you can’t do that! teaching science online with real laboratory equipment
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"You Can’t Do That! Teaching Science Online with Real Laboratory Equipment" by Dan Branon at the Colorado Adult Learners Symposium, July 30th, 2014 NANSLO: North American Network of Science Labs Online http://wiche.edu/nansloTRANSCRIPT
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You Can’t Do That!
July 30th, 2014
http://wiche.edu/nanslo
Teaching Science Online with Real Laboratory Equipment
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Introduction
• M.S. in Inorganic Chemistry – The Ohio State University
• Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry – University of Denver
• 20-years in US Air Force – 10 years teaching at the USAF Academy
– 2 years as Co-Director of the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching
• Teaching chemistry for CCCOnline since 2006
• Director of CCCS NANSLO laboratory in Denver since 2012
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Adult Learners in Online Science
• Online Science Courses are increasingly popular in the U.S.*
– Average of 3% growth per year from 2002 through 2011
• Online Enrollments increased from 1.6 million to 6.7 million
– Science students represented 32% of all online enrollments in 2011 (up from 10% in 2002)
*Source - I. Elaine Allen, PhD and Jeff Seaman, PhD, "Changing Course: Ten Years of Tracking Online Education in the United States", Babson Survey Research Group and Quahog Research Group, LLC., January, 2013
• 60% of online students are over 30 years old
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Adult Learners in Online Science
• Why Online?
– Flexibility
– Access
• Why Science?
– To advance their careers
– Many in healthcare or related fields
– Almost none of them are going to be scientists
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Teaching Science
• What do we want them to learn about science?
– That scientific principles are accurate – form basis of realistic view of the universe
– How to conduct a scientific investigation – how the process of science works
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Teaching Science
• How? (first year college)
– We sit them down and tell them things
– Have them read a textbook
– We put them into groups (collaboration) in the laboratory and tell them to do things and tell them what to expect (confirmatory testing)
– We sometimes ask them to perform and investigation without clear expectations of the outcome (inquiry-based)
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Teaching Science
• Why?
– Because this method of teaching was developed about 150 years ago during the industrial revolution and hasn’t changed much since then.
– It’s what we’ve “always done”
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Teaching Science Online
• How?
– Post documents and videos to tell them things
– Have them read a textbook
– Use a lab kit to do the same kinds of confirmatory “experiments” that they would do in a traditional lab
– OR - Make them come to a traditional lab
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You Can’t Do That!
• It doesn’t work!
• They aren’t using “real” laboratory equipment
• They aren’t collaborating with other students
• They have no supervision in the “lab”
• Real issue: quality of the data
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Remote Science is All Around Us
Hubble Telescope 1990 (23 years)
Curiosity Rover 2011 (2 Year)
Image credit: NASA and NOAA
Little Hercules 2000 (13 years)
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This Confocal Microscope is Run by a Computer
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What is the Difference Between 1m and 1000 km?
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Remote Labs…
• Give students access to real state-of-the-art lab equipment
– Let them collect accurate data
• Let students engage in authentic instrumental experimentation
• Allow students to collaborate with classmates
• Prepare students for a future of online science
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How do Remote Labs Work?
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Lab Equipment
Internet (Students) RWSL
Observation
Data
Manipulation
Communications Data Acquisition
Video Observation
Physical Manipulation/
Instrument Control
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Lab Equipment RWSL
Observation
Data
Manipulation
Communications Data Acquisition
Video Observation
Physical Manipulation/
Instrument Control
Voice Conference
LabVIEW
Internet (Students)
How do Remote Labs Work?
Cameras/JAVA/HTML
Lab Technicians
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What does this look like?
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What does this look like?
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What do students see?
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What do students see?
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What do students see?
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NANSLO Advantages • High quality equipment • Excellent quality data • Inquiry-based procedures – Free and Open • Flexible scheduling • Access • Engages students
– Averaging nearly 50% return on surveys – Over 75% of survey comments are positive – Most non-positive comments are constructive
• In Colorado: Use of Remote Labs by CCCOnline was critical in creating Articulation Agreements
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You Can’t Do That!
• It doesn’t work!
• They aren’t touching things
• They don’t get a sense of physical risk
• We don’t know if this is effective
Real Issues:
• Learning Outcomes
• Student Access
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Future Plans
• Increasing number of NANSLO Labs • Existing: North Island College (Vancouver Island) Denver Great Falls College, Montana
• Possible Developments: SUNY California State University
• Increasing number of available activities
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Biology, Chemistry and Physics Majors Courses
First Year Second Year
BIO 111 CHE 111 PHY 111 PHY 211
BIO 112 CHE 112 PHY 112 PHY 212
BIO 201 204 221 PHY 213
BIO 202 216
First Semester Second Semester First Semester Second Semester
BIO 2 Labs CHE 2 Labs PHY 2 Labs
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Biology, Chemistry and Physics Majors Courses
First Year Second Year
BIO 111 CHE 111 PHY 111 PHY 211
BIO 112 CHE 112 PHY 112 PHY 212
BIO 201 204 221 PHY 213
BIO 202 216
First Semester Second Semester First Semester Second Semester
BIO 7 Labs CHE 5 Labs PHY 3 Labs
BIO 9 Labs CHE 5 Labs PHY 2 Labs
BIO201 8 Labs BIO204 6 Labs BIO221 1 Lab PHY213 1 Lab
BIO202 4 Labs BIO216 8 Labs
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Other CCCS Course Options
Non-Majors Courses
• BIO 105
• BIO 106
• CHE 101
• CHE 102
• PHY 105
Additional Majors
• Astronomy
• Computer Science
• Environmental Science
• Geology
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Since We Already Use Robots
Lego Mindstorm Arduino
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Astronomy
• Large numbers of students • Equipment is often
already remote-controlled • Opportunities for science
literacy and outreach
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Environmental Sensors Research Courses
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Questions?
Dan Branan
PJ Bennett
http://wiche.edu/nanslo