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Teaching the Whys of Where: Enhancing Understanding Through Geography
Published by: Russ Poulin | 3/1/2016 | 1 comments
Thank you to Allison Friederichs (Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Assistant Teaching Professor, University College \ University of Denver) for recommending an innovative adjunct faculty member for today’s guest blog post. I think you will enjoy learning from Joseph Kerski. Thank you Joseph for sharing your experiences. — Russ Poulin, WCET. Think about major societal issues that […]
NANSLO Web-based Labs: Real Equipment, Real Data, Real People!
Published by: Russ Poulin | 4/7/2015 | 0 comments
Many pressures on higher education make the services of the North American Network of Science Labs Online (NANSLO) essential. These include growing enrollments in online courses while campus enrollments decline, the need to provide flexibility for nontraditional students, a growing demand for digital literacy, and a national emphasis on growing the number of STEM students, […]
Colorado Study finds “No Significant Difference” in Online Science Courses
Published by: WCET Frontiers | 10/18/2012 | 30 comments
A big thank you to our guest blogger, Rhonda Epper, Assistant Provost at the Colorado Community College System and past chair of the WCET Executive Council, who shares with us today a new study of online science course outcomes in Colorado. Just when we thought it was safe to move beyond the “no significant difference” […]
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The North American Network of Science Labs Online (NANSLO)
Published by: WCET Frontiers | 6/27/2012 | 1 comments
Today’s guest blog comes to us from our WICHE colleagues Pat Shea and Catherine Weldon who run an innovative program to bring sophisticated science into the virtual hands of online students. NANSLO represents an international collaborative partnership between postsecondary institutions in the U.S. and Canada. The collaboration will result in the development of online science […]