The Digital Workspace for Experimental Sciences
LabNBook is an educationnal platform for science laboratory courses that combines (i) an electronic laboratory notebook for managing scientific writing and (ii) simulated experiments for preparing for and reviewing laboratory experiments.
In LabNBook, students collaboratively prepare for and document their laboratory sessions. Integrated tools enable them to create text, equations, diagrams, experimental protocols, data analyses, and Python code. Students can therefore design experiments, collect measurements, model data, and discuss their results.
Teachers can freely organize workspaces according to their learning objectives. They support students through tools for monitoring, feedback, and assessment.
In addition, simulated experiments enable students to effectively prepare for laboratory sessions and review the methods used during practical work.
Developed as an open-source project at Université Grenoble Alpes, LabNBook is used by more than 6,000 users each year on the Grenoble platform (high schools, universities, and engineering schools). It is also deployed at several other higher education institutions.
Last news
- Three new simulated experiences are now available 04/09/2026
- New Features for this Spring 30/06/2026
- A student dashboard to organise collaborative work 31/07/2025
- New options for annotating reports 25/07/2025
Fundings
"CNRS OPEN" 2024-26 : consolidate the LabNBook code to promote distribution.
Idex-Formation UGA 2022-23 : initiate the dissemination of LabNBook in the French higher education institutions.
SHIFT-LabNBook partnership : auto- and peer-assessment.
Research
LabNBook is derived from researches in Technology-Enhanced Learning. This domain articulates researches in computer sciences, education sciences, and didactics.
The investigated questions in LabNBook deal with the conception of the environment, its usages in ecological context, and the learning outcomes induced.