At-Home STEM Lab Kits in Higher Education: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic and Recommendations for Future Success

Autor/inn/en	Swindell, Andrew; McGurk, Shannon; McGuire, Abby
Institution	Online Learning Consortium (OLC)
Titel	At-Home STEM Lab Kits in Higher Education: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic and Recommendations for Future Success
Quelle	(2022), (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	STEM Education; Science Education; Higher Education; Educational Quality; Access to Education; Online Courses; Educational Technology; Science Laboratories; Costs; Access to Computers; College Role; College Administration; Barriers; Legal Responsibility; Partnerships in Education; COVID-19; Pandemics; School Closing; Science Teachers; Accreditation (Institutions); Feedback (Response); Integrity + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? STEM; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Online course; Online-Kurs; Unterrichtsmedien; Cost; Kosten; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Strafmündigkeit; Hochschulpartnerschaft; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Integrität
Abstract	This brief presents original research that explored the value and future use of online tools for science teaching, like at-home lab kits. Data collection took place in May 2022 during which time five virtual focus groups on various STEM subjects (Biology, Physics and Engineering, Anatomy and Physiology, Environmental Science, and Chemistry) were conducted with a total of 45 participants. Participants were selected to include a range of institutional types (i.e., 4-year public and private universities, community colleges, and technical colleges) and institutional roles (i.e., science deans, chairs, program coordinators, and faculty). Findings were centered on the quality, access, and institutional support for science education with recommendations for institutions to: (1) Provide HyFlex options to increase access; (2) absorb costs like in-person labs; (3) consider the difference between emergency online vs. planned online; and (4) a call for more flexible state boards for accreditation. [This brief was created in partnership with Carolina Distance Learning.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Online Learning Consortium, Inc. PO Box 1238, Newburyport, MA 01950. Tel: 617-716-1414; e-mail: publications@onlinelearning-c.org; Web site: http://onlinelearningconsortium.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01