LabPaqs For Educators

Online learning and distance education continue to grow exponentially. Some higher education science educators have been hesitant to offer lab science courses online. Their concerns usually revolve around how to provide effective laboratory experiences to off campus students that will replicate the hands-on experience of an on campus lab and its resulting post-course student competence, as well as meet course competencies and accreditation standards.

Unique science lab kits called LabPaqs provide the solution. There are over 100 single student/single use LabPaqs available in the various sciences. LabPaqs are self-contained, course-specific, and academically aligned to traditional learning objectives. They can be used with campus-based courses as well as by distant online students. Professors report students doing their lab work at home with LabPaqs actually perform better than their campus-based peers and enjoy a higher level of personal learning satisfaction.

LabPaqs include lab manuals and lab report templates plus the science equipment, chemicals, specimens, and supplies needed to perform the experiments. Students can do lab work from almost any location without sacrificing the integrity of their science course content. Answer keys and lab report grading rubrics are available for instructors.

Educators and institutions “adopt” LabPaqs much like a textbook. They then include online purchase information for students in their course syllabus. Financial Aid Departments can place online orders for Financial Aid students.  LabPaqs are direct shipped to students anywhere in the world, and all orders are processed within one business day. 

With LabPaqs students, instructors, and institutions mutually enjoy a “win/win/win" situation. 

• Students win with convenient and effective lab experiences and transferable science course credits.
• Instructors win with engaged students and more quality time and energy for teaching.
• Institutions win with expanded course offerings and increased enrollments by online students who require valid science course credits.

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LabPaq Authors
Cynthia Alonzo, M.S. - Microbiology
Peter Jeschofnig, PhD - Chemistry, Physics
Trina Riegel, M.S. - Geology
Laszlo Vass, PhD - Anatomy & Physiology
Marge Vorndam, M.S. - Biology
Kate Lormand, M.S. - Researcher for Biological Sciences

Many individuals look to online courses to improve their career and income opportunities. Online courses are attractive to students who require location and time flexibility due to job, family, and other commitments. They appreciate cost savings related to tuition, travel and childcare. Science courses are required in the most significant areas of employment growth. These include the fields of healthcare, alternative energy, rebuilding infrastructure, and environmental science. Thousands of college, high school, home school, and distant-learning students use LabPaqs for online, e-science, and campus based courses every year.

By using LabPaqs, your students can complete accredited and transferrable science lab work anytime and anywhere that mirrors “wet lab” experiments performed in campus labs. Safety is a major factor in the success of LabPaqs. With a 100% safety record, students and professors can be confident that the components, supplies, and chemicals found in LabPaqs are all safe for use by adult students. Chemicals are provided in micro-scale quantities that are relatively harmless, yet still allow students to complete a successful experiment.

LabPaqs are fully insured and are commercially produced in accordance with Department of Transportation (DOT) and International Air Transport Association (IATA) shipping regulations. LabPaqs are shipped within 24 hours of ordering from our Denver warehouse to anywhere in the world.

Hands-On Labs strives to keep LabPaqs' prices as low as possible without compromising the quality of their contents. The company directly import materials instead of paying middlemen and pass these savings on to students.  LabPaqs are sold directly to students at wholesale prices.

Affordability, safety, ease of use, and superior components make Hands-On Labs the leader in the Hands-On Science industry.

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Educator Links

Educators around the world use LabPaqs to assist in their online, e-science, and distant learning courses. Use the links below to learn how to become a LabPaq adopter or to find other important information.

• LabPaq Adoption Process
• LabPaq Advantages
• ClassPaqs
• Financial Aid / School PO's
• Communications
• Resources
• Testimonials
• Safety
• Customizations
   

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