If you’re asking yourself how to teach science labs online in a way that feels easier, seamless, and high quality, look no further. We know figuring out how to deliver an online lab that balances accessibility, affordability, and academic rigor while providing students with a campus lab-like experience is challenging. The key is using an all-in-one solution that helps you …
We know replicating the look and feel of an on-campus Physical Science lab online is challenging. From ensuring the same level of quality and rigor to feeling limited in options when it comes to curriculum, you’re often working to bring together labs from multiple sources to meet learning outcomes and objectives. Then if you want your students to have the …
We know replicating the look and feel of an on-campus Earth Science lab online is challenging. From ensuring the same level of quality and rigor to feeling limited in options when it comes to curriculum, you’re often working to bring together labs from multiple sources to meet learning outcomes and objectives.Then if you want your students to have the experience …
With the launch of new Earth and Physical Science disciplines, Science Interactive is the only online lab provider offering curriculum developed purposefully for these disciplines and certified by Quality Matters. ENGLEWOOD, CO —February 22, 2024—Science Interactive, a leader in supporting effective online science education, recently launched curricula for online Earth Science and Physical Science lab courses. With this launch, Science …
Science Interactive’s new Virtual Pre-labs allow students to conduct trial experiments virtually as well as explore fundamental concepts, lab procedures, and safety protocols before entering the physical lab, enabling a more enriching on-campus lab experience. ENGLEWOOD, CO—February 11, 2024—Science Interactive, a leader in supporting effective online science education, just released Virtual Pre-labs for its Quality Matters-certified disciplines: Anatomy & Physiology, …
It’s true. Learning is a social process, and there’s no better feeling than seeing that ‘aha’ moment wash over a student’s face at the end of a lab. That said, with some shifts and adaptations, online science courses with labs can be just as effective. In fact, as crucial as face-to-face time is during on-campus labs, the truth is that …
Think about the last lab you taught in person and how it went. Now imagine, if you had the opportunity to offer that experience to a broader group of students through online lab courses. You might be asking yourself: How will this work? How can I conduct the lab effectively for my students? What changes do I need to make, …
Strategies, Tactics & the Right Tools for Ensuring Student Success Summary Most things once seemed impossible: cordless phones, cooking without direct flame (hello, microwaves!), and cars powered by battery are just a few. Now, add to the list teaching science labs online. In fact, as colleges continue shifting courses online in an effort to expand offerings, more and more students …
A core tenant for developing our hands-on labs is ensuring student safety. From carefully controlled amounts of materials to mandatory lab safety training, our labs replicate the rigorous safety requirements of on-campus labs for online students. Incorporating hands-on labs into online courses presents unique challenges. That’s why our lab development and testing process is so rigorous. When our scientists design …
“Science is hard! I do better to learn at my own pace and re-read things that I didn’t understand before going to the next topic, whereas in class with lecture, the professor moves at a very fast pace.” That’s just what one student said in our survey of over 1,293 students who took online science labs in 2022-23. That sentiment …
Never in your wildest dreams could you have imagined taking a lab course online when you were in college, right?! How could that ever work? But times have changed, and as student demand for online and hybrid learning continues to grow, amid declining enrollment in traditional F2F courses, it’s clear online learning is critical for higher education, even in STEM. …
Sound the horns and ready those mantles because the Interactive Science Educators of 2023 have been selected! We’re thrilled to announce this year’s honorees for our inaugural Interactive Science Educator Awards. Every day, educators across the country teach science online in order to provide their students with the opportunity to gain scientific literacy and pursue studies or potential career paths …