I had a hard time finding research I wanted to use. To begin with, most of what I found on virtual labs was on college courses. There was quite a lot of research on that - but that clearly wasn't useful to me. Then once I found articles, I had a hard time founding ones focused on Biology and K-12 (I found some with examples of Biology). All in all, I didn't find much with any kind of real analysis of what the virtual lab does. Our interview was tons of help, giving us insight to how a virtual lab is designed and all the things you can do with it. However, I couldn't find any literature on how exactly the virtual labs benefited the students besides being "engaging" or "inquiry based." The detail is not out there yet. I also wish I could have seen comparisons of different virtual labs. I spent a lot of time with the labs designed by Brian Woodfield (who we interviewed) and looked around at some other labs. I don't think without using them I could really compare them. What makes one better than the other? I'm not as concerned about whether it is a good idea or not - for what it serves I think it is a good idea. I want to know what makes one better than another.
On the whole, I found the topic interesting - I would consider using pieces of it in my own classroom! There are definitely more things that I wish were available in my research.
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