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Want to dive into the topics affecting today’s university lab instructors and students? Check our blog to hear from our team of experts and esteemed guest authors about the latest news, tips, product updates, and more.
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Catalyst Celebrates OER Usage and Awareness
A recent report from Bay View Analytics highlights the growth in awareness and usage of open educational resources (OER) at higher education institutions across the United States.
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Meet the Catalyst Team
Since her first time as a TA for general chemistry, Kim Morgan has been passionate about improving students’ introduction to chemical concepts, reasoning, and applications…
Labflow Introduces Data Insights
Lab courses are complex learning environments where students are often at least one degree removed from you as the lab coordinator/instructor responsible for administering their learning…
Adopt a Platform, Gain a Partner
At Catalyst Education, we understand that every course is different. Our team gets excited about helping instructors solve problems…
Meet the Catalyst Team
At Catalyst Education, our mission is to improve lab education by wrapping digital content around in-person instruction…
OER: Making Learning Accessible and Affordable
Open education resource (OER) materials have increased access to high-quality curriculum for millions of students—and for good reason…
Meet the Catalyst Team
Kelly Hennessey brings a rich background in the education field to her role here at Catalyst…
Enhancing the Labflow User Experience
Here at Catalyst Education, we listen to our users. From the very beginning, we have sought feedback from our users about ways that we could improve our platform…
What Are TAs Saying About Labflow?
At Catalyst Education, we are committed to helping the entire team in the laboratory. Whether you are an instructor, a teaching assistant, or a student, we strive to promote a positive lab experience…
Meet the Catalyst Team
Mandy Dark, a Lab Solutions Developer here at Catalyst, brought her skills and knowledge to the team in July 2020…
Reduce Cheating in Chemistry Lab Courses
As an educator, I take cheating very seriously. I often hear about this pain point from lab coordinators, lab directors, and instructors—especially with the transition to online lab experiences…
Partner Spotlight: How One Canadian Institution Uses Labflow
In a recent post to McGill University’s Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) blog, Dr. Alice Cherestes shared how Labflow is used in her General and Organic Chemistry courses…
Podcast: Adapting Labs for a New Norm
Late last summer, I joined Alchemie’s “Ideas That Matter” podcast to help instructors prepare for their fall classes…
Back to the Lab
Post-Pandemic Health, Absenteeism, and Technology for Lab Courses
This year a global once-in-a-century pandemic has forced an immediate shift to digital learning strategies…
Best Practices for Hybrid Labs
Over the last 4 months, I’ve had hundreds of Zoom meetings with faculty and departments from every corner of the country where they discussed their plans for Fall lab instruction…
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