Rectification Laboratory - from in-lab to remote - the development story

Using remote laboratories in STEM education to provide students with practical learning content has gained importance in recent years, in particular since Covid19. However, the application of remote labs plays a minor role in the education of chemists. With this paper we want to give a detailed insight view on the development process of a remote lab for chemists, reasons for such a development as well as how we would approach it with today’s knowledge. As educators in the STEM field at university level, we underestimated the impact of the technical setup on the learning outcomes and would like to encourage other educators to take a closer look on the didactic implementation prior starting such a process. However, the use of remote labs can be a wonderful addition to STEM education and can help to prepare students for the working life in times of Industry 4.0.