Workshop Description

The lab design workshop will bring individuals and teams from departments together with expertise, support, and community to engage in redesigning Virginia Tech lab courses for Fall 2020 to maximize safety, student engagement and learning, and equity. The 2 ½ day workshop will consist of presentations and discussions, working time, and consultation support from lab planners, instructional designers, health and safety experts, librarians, and others. Modalities of instruction supported will include in-person, field labs, virtual labs, home lab kits, and simulations. The final product will be a working plan for each lab program including a list of resources needed for its execution. Following the workshop and through the fall semester, participants will continue to receive support as they finalize and execute their plans.

Thanks for being a part of this important work!

Instructor Information

Jill Sible, Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education

Email: siblej@vt.edu

Workshop Information

Workshop Prep

EVERYONE: Please have the syllabus for your lab course handy, in particular, the learning outcomes or goals. You will be using this information as a first-step in completing the lab planning tool on Monday morning.
THOSE CONSIDERING IN-PERSON LAB EXPERIENCES: If you would like help from our professionals in redesigning/arranging your lab space to meet COVID-19 restrictions and maximizing occupancy, please have drawings, photos, etc, that you can share on your screen. These breakout sessions will take place on Monday afternoon.
EVERYONE: Dress is laboratory casual :) Please share your geekiest, nerdiest lab shirt (or hat, etc.) in a photo through Assignments (see left-hand menu). We will have a poll to vote for your favorite beginning lunchtime on Tuesday. There will be prizes!
EVERYONE: Please introduce yourself by sharing what you have been doing at home these past few months. You can upload a photo or slide in Assignments (see left-hand menu).

If you have any questions before the session, please contact Joan Hawsey joanh@vt.edu or Jill Sible siblej@vt.edu

Workshop Materials

We will be using Modules (on the left-hand menu) to organize all workshop materials. These will be organized by workshop session.

We will be recording this workshop. Please let us know if there are any concerns.

Accommodations

Please let Accessible Technologies know if you need any reasonable accommodations to access the information for the class. If you need electronic copies of class materials, a screen magnifier, screen reader, speech input, or other assistive technology please let us know at least 2 weeks advance to allow us time to ensure items are in place and configured correctly.