James Caras James Caras

Effective Methods to Mitigate Cheating

I speak with faculty constantly, and the acceleration of cheating comes up in most of those conversations. The difficult part is that most people—and plagiarism detection solutions—are focused solely on catching students when they cheat…

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Dane DeSutter Dane DeSutter

Accelerating Research in Lab Education

I recently presented at ACS Spring 2022 to share a preview of the work we’re doing here at Catalyst. Joined by Caitlin Zumalt, one of our stellar Faculty Success Managers, we discussed how Labflow can help accelerate research in laboratory education…

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James Caras James Caras

Easing Financial Pressures for Lab Courses

After visiting with dozens of department heads throughout my career, I’ve found that many are under financial pressures and looking to deliver lab courses at a reduced cost to the department...

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James Caras James Caras

Increase Your Department’s Research Throughput

Throughout my career, I’ve been to more than 100 different universities to visit with science-teaching faculty and give department presentations. I hear a common refrain from department heads and faculty: Lab TAs spend too much time grading lab reports instead of doing research…

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Dane DeSutter Dane DeSutter

Labflow Introduces Data Insights

Lab courses are complex learning environments where students are often at least one degree removed from you as the lab coordinator/instructor responsible for administering their learning…

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Elizabeth Crowe Elizabeth Crowe

Adopt a Platform, Gain a Partner

At Catalyst Education, we understand that every course is different. Our team gets excited about helping instructors solve problems…

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James Caras James Caras

Enhancing the Labflow User Experience

Here at Catalyst Education, we listen to our users. From the very beginning, we have sought feedback from our users about ways that we could improve our platform…

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James Caras James Caras

Reduce Cheating in Chemistry Lab Courses

As an educator, I take cheating very seriously. I often hear about this pain point from lab coordinators, lab directors, and instructors—especially with the transition to online lab experiences…

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