Of course, by virtual labs, they don’t mean virtual computer labs, but virtual science labs. Dissections on a computer screen and that kind of thing to make it so classes which require physical skills are no longer a bottleneck due to physical equipment limitations. The nice thing about virtual labs is that they can be …
Monthly Archives: June 2013
Holding on
I saw this article this morning and thought it was interesting. What are things we’re doing because we’re used to them and not necessarily the best way of doing them? How can we move past nostalgia and into the present or even the future? I’m not saying that all skills and methods used “long ago” …
Easy grading!
I think everyone wants to maximize the time they spend doing enjoyable things and minimize the time they spend doing drudgery. Similarly, I think we’d all like to spend less time carrying assignments around, marking them up and handing them back to students, especially when not all the students get their papers back the first …