Tuesday, March 4th 11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Lilac

Team Experience of Developing Online Astronomy Labs
Shan Huang, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy; Vandana Rola, Instructional Design, Web Course Development Team; and Krissy Mayes, Graphic Designer / Sinclair Community College

What does it take to convert a science lab online? A team of faculty, Web course designer, graphic designer, Flash developer, video producer, and lab technician made an attempt. In this session you will learn how we made the major components of our Astronomy labs, such as hands-on activities, field activities, classroom discussions, lab data measurement and management and more, work for online students. Participants will walk away with an overall understanding of the challenges of developing online science labs. You will also learn how and what types of technology, such as ANGEL and Flash, can be used to assist.