Using Free Google Forms to Deliver Custom Virtual Lab Experiences

Audience Level: 
All
Institutional Level: 
Higher Ed
Streamed: 
Streamed
Special Session: 
Community College/TAACCCT
Abstract: 

We will show how we use Google Forms to mimic an assortment of laboratory exercises from our biology and microbiology lab courses. We will discuss how we assess the students using the content, and the advantages and disadvantages of using Google Forms from our experiences.

Extended Abstract: 

We have used Google Forms to deliver online only laboratory sessions when in-person and hybrid labs were not an option these last 1.5 years. Using Google Forms allows us to customize the content and the assessments to our specific needs and keep the authorship entirely ‘in-house’. It is free to use for both faculty and students. In this session, we will show participants how we use Google Forms to mimic an assortment of laboratory exercises from our biology and microbiology lab courses. We will discuss how we assess the students using the content, and the advantages and disadvantages of using Google Forms from our experiences.

Conference Session: 
Concurrent Session 3
Conference Track: 
Instructional Technologies and Tools
Session Type: 
Education Session
Intended Audience: 
Faculty