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Wet labs for online biology courses using
LabPaqsSherry StewartNavarro College
Lab Science Classes On Campus
Biology classes on campus meet 6 hours a week3 lecture3 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
Paper testsNo time limitCan see all
questions and go back
Supervision in labParticipation
grades
Online
Online testing
Submit photos of work
Discussion Boards
Who’s doing the work?
LabPaq
Amino acid Glucose
LabPaq
Glucose Triglyceride
Dissections
Sheep Brain Dissection
Brain Dissection
Sheep Brain Dissection
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
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