Fusion 2009 hands-on presentation entitled Developing Labs for Online Science Courses by Theresa Hornstein and Deanne Roquet.  About 20 people in attendence.

• General tips
  • Evaluation methods
    • Get sneaky (only give partial directions, requiring them to contact instructor)
    • Relate questions specifically to lab
  • Misc.
    • Culture bacteria from at home
    • Local hardware stores have many things
    • They rent microscopes (physical proximity assumed)
    • Many lab kit companies can ship pre-selected or custom-packaged kits
• Relevant links
  • PBS's NOVA Teachers' Resource site
  • NSF's Science House
  • National Science Teachers Association
  • Science Take Out
  • Exploratorium at the Palace of Fine Arts 
  • The ChemCollective
  • Lake Superior College Peer Review
  • Lake Superior College D2L Training Course
  • Assessing the Online Learner, highly recommended book