The innovative LabTutor 4 Teaching Suite

Student-centered independent learning - LabTutor

LabTutor is a student-centred, independent, all-inclusive program, with an ever-growing collection of experiments and exercises. Students are able to cover the scientific background and objectives, follow clear instructions, record and analyze real data and submit reports, all in a single program.

LabTutor allows students to complete experiments with minimal supervision. Educators report that they can double students numbers within a lab class without requiring additional supervisory staff.

LabTutor is a single interface for students to perform experiments using real data,
complete experimental analysis, and submit reports.

A wide range of LabTutor Experiments are available. LabTutor Experiments are supplied on the LabTutor software DVD with PowerLab Teaching Systems. They cover topics such as:

Human physiology General biology Pharmacology Nursing Psychophysiology Exercise physiology Animal physiology Problem based learning Medical laboratories (read more)

A large variety of experiments and exercises are available for a wide area of study categories.

New and revised experiments are added on a regular basis, so keep an eye on the LabTutor Experiments pages for updates. 

Improve your students' learning outcomes and save time and money.

Single-point course management - LabTutor Server

Set it up once and reap the rewards of endless efficiency.  LabTutor Server provides a single-point management interface for educators.  This interface allows educators to manage any number of courses, classes, students and experiments from a dedicated server machine.  All student lists, student data, course experiments and submitted reports can be accessed from one convenient location. 

Entire student lists can be imported to LabTutor Server from external databases, so there's no need for repetitive data entry. 

LabTutor Server can be fully administered remotely and provides a central location for backup of student data, and management of student access.  LabTutor Server also makes data available to students outside the laboratory when LabTutor Online is activated.

LabTutor Suite 4.1 and subsequent releases will automatically detect software updates.  LabTutor Server will prompt the user to update software and guide them through a quick and intuitive update process.

Save time administering course content and setting up student lists.

LabTutor Server allows the management of any number of experiments and courses.

In the same interface, administrators can upload entire student lists from external databases, and manage all students and student data.

Search options on LabTutor Server.

Customize the course content - LabAuthor

If the preconfigured LabTutor experiments do not meet your course requirements exactly, they can easily be customized with LabAuthor authoring tools.  LabAuthor also allows educators to create new experiments. 

Using LabAuthor, educators can edit and create:

• Experimental background information
• Setup instructions
• Dat acquisition windows
• Analysis tables and graphs
• Report questions

LabAuthro enable multimedia files to be added to LabTutor Experiments. You can also add caption tracks to your videos.

Features you can add to your experiments include:

• High definition video files
• Graphics (including diagrams and photos)
• High quality audio files
• Multiple choice questions
• Pop-up boxes and light boxes
• Sub pages
• Hyperlinks

Get total freedom in the content you deliver.

The LabAuthor Welcome Page

LabAuthor allows educators to edit any component of an existing experiment or create entirely new experiments using the Toolbox.

Want to share the LabTutor Experiments you've designed?  Visit our LabTutor Experiment submission page, or visit the Peer Submitted Experiments page.

Optional remote access to materials - LabTutor Online

LabTutor Online reduces the time students need to spend in the lab and allows access from any location with Internet. LabTutor Online can be accessed from any computer with an internet connection via any popular browser that has Flash enabled.

When LabTutor Online is activated, students use their login name and password to access LabTutor experiments outside the lab.

Using LabTutor Online, students can:

• Preview an experiment and read background material before a lab class
• Review a complete experiment, answer questions and submit a report offsite
• Start and finish LabTutor Experiments entirely outside the lab (provided experiments do not require data recording)

With LabTutor Online, educators can:

• Track students' progress through experiments
• Review student reports from any computer with Internet
• Reduce time spent in the lab by assigning reports as homework
• Set custom LabTutor Experiments (without data acquisition compent) as assignments to be completed by students outside lab time

All that is needed is a computer with an Internet connection.

LabTutor Online provides student and educator access to class materials and reports outside the lab.