Development and Implementation of a Bioinfographic Assignment in Second-Semester Biochemistry: Metabolic Pathways beyond the Classroom

Second-semester biochemistry students at two primarily undergraduate institutions, the California State Poly-technic University, Pomona, and the State University of New York College at Cortland, worked on a collaborative, semester-long project that resulted in the production of bioinfographics focused on metabolic pathways. Students were divided into seven metabolic pathway groups, and each student produced a 1-page bioinfographic where they detailed the structure, function, and broader impacts of a metabolic enzyme. Students used a joint Blackboard site for communication throughout the term and met with their metabolic groups at the end of the semester. At the end of this assignment, these bioinfographics were disseminated to a broader audience both in print and online. In postassignment surveys, most students reported that they found this assignment to be a meaningful capstone project and noted the importance of the peer review process in editing their bioinfographic.