ELN for Education

LabArchives ELN for Education is designed to enhance the teaching of lab courses by integrating course management tools, a comprehensive content library, and seamless integration with existing LMS systems. It offers students an authentic lab experience by using the same electronic lab notebook (ELN) technology employed at leading academic and biomedical research institutions worldwide.

This platform provides students with hands-on experience, introducing them to modern workflows that promote scientific best practices while equipping them with employable, real-world skills. It has demonstrated proven benefits in thousands of STE lab courses, engaging students and improving learning outcomes across various scientific disciplines, whether remotely or in-person.

ELN for Education streamlines learning by consolidating lab manuals, course materials, and assignments into a single, user-friendly hub, reducing costs for students. It enhances course management by integrating with existing LMS tools such as Blackboard, Canvas, Moodle, and TurnItIn, allowing for easy assignment creation, grading, and supervision of TA feedback.

The platform is FERPA compliant, ensuring secure and permanent records of coursework and assignments accessible to both instructors and students. It includes all LabArchives ELN functionalities along with dedicated educational tools for STE lab courses. Key features include a versatile notebook interface, customizable settings, powerful research documentation tools, and integrations with popular scientific software like SnapGene and GraphPad Prism.

• Consolidate course materials and resources into one platform
• Create and manage courses with a course manager
• Provide feedback and assign grades
• Real-time visibility into student notebook activities
• Integrate with LMS tools

Additional features include the ability to record notes, create tables, add hyperlinks, edit HTML, and embed media. Users can create and edit Microsoft Office documents within the platform, store any file type as an attachment, and utilize premade scientific widgets for tasks like image annotation and chemical sketching.

Communication is facilitated through defined roles and permissions for instructors, TAs, and students, with features like comments, tagging, and email notifications. The platform supports simultaneous work on notebook pages and allows monitoring and tracking of user activities.

Resources such as videos, webinars, and quick start guides are available to help users get started, along with a help center offering articles and FAQs. Instructors can order student user licenses through an education order form.