Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, higher education is looking to get the education concoction right this fall.

With virtual instruction part of the conversation for another semester, colleges and universities are making changes to how things are done and seeking out technology that can help get the experience a little closer to IRL. And it’s not just in the classroom, as lab access is also limited by restrictions.

At the University System of Maryland, the public education body which oversees a dozen universities and three regional centers in the state, a hybrid model for the fall will split virtual and in-person learning. So taking lab work virtual was among the areas that the system’s tech-focused Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation explored as part of the $2.6 million OnTrack Initiative.

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