Hands-On Labs has been declared the winner of the Education Innovation of the Year award this week in the international Cloud Computing Awards. HOL won for its innovative and intuitive HOL Cloud, an advanced e-learning platform specially designed to provide a tactile lab experience for distance learners. With powerful gradebook analytics and modern higher-ed pedagogy, the HOL Cloud is designed …
As numbers of COVID-19 cases continue to surge around the country, many professors are facing the prospect of transitioning their courses online and teaching from a distance for the first time. This new educational landscape can be nerve-wracking, especially if you’ve spent years perfecting your curriculum while developing strategies that engage your students on your terms. The last thing you …
SIG to add the BioDigital Human Platform to its suite of digital learning tools for online lab science students Science Interactive Group (SIG) and BioDigital, Inc., two companies at the forefront of the edtech industry, have partnered to provide students and educators with more flexibility in the distance learning space. SIG, which is the parent company of Hands-On Labs, will …
The first confirmed case of coronavirus in the U.S. was reported only a few months ago, but the education landscape has already changed immensely. Schools were forced to close campuses with little warning, and teachers were sent scrambling as they had to figure out a way to move their courses online, often with little assistance or guidance. Today, the future …
Even before COVID-19 spread across the planet and forced the population into quarantine, online learning was growing in popularity. This was especially true for higher education institutions in the U.S., for whom distance-learning student enrollment had increased steadily over the past two decades. Now, after colleges and universities were forced to move online with just weeks’ notice, remote learning is …
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” — Albert Einstein Teacher Appreciation Week 2020 Throughout the month of March, schools all around the world closed their doors. And as that happened, as students returned home wondering about the future of their education, teachers everywhere did exactly what teachers do. You got …
As we’ve mentioned throughout the pandemic, this is an unprecedented time in the world of online education. The spread of COVID-19 has forced higher-ed institutions to shift completely to a remote-learning model, and while many schools have set about expanding their existing online offerings, others are wading into this territory for the first time. It’s undoubtedly an unsettling time for …
As the coronavirus continues to spread like wildfire around the globe, higher educational institutions have faced the difficult task of shifting their courses to remote learning quickly and efficiently. COVID-19-related campus closures have posed a particular problem for lab science instructors, who now have to coordinate their instruction without access to higher-ed lab facilities. During this time of crisis, Hands-On …
Science Interactive Group (SIG), the parent company of Hands-On Labs, recently announced a partnership with Odigia, the leading learner engagement platform for higher education institutions. Odigia improves student engagement and empowers educators with an easy-to-use learning platform that includes a deep repository of customizable open educational resources (OER) content. This OER library offers instructors the tools, data, and flexibility needed …
Picture this: a 35-year-old, over-caffeinated biology student sits down at her computer to write up a lab report. She’s just gotten home from her 9-to-5, and knows she only has a couple hours to complete this assignment before picking up her son from hockey practice. Panicking under the time crunch coupled with the pressure to maintain the 3.25 GPA required …
General, organic, and biochemistry (GOB) is a new chemistry discipline that has been gaining quick popularity. As the leading provider of distance lab kits, we had to jump on this new exciting adventure. Since distance and online education is growing every year, we want to ensure that the right products are out there for educators to complete their mission. GOB …
Our Organic Chemistry Labs are Here! Preview the new curriculum, experiments, and lesson library at our live demo. Join Dr. Ollie Yu and Dr. Duane Cagle on Thursday, January 21st at 11:00 AM (MST) and get an exclusive look at our newest discipline, Organic Chemistry! During the demo, we will preview the following: The lesson list and features of the new …