NANSLO: Putting Science Labs Online

1. You can always click the speaker icon to repeat the narration if you need to. NANSLO: Putting Science Labs Online Moderator & Principal Investigator: Pat Shea, WICHE Co-PI: Paul Stacey, BCcampus (British Columbia) Co-PI: Rhonda Epper, Colorado Community College System NANSLO Project Coordinator: Catherine Weldon, WICHE NANSLO Project Manager: Dan Branan, Colorado Community College System Aug 30, 2012

2. What is NANSLO? • North American Network of Science Labs Online • Funded by Next Generation Learning Challenge Grant • 15 months (April 2011-June 2012) - $750,000 • Replication and Scale Up • 48 months (Jan 2013 – Jan 2017) - $14,000,000 • Part of larger project to bring more students into Allied Health fields. North American Network of Science Labs Online Biology, Chemistry, Physics CoursesOpen Educational Resources NANSLO Internet Online Pedagogy Students Students Lab-kits Remote Web-based Science Labs

3. NANSLO Mission Statement NANSLO provides a consortium approach to the development and deployment of high-quality, modular, openly licensed courseware integrating learner-centered and immersive web-based labs using software, video and robotics for the online delivery of science courses

4. History and Origin Online Program Development Fund (OPDF) 2003-2011 Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Geology http://rwsl.nic.bc.ca/

5. Remote Scientific Instrumentation

6. Remote Scientific Instrumentation?

7. Remote Scientific Instrumentation? 2 meters Or 2000 meters What’s the difference?

8. Remote Web-Based Science Lab (RWSL)—How it works RWSL Lab Equipment Video Observation Physical Manipulation Observation Manipulation Internet (Students) Communications Data Acquisition Data 8

9. Remote Web-Based Science Lab (RWSL)—How it works LabView Plugin RWSL Lab Equipment Video Observation Physical Manipulation Observation Manipulation Internet (Students) Communications Data Acquisition Data 9 Mumble

10. RWSL—Student Access • Students install and configure the LabView Plugin and Mumble from: http://at.ccconline.org/rwsl/installguide • Help Desk agents will make contact with as many students as possible before the semester begins. • The agents will assist in setting up the software. • They will also help the student test Mumble by having a brief conversation with the student using the Mumble software.

11. LabView Server Check Video Panel Camera Control panel Equipment control panel Step 4 of the installation process. What appears on the video panel depends on what equipment is connected to the LabView server.

12. LabView Server Check Student requests control by right-clicking Only one student at a time can be in control of the interface, although up to 4 students can be viewing it.

13. LabView Server Check Student should check equipment function by clicking the button. This just shows that student can communicate with Server.

14. LabView Server Check Student should test camera controls. Click Picture-in-Picture if necessary and use pan/tilt/zoom buttons to control camera.

15. Mumble Your Name Type here if you need to When you connect to the NANSLO Denver server (per the instruction document), you see this screen

16. Mumble I am outside all the rooms (in the “common area”) There are several “Rooms” available. Double-clicking on any room puts you into it. You can only talk with people in your room.

17. Mumble Now I’m in Biology Lab Room 1 If you click on a person’s name and type a message to them, they will see it even if you are not in the same room. When testing, it doesn’t matter what room you are in.

18. RWSL – Lab Activities There is a 1-hour “Lab Familiarization” activity available for each subject area that allows students to connect to the lab and talk with the Lab Technicians over Mumble. Lab Activities are scheduled for Monday – Saturday from 4:00 PM through Midnight in 2-hour blocks. Depending on the Lab Activity, there will be one, two or three “Lab Rooms” available during each 2-hour block. Each “Lab Room” (LabView Server) can accommodate up to 4 students. Students schedule time in the lab using the RWSL Lab Scheduler.

19. RWSL Lab Scheduler • Link to Scheduler is in course websites (Desire2Learn) • Students only see the activities available for their course. • They can click on any day that has a scheduled activity. Click

20. RWSL Lab Scheduler • Clicking on a day displays available seats for each block of time. • Clicking on “Sign-up for Lab Room” brings up a dialog: • Once they are signed up, they are committed • To alter their schedule, they must contact Lab Staff at: rwslsupport@ccconline.org

21. RWSL Lab Scheduler Links to Scheduled Activities Appear Here When their scheduled time arrives, they can access the Lab by opening the RWSL Lab Scheduler and clicking on the link that will appear there.

22. What Students do When it is Lab Time ONLY If Mumble is non-functional for some reason, students can call the Lab Techs at 720-858-2877 At the beginning of their scheduled block of time: Connect to Mumble: This is a very important first step because it allows them to talk with the Lab Technicians, who will help them troubleshoot if they have problems. Open the RWSL Lab Scheduler and click on the link for their scheduled activity. Complete the lab following the procedure that they have previously read (right!).

23. RWSL Interface Here is what the student sees: Here’s what’s in the Lab Room Camera Control panel Equipment control panel

24. NANSLO: Putting Science Labs Online Moderator & Principal Investigator: Pat Shea, WICHE Co-PI: Paul Stacey, BCcampus (British Columbia) Co-PI: Rhonda Epper, Colorado Community College System NANSLO Project Coordinator: Catherine Weldon, WICHE NANSLO Project Manager: Dan Branan, Colorado Community College System Aug 30, 2012