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MELLO

MELLO
MOOC for Enhancing Lab Learning Outcomes

Our MOOC for Enhancing Laboratory Learning Outcomes (MELLO) is designed to assist educators at all levels, from school to university, to improve the quality of laboratory experiences in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education. Experienced educators seeking to review and revise current practices or beginning educators are all welcome to participate. Everybody can benefit from reflecting on practice and there is much to be learned from other practitioners at all stages and levels.

MELLO is designed in six modules, each of which can be completed in a couple of hours or less for a total of 10 hours of activity. Information about the modules, which address all phases of laboratory classes from planning through implementation and review, can be found on the MELLO website. Registration is through that site and the MOOC itself has been developed on openlearning.com.

The MOOC is being offered in 2 modes. It can be taken in a self-paced mode by those who prefer to work independently at their own pace with occasional asynchronous exchanges with other participants. For those seeking a more structured experience there is an action learning option that will include small group interaction to support work on a personal laboratory learning project informed by the MOOC content.

MELLO is scheduled to begin on Monday 16 January 2017 and run for 6 weeks. Further information and registration is via the MELLO site.

The project is supported by the University of Southern Queensland, an extension grant from the Office of Learning and Teaching and the Global Online Laboratory Consortium (GOLC).

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Latest News

18 August 2023
Book Project – Call for Chapter Proposals

Title: Online Laboratories in Engineering and Technology Education – State of the Art and Trends for the Future.

Please find the call here.


27 July 2023
GOLC – Online Lab Award

You are invited to submit a proposal for the 2024 International Online Laboratory Awards, presented by the Global Online Laboratory Consortium (GOLC).

Please find the call here.


02 May 2023
GOLC – Online Lab Award

Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 International Online Laboratory Awards, presented by the Global Online Laboratory Consortium (GOLC).

Please find them here.


17 June 2022
GOLC – Online Lab Award

You are invited to submit a proposal for the 2023 International Online Laboratory Awards, presented by the Global Online Laboratory Consortium (GOLC).

Please find the call here.


28 March 2022
Call for Papers – iJOE

The International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE) will publish a Special Issue on Online-Labs in Education.

Please find the call here.


03 March 2022
GOLC – Online Lab Award

Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 International Online Laboratory Awards, presented by the Global Online Laboratory Consortium (GOLC).

Please find them here.


21 May 2021
GOLC – Online Lab Award

You are invited to submit a proposal for the 2022 International Online Laboratory Awards, presented by the Global Online Laboratory Consortium (GOLC).

Please find the call here.


29 Dec 2020
GOLC – Online Lab Award Winners!

Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 International Online Laboratory Awards, presented by the Global Online Laboratory Consortium (GOLC).

Please find them here.

IAOE's International Journal of Recent Contributions from Engineering, Science & IT

More information in this PDF.


23 Nov 2020
AFC2021: 25–28 Jan 2021

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IAOE endorses Age-friendly Cities Conference and Exhibition 2021 (AFC2021) (Fully Virtual). Please find more information here.

22 Jul 2020
GOLC – Online Lab Award

You are invited to submit a proposal for the 2021 International Online Laboratory Awards, presented by the Global Online Laboratory Consortium (GOLC).

Please find the call here.

17 Jan 2020
GOLC – Online Lab Award Winners!

Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 International Online Laboratory Awards, presented by the Global Online Laboratory Consortium (GOLC).

Please find them here.

15 Oct 2019
GOLC – Online Lab Award

You are invited to submit a proposal for the 2020 International Online Laboratory Awards, presented by the Global Online Laboratory Consortium (GOLC).

Please find the call here.

27 Sep 2019
VISIR Federation

The VISIR Federatio has now its own section at online-engineering.org.

3 May 2019
GOLC – Online Lab Award

Congratulations to the GOLC OLA 2019 Winners! They can be found here.

24 Nov 2018
GOLC – Online Lab Award

You are invited to submit a proposal for the 2019 International Online Laboratory Awards, presented by the Global Online Laboratory Consortium (GOLC).

Please find the call here.

27 June 2018
New SIGs created:

SlideWiki and e-Engineering Alliance

18 May 2018
IAOE/GOLC Workshop during ASEE Annual Conference

You are invited to attend the 'Online Laboratories in Engineering Education' workshop during ASEE Annual Conference on 24 June 2018 in Salt Lake City.

Please find the details here.

24 Oct 2017
GOLC – Online Lab Award

You are invited to submit a proposal for the 2018 International Online Laboratory Awards, presented by the Global Online Laboratory Consortium (GOLC).

Please find the call here.

27 Feb 2017
Astana EXPO & WSEC 2017

The Astana EXPO-2017 and the "World Scientific and Engineering Congress 2017" will take place on June 19-20 2017.

Further information visit Astana EXPO-2017 and WSEC 2017.

22 Dec 2016
Time to MELLO

The MOOC for Enhancing Laboratory Learning Outcomes (MELLO) is scheduled to begin on Monday 16 January 2017 and run for 6 weeks.

Further information here or go directly to the MELLO website.

24 Oct 2016
GOLC – Online Lab Award

You are invited to submit a proposal for the 2017 International Online Laboratory Awards, presented by the Global Online Laboratory Consortium (GOLC).

Please find the call here.


03 June 2016
GOLC Book Project
"Cyber-Physical Laboratories in Engineering and Science Education"

Learn more


16 Sep 2015
GOLC – Online Lab Award

You are invited to submit a proposal for the 2016 International Online Laboratory Awards, presented by the Global Online Laboratory Consortium (GOLC).

Please find the call here.