The Document Camera: A COVID Superhero

BIOL 103 and 104 General Biology laboratories were charged with the task to create COVID makeup assignments shortly after the start of the Fall 2021 semester amidst the chaos of quarantines, vaccine boosters, and returning to campus. The versatility of the document camera effortlessly captured photos and videos of our experimental setups allowing students to visualize the activities and independently collect data for analysis. Microscope slides and organisms were captured with high resolution for clear viewing and interpretation. In the future, students with mobility or visual impairments will benefit from the flexibility of the document camera to view microscopic images. The microscope adaptor allows these students to still practice the skills of getting an image into view and focused but projects the image onto a computer screen.

 

Jennifer Ripley Stueckle

TEACHING PROFESSOR, NON-MAJORS BIOLOGY PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Jennifer Ripley Stueckle is a Teaching Professor in the Department of Biology. She is the BIOL 101-104 non-majors program director and serves as the program director for the BIOL 101-104 High School ACCESS Early College program. Dr. Ripley Stueckle is the Trout in the Classroom program director for North Central West Virginia and serves as a Teaching and Learning Commons Faculty Associate running the STEM Learning Community.