[ARCHIVED] Opinions on Online Science Labs

[ericwhitmer]

What are your impressions of conducting science labs online, we are actively researching the viability of online lab delivery and all of the vendors that we have been seeing cross our desks just tout how great they are, there isn't any proof of production of student success. One of the vendors that have crossed me and my science faculty is Hands-On-Labs.

Any ideas and recommendations you may have would be most appreciated.

[kimberly_ellis]

Our school uses eScience Labs, and have had great success.  While the kits can be quite expensive for students, they are customizable and do mimic the face-to-face environment as close as possible.  Our online students are dissecting pigs and sheep brains from home!  Our instructors require students to submit photos in Canvas of their work, and students must have a notecard with their name/date/course within the submitted photo.  This helps deter cheating, and sharing of photos.