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<Title>Free 3-day Conference on Labs for Online STEM Announced</Title>
<Tagline>Attend Innovating STEM Education 2020 online August 19-21</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><div><p><strong><em><span>OLC Ideate Labs for Online STEM: Innovating STEM Education 2020 </span></em></strong><strong><em><span> </span></em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><em><span><br></span></em></strong></p><p><span>With COVID pandemic, virtual labs are now a requirement rather than a "nice to have".  There are many technologies and strategies that can complement and substitute for face-to-face STEM labs that are no longer viable due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  </span><span> </span></p><p><span> </span><span> </span></p><p><span>To help higher education institutions and faculty successfully respond to this new requirement.   MERLOT and OLC will be offering for <em><u>FREE</u></em>, a 3-day </span><a href="https://onlinelearningconsortium.org/learn/olc-ideate-labs-online-stem/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>OLC Ideate Labs for Online STEM: Innovating STEM Education 2020 </span></a><span><span>c</span></span><span>onference on August 19-21, 2020 on strategies for teaching STEM labs online with various technologies. This free virtual expo will showcase a wide range of virtual and distance labs designed to support online STEM education, offered by both commercial and open educational resource (OER) providers.  </span><span> </span></p><p><span><br></span></p><p><span><a href="https://onlinelearningconsortium.org/learn/olc-ideate-labs-online-stem/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Click here to register today</a>!</span></p></div></div>
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<Summary>OLC Ideate Labs for Online STEM: Innovating STEM Education 2020          With COVID pandemic, virtual labs are now a requirement rather than a "nice to have".  There are many technologies and...</Summary>
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