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Teaching Lab Science Courses Online : Resources for Best Practices, Tools, and Technology / Linda Jeschofnig and Peter Jeschofnig.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Jossey-Bass Guides to Online Teaching and Learning ; 29Publication details: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2011.Description: xvii, 176 p. : ill ; 24cmISBN:
  • 9780470607046 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 507.8/5 22
LOC classification:
  • Q181 .J376 2011
Other classification:
  • EDU015000
Online resources: Summary: "Teaching Lab Science Courses Online is a practical resource for educators developing and teaching fully online lab science courses. First, it provides guidance for using learning management systems and other web 2.0 technologies such as video presentations, discussion boards, Google apps, Skype, video/web conferencing, and social media networking. Moreover, it offers advice for giving students the hands-on "wet laboratory" experience they need to learn science effectively, including the implications of implementing various lab experiences such as computer simulations, kitchen labs, and commercially assembled at-home lab kits. Finally, the book reveals how to get administrative and faculty buy-in for teaching science online and shows how to negotiate internal politics and assess the budget implications of online science instruction"--
Item type: Books
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Judith Thomas Library General Stacks BKS Q 181 .J376 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA24125 Available AUA24125

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-167) and index.

"Teaching Lab Science Courses Online is a practical resource for educators developing and teaching fully online lab science courses. First, it provides guidance for using learning management systems and other web 2.0 technologies such as video presentations, discussion boards, Google apps, Skype, video/web conferencing, and social media networking. Moreover, it offers advice for giving students the hands-on "wet laboratory" experience they need to learn science effectively, including the implications of implementing various lab experiences such as computer simulations, kitchen labs, and commercially assembled at-home lab kits. Finally, the book reveals how to get administrative and faculty buy-in for teaching science online and shows how to negotiate internal politics and assess the budget implications of online science instruction"--