Distance and online education is growing. In the Fall of 2016, there were over 6 million students taking at least one online course. Clayton Christensen, a business professor at Harvard University, believes that as many as half of American universities will close in the next two decades due to competition from online and distance education. Outside of the classroom, more and more college students are …
We live in a world that is constantly changing. Nothing today seems to be the same as ten years ago. Education is not excluded from this. But where is education headed? I think the direction is obvious: digital and distance. Let’s make a distinction between the two, quickly. While Hands-On Labs is digital and distance learning, not all digital education …
The holidays are a time for cheer, joy, and giving. Here at the Hands-On Labs office we want to share that spirit with our community, which is the Denver metropolitan area. That is why our product marketer, Kacy Bill, set up our office’s charity drive! Actually, she sets up this charity drive every year! “I try to pick charitable organizations …
The future of education is in accessible technology. In 2016, public schools in the United States were already spending over $3 billion per year in creating and providing digital content to students. Clay Christenson, a professor of business administration at Harvard Business School, believes that as much as half of American universities run the risk of closure or bankruptcy due to competition from distance …
Since 2006, Ocean County College has been designing lab-based biology, chemistry, and physics distance learning courses to include the full complement of offerings in its college catalog, thus making it possible to earn an associate in science degree entirely online. “Aside from a pedagogically rigorous course construction, the key to the success of our distance learning science courses is the …
V-Scopes are designed to replicate the experience of using an actual microscope through virtual controls that allow students to focus, manipulate slides, and change magnification in real time, according to Marc LaBella, Associate Professor of Biology/e-Learning Lecturer at Ocean County College. Additionally, any difficulties that students might encounter, such as regulating light or centering a specimen in their field of …
Reduce the time you spend managing your classes with Hands-On Lab’s cloud-based lab management platform, the HOL Cloud — the first educational tool ever developed to empower instructors. Here are a few of the many features you will find in the HOL Cloud: Auto-grading Built-in analytics Fully configurable Immediate feedback Just-in-Time teaching Live data tables Experiment videos Latest pedagogies ADA and WCAG …
Online education is one of the largest and fastest growing segments of higher education. Five million online learners are projected to be working towards a degree in the U.S. by 2020. With such a large segment of the student population endeavoring to take some if not all their courses online, it has become vital that colleges and universities understand and …
At Hands-On Labs, our community is at the center of everything that we do. Throughout the year we partner with different local institutions to engage and give back. One organization that we have become very fond of is the Tennyson Center for Children. The Tennyson Center for Children is an organization that empowers children who have experienced abuse, neglect, and …
Dr. James Brown, the Godfather of Online Science, will be presenting at OLC Accelerate this Friday, November 18, 2016, in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Brown’s presentation is entitled: “Teaching Pre-Nursing Science Courses with Laboratory Delivered Totally Online.” The presentation will focus on innovative and emerging methods for placing pre-nursing science courses totally online and will include specific challenges inherent in Anatomy …
Introducing HOLcloud, the first web-enabled educational lab management platform designed to reduce instructors’ workload while increasing the effectiveness of instruction. HOLcloud offers interactive educational content, full web ADA compliance, and seamless collaboration between a school’s Learning Management System (LMS), students, professors, and course content. DENVER, COLORADO (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 08, 2016 HOLcloud is the only interactive digital courseware that is ADA compliant and …
DENVER, CO. – May 18, 2016 – Hands-On Labs, the leader in science distance learning, is among Colorado’s best companies, according to the 2016 Top list of Colorado’s Woman Owned Companies by ColoradoBiz magazine. The magazine annually recognizes the top businesses across the state. “What we at Hands-On Labs do is vitally important to science education, non-traditional students, plus society as …