Lab-Based Courses

Created By:
Intentional Futures in partnership with Every Learner Everywhere® mayo 2020

Topic: Effective Teaching Practices Times of Uncertainty

Role: course coordinators Faculty Instructional Support Staff

Discipline: Lab Sciences

There are many different ways to translate experimental activities to a digital learning environment. In this resource, we’ve given an overview of a variety of options for lab-based courses including from citizen science projects, at-home lab kits, “kitchen labs,” and online simulations. The ones highlighted here were selected for their affordability and coverage of a wide range of disciplines, and in the hopes of offering a wide range of options for instructors to choose from based on their particular learning outcomes and subject matter.

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Recommended citation:

Barclay, G. (2020, May 8) Lab-Based Courses: Toolkit Overview. Every Learner Everywhere®.

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