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SCIENCE ROCKS!
BLENDED AND ONLINE TIPS, TOOLS, AND STRATEGIES
FRANCES KARELSBLINN COLLEGE
COURSE DESIGN
• Converting from face to face to blended/hybrid class• Lectures online, labs in the classroom
• Converting from face to face to fully online class• Prepackaged kits• https://moodle.coastlinelive.com/login/index.php
• Online simulations/Virtual Labs• SimBio• Be A Martian – Virtual Exploration & the Human Robotic Partnersh
ip• Some may come with your textbook• My Lab Mastering• Geology • Oceanography• Biology - https://
www.masteringbiology.com/site/login.html• Anatomy & Physiology• My Math Lab
COURSE DESIGN
BUILD YOUR OWN ADVENTURE• How to find material online to use for free• http://facultyecommons.org/how-to-find-creative-com
mons-licensed-material-on-media-sharing-sites/
• Citizen Science Projects• Zooniverse – Analyze Cancer Data• Project BudBurst – Help monitor changes in plants• Zooniverse – Classify Galaxies• More Zooniverse Projects• Scientific American Citizen Science Projects
VIRTUAL LABS / LAB EQUIPMENT
• HHMI Biointeractive Virtual Labs• http://www4.utsouthwestern.edu/goodmanlab/vi/index.htm• http://www.udel.edu/biology/ketcham/microscope/scope.html• http://www.chemcollective.org/• http://www.math.uah.edu/stat/• http://virtuallabs.stanford.edu/• http://www.vlab.co.in/institute_detail.php?ins=001• http://
ceprap.ucdavis.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=71&Itemid=137
TIPS• Course syllabus• Be specific about expectations• Include online attendance information• Include an awesome course calendar• Include approximate times for turnaround of
grades and/or feedback
TIP - INCLUDE A DETAILED CALENDARTuesday, January 27
Evolution of Populations Lab In Class: Evolution of Populations Lab Print & Bring Lab Instructions to class Lab Activity
At home before next class
Chapter 24 What to do at home: Ch. 24 PowerPoint Notes Ch. 24 Lecture recording Ch. 24 Study Questions Chapter 24 Quiz Print & Read Lizards Lab
Thursday, January 29
Lizards Lab In Class: Lizards Lab Bring Lizards Lab Instructions to class Lab Activity
At Home before next class
Chapter 25 What to do at home: Chapter 25 The Day the Mesozoic Died Video Print & Read Weighing the Evidence Lab Ch. 25 PowerPoint Notes Ch. 25 Lecture recording Ch. 25 Study Questions Chapter 25 QuizWhat is due by 9am Tuesday : Chapter 24 Quiz Chapter 25 Quiz
TIPSLMS course• Make them read the syllabus before they can
access anything else in the course and/or• Make them view a course orientation before they
can access anything in the course• Have regular, frequent due dates, included on your
course calendar• Choose an organization pattern that works for you,
and stick with it for the entire course
TIP - GET ORGANIZED
TOOLS• Set up your email on your phone so you can read the
emails wherever you are • Encourage students to use their phones to set reminders
for class work• Make your own FAQs for your classes and post online• Reliable, relevant videos• https://www.youtube.com/user/VideosatNSF• http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive
TOOLS
• Have an introductory discussion so students can get to know you and each other• You can use Skype, FaceTime or Blackboard
Collaborate to interact with students or guide them through labs• Students can use Skype to communicate with each
other and/or work together (Teamwork Assessment)
STRATEGIES• Weekly deadlines during the week will reduce the
amount of “emergency” emails you receive on the weekend (Tuesday at noon, Wednesday at 1pm, etc.)• Include the technology failure stipulation in your
syllabus• Give yourself a break – tell students in the syllabus
that if they email you in the evenings or on weekends, to expect to hear back from you the next day (24 hours) or Monday
STRATEGIES
• Have students post a picture in their profile so you can “see” what they look like• Post technology help line numbers so they know
whom to call• Know where free WIFI is in your area so you can
help students when their internet goes down
STRATEGIES• Consult others who teach online and blended
courses
• Frances Karels – Biology• 979-830-4406• [email protected]• http://franceskarels.weebly.com/• http://franceskarels.yolasite.com/