post accompanying this video: jackwang.com.au/blog/themimic

0:00 Introduction
1:48 The Mimic method
2:36 Pre-reading and Key Terms
3:17 Observe and highlight mistakes
3:53 Visualisation and Repetition
4:48 Limitations


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