{"id":53964,"date":"2016-03-05T11:42:33","date_gmt":"2016-03-05T16:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=53964"},"modified":"2016-03-16T17:26:02","modified_gmt":"2016-03-16T21:26:02","slug":"introducing-labster-empowering-the-next-generation-of-scientists-to-change-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2016\/03\/05\/introducing-labster-empowering-the-next-generation-of-scientists-to-change-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Labster: Empowering the next generation of scientists to change the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.labster.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Labster: Empowering the Next Generation of Scientists to Change the World<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Laboratory Simulations for Educators to Empower their STEM Students<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>From DSC:<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"> I recently met <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/maaroof?trk=pulse-det-athr_prof-art_hdr\" target=\"_blank\">Maaroof Fakhri<\/a> at the<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.higheredlearningspaces.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Next Generation Learning Spaces Conference<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"color: #800000;\">. It was a pleasure to meet him and hear him speak of the work they are doing at Labster (which is located in Denmark). He is very innovative, and he shines forth with a high degree of energy, creativity, and innovation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Keep an eye on the work they are doing. Very sharp.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.labster.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-53966\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53966\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/labster-march2016.jpg\" alt=\"labster-march2016\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" border=\"0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/labster-march2016.jpg 791w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/labster-march2016-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/labster-march2016-768x421.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Also see:<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/2015-labster-review-ahead-2016-maaroof-fakhri?trk=prof-post\" target=\"_blank\">2015 with Labster in review, and ahead to 2016<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.labster.com\/blog\/why-the-future-of-education-is-in-active-learning-not-passive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-53972\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53972\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/activelearning-labster-dec2015.jpg\" alt=\"activelearning-labster-dec2015\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" border=\"0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/activelearning-labster-dec2015.jpg 658w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/activelearning-labster-dec2015-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.labster.com\/blog\/events\/how-to-run-a-learnathon\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53971\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/learnathon.jpg\" alt=\"learnathon\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" border=\"0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/learnathon.jpg 786w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/learnathon-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/learnathon-768x442.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Learnathons, on the other hand are optimized sessions that teach participants how to apply what they learn as soon as possible. They are on the opposite end of how classroom teaching is organized, with lessons spread out over the course of a semester focusing on theory and weekly practice. They are a fairly new concept, but have created an\u00a0environment for learning that is speeding up comprehension and application to levels that aren\u2019t seen elsewhere.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>Addendum on 3\/16\/16:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilabcentral.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>What are Remote Labs? &lt;&#8211; from ilabcentral.org<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Making high school science labs more real, more engaging, and more accessible<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">Remote Online laboratories (iLabs) are experimental facilities that can be accessed through the Internet, allowing students and educators to carry out experiments from anywhere at any time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilabcentral.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-54087\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54087\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/iLabCentral-march2016.jpg\" alt=\"iLabCentral-march2016\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" border=\"0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/iLabCentral-march2016.jpg 996w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/iLabCentral-march2016-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/iLabCentral-march2016-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Labster: Empowering the Next Generation of Scientists to Change the World Laboratory Simulations for Educators to Empower their STEM Students From DSC: I recently met Maaroof Fakhri at the Next Generation Learning Spaces Conference. It was a pleasure to meet him and hear him speak of the work they are doing at Labster (which is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[472,360,364,271,343,32,98,210,141,237,533,359,3,373,391,419,180,276,102,7,199,62,173,284,309,217,83,126,80,195,156,312,13,367,253],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-active-learning","category-biology","category-chemistry","category-creativity","category-education","category-education-technology","category-elearning","category-emerging-technologies","category-engagement-engaging-students","category-entrepreneurship","category-experimentation","category-health","category-higher-education","category-homeschoolinghomeschoolers","category-human-computer-interaction-hci","category-ideas-teaching","category-innovation","category-interactivity","category-learning","category-learning-ecosystem","category-more-voice-more-choice-more-control","category-online-learning","category-pedagogy","category-physics","category-platforms","category-research","category-science","category-simulations","category-stem-related","category-tools","category-usability","category-user-experience-ux","category-using-teams","category-vendors","category-virtual-reality-worlds-learning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53964"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53964\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54090,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53964\/revisions\/54090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}