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Wet labs for online biology courses using LabPaqs. Sherry Stewart Navarro College. Lab Science Classes On Campus. Biology classes on campus meet 6 hours a week 3 lecture 3 lab. Lab Science Classes On Campus. Expensive models/equipment Students often work together (dissections)
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Wet labs for online biology courses usingLabPaqs Sherry Stewart Navarro College
Lab Science Classes On Campus • Biology classes on campus meet 6 hours a week • 3 lecture • 3 lab
Lab Science Classes On Campus • Expensive models/equipment • Students often work together (dissections) • Instructor guidance
Labs for Online Classes Should we teach lab classes online? Can we adequately duplicate the wet lab experience?
What are the choices for online labs? • Simulations • “Kitchen” labs • Paperwork • Wet labs
Biology 2404 • One semester survey course in human anatomy and physiology originally only taught on campus • Originally offered to help prepare students for Biology 2401 and 2402; pre-requisites for nursing • Biology 2404 or Biology 2401 are allowed for the Occupational Therapy Assistant program • Navarro College OTA program is one of the few in our area
Biology 2404 • Why offer an online version? • Some students live two hours from our campus • These students were taking Biology 2404 online from another college
Biology 2404 • Wet labs are unique to science courses • Simulations do not adequately replace wet labs
Biology 2404 • Online courses are a growing reality for colleges • Navarro College offers several online biology courses • Lab decisions are made by each instructor
Biology 2404 • Enrollment has had exponential growth since it was first offered • Administration supports online courses within our new guidelines
Biology 2404 • Student interaction between online and on campus is vastly different • Depending on the teacher, this can be good or bad for the student
Biology 2404 Assessments On Campus Online Online testing Submit photos of work Discussion Boards Who’s doing the work? • Paper tests • No time limit • Can see all questions and go back • Supervision in lab • Participation grades
LabPaq Amino acid Glucose
LabPaq Glucose Triglyceride
LabPaq Eye Dissection Brain Dissection
Ordering the LabPaqs • Financial Aid/Bookstore issues • Cost included as a fee of the course and assessed at registration • LabPaqs ordered directly from Hands on Labs and shipped to the students
LabPaqs are a very viable and flexible way to offer students wet labs in online lab science courses