Presentation Title
Bringing the Lab to You! Online Supplementation for Laboratory Courses
Proposal Format
45-minute Presentation
Track Choices
Navigating the Change and Reinventing the Future
Abstract
More programs are transitioning to online courses now more than ever before. This can pose challenges for laboratory courses, especially those that utilize microscopes for students. For majors that require laboratory courses where microscopes are used, fully online pedagogy is not feasible. However, through innovative technologies such as microscope cameras, we can now incorporate online components to these courses without diminishing student success. This type of technology allows students to essentially take the lab with them wherever they go. Effective use of this technology also re-emphasizes techniques and concepts learned during laboratory courses outside of the classroom allowing for enhanced understanding of material. This presentation will discuss difficulties that accompany teaching laboratory courses and ways in which microscope cameras can help to mediate these challenges.
Keywords
Innovation, Ed Tech, Instructional Technology
Speaker Bio
Rachel Childs, M.S, MLS(ASCP) received her B.S and M.S in Clinical Laboratory Science from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has been teaching in higher education for 5 years and is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Her area of expertise includes Clinical Hematology, Urinalysis, and Body Fluids. She also continues to remain active in the field as a practicing Medical Laboratory Scientist.
Bringing the Lab to You! Online Supplementation for Laboratory Courses
Penny Hall, 301
More programs are transitioning to online courses now more than ever before. This can pose challenges for laboratory courses, especially those that utilize microscopes for students. For majors that require laboratory courses where microscopes are used, fully online pedagogy is not feasible. However, through innovative technologies such as microscope cameras, we can now incorporate online components to these courses without diminishing student success. This type of technology allows students to essentially take the lab with them wherever they go. Effective use of this technology also re-emphasizes techniques and concepts learned during laboratory courses outside of the classroom allowing for enhanced understanding of material. This presentation will discuss difficulties that accompany teaching laboratory courses and ways in which microscope cameras can help to mediate these challenges.