Living lab manuals are a dynamic scaffold on which information about laboratory activities can be shared. As an alternative to printed manuals, living manuals offer a solution to a common problem; when changes need to be made in printed manuals, edits must be communicated to each manual owner. Living lab manuals eliminate this problem by allowing for real-time editing providing all users with the most up-to-date edition of the material at all times. Chat and comment features in the living document provide an opportunity for individuals to communicate successes and struggles synchronously in a digital format visible to all students and instructors.  <br/>Living manuals are useful across all modalities of course offerings. In face-to-face sessions, living manuals provide instructors with the ability to communicate with all individuals at once. In hybrid and online sessions, living manuals provide an avenue for cyber supervision and assistance within the same document that houses the instructions. In all modalities, students are able to participate in peer support through the chat feature and improving instructions through the comment feature. These features offer students an opportunity to become invested in the activity giving rise to involvement with upper levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy.<br/>This presentation will share experiences of using living lab manuals in online, blended, and on ground delivery modalities of chemistry courses at a research institution and small rural community college. Successes and failures will be discussed along with suggestions for incorporating living lab manuals in other courses.

Living lab manuals: An interactive platform for communication between students and instructors

251st National Meeting (2016)

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