September 15th is National Online Learning Day, a day celebrating how far we’ve come in digital learning since the early days of electronic instruction. And maybe one of the more remarkable aspects of digital learning is how it has segued from something that busy, transient, and inquisitive adults could do online to earn college credit…
September 15th is National Online Learning Day, a day celebrating how far we’ve come in digital learning since the early days of electronic instruction. And maybe one of the more remarkable aspects of digital learning is how it has segued from something that busy, transient, and inquisitive adults could do online to earn college credit…
The fall semester starts off with a holiday and depending on your school you also may have off for a long weekend for Fall Break, Martin Luther King Day, a long weekend for Easter, etc. There may also be the emergency school closings for hurricane warnings in the south and extreme cold and snow in…
4 Ways to Construct a Digital Chemistry Pre-lab That Reaps Rewards… Whatever a lab coordinator’s paradise is it surely looked nothing like last year. Forced digital delivery obliterated many of the honed lab processes required to run an efficient lab. TA training, stockroom supplies, scheduling all had to be re-done in a week’s notice. Now…
Best Ways to Maximize Face-to-Face Time in Anatomy and Physiology Labs… The hands-on experience of anatomy and physiology labs was essentially shut down during the pandemic. Now, as schools begin to plan for the fall, you may find you have more options besides all digital that include getting back in the lab again. Anatomy and…
A Case for Why Hybrid Learning Should Be the New Standard for Higher Education (at least for STEM labs)… Instructors and schools made massive changes and investments to ensure courses were delivered safely during the pandemic. Like most first and rushed attempts, some of it worked and some of it didn’t, and while schools recalibrate…
Face-to-Face, Virtual, or Hybrid Labs – Which One’s Best? Remember all the way back to March 2020? When this new phenomenon called COVID-19 caused many schools to extend their spring breaks so departments could figure out how to navigate it? The decision to go remote and the mad dash to configure courses to online instruction?…
Why Moving Pre- and Post-Labs Online Can Enhance the In-Lab Experience… What our work with instructors has shown us is that the advantages of moving pre- and post- labs online can be powerful. Problems With Traditional Labs The traditional approach for the pre-lab combines readings followed by problems. There are a couple of realities that…