2017 ASHS Annual Conference

Horticultural Science (PLNT2025), our introductory, 3-credit-hour horticulture course, has been taught online every fall since about 2002. However, many students who take 2025 are not anywhere close to Laramie and could easily miss out on hand-on lab-type exercises. Teaching 2025 online works very well but horticulture is a very hands-on, applied subject. We wanted to incorporate some hands-on work into the on-line class: enter Home Labs. Home Labs are short laboratory-type projects students can do in their homes or communities. There are 10 possible and students are required to pick three to accomplish during the semester. We will discuss the 10 possible Home Labs and their basic requirements. We will also present the grading rubric and will discuss how students are assessed on these projects. Students may present their findings either in a written lab report, a powerpoint presentation, or even a video.