Linda and Peter Jeschofnig.

• Author: Kyle, Ringo
• Position: TRENDSETTERS - Brief article

Retired educators Linda and Peter Jeschofnig weren't necessarily looking to start a business in 1994 when they developed the idea to provide Labpaqs for Peter's online science students at Colorado Mountain College.

But they recognized their solution for the student's problem--providing an at-home 'wet' lab element to the class--was a groundbreaking idea in distance learning and they later founded a business that has developed into Hands-On Labs, Inc.

"We really want to make the world a better place by improving people's lives through science education," Linda Jeschofnig said.

The Jeschofnigs, both Fulbright professors, have since collaborated with colleagues to produce a variety of Labpaqs in all major sciences for students studying in distance learning situations at the college and high school levels. Satisfying the lab component is a major part of whether chemistry and other science classes...