Insights on identifying potential types of guidance for supporting student inquiry when using virtual and remote labs in science

A fundamental component of science curricula is the understanding of scientific inquiry. Although recent trends favor using student inquiry to learn concepts through hands-on activities, it is often unclear to students where the line is drawn between the content and the process of science. This activity explicitly introduces students to the processes of science and allows the classroom to become a scientific community where independent studies are performed, shared, and revised. We designed this activity to be relatively independent of the chosen content, allowing instructors to utilize the presented framework for classes of various disciplines and education levels.

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Approaches to Student Inquiry-Led Learning

Academic Growth in Higher Education ◽

10.1163/9789004389342_013 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 160-170

Keyword(s):

Student Inquiry

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Portable Digital Remote Labs Designed for the Students Using Inexpensive Hardware and Open Source Prototyping

Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems - Cyber-physical Systems and Digital Twins ◽

10.1007/978-3-030-23162-0_20 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 217-228

Author(s):

H. O. Darshan ◽

I. Pooja ◽

J. Gaurav ◽

J. Nikhil

Keyword(s):

Open Source ◽

Remote Labs

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Networked Physics Curriculum: From Static Web to Dynamic Java

International Journal of Modern Physics C ◽

10.1142/s0129183197000084 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 08 (01) ◽

pp. 79-95 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

G. D. Bothun ◽

S. D. Kevan ◽

S. Micklavzina ◽

D. Mason

Keyword(s):

Resource Constraints ◽

Physical Reality ◽

Web Based ◽

Virtual Experiments ◽

Experimental Apparatus ◽

Course Material ◽

The University ◽

Interactive Exercises ◽

Physics Curriculum ◽

Student Inquiry

We describe our efforts at the University of Oregon to use Web-based Instructional Technology (IT) supplemented with interactive Java virtual experiments to change the standard pedagogy associated with large, introductory undergraduate classes in physics and astronomy. We begin by examining some of the problems associated with the standard pedagogy in these classes and how these problems motivated our development of networked courseware. Although we identify and describe five empirical positive outcomes associated with IT, we conclude that the use of HTML-based course material and assignments does not substantially alter the standard pedagogy as this medium alone is not conducive to interactive exercises. To build interactivity into our courseware, we have undertaken a vigorous effort of creating Java-based experiments which are grounded in physical reality and duplicate the kinds of experiments that are done in the physical lab. In so doing, we build experimentation into a curriculum for large lecture-based classes in which the standard pedagogy and resource constraints normally preclude lab sections. The main goal is to create a networked environment where the student can easily retrieve the notes and the demonstrations that were done in class as well as to engage in experiments that are designed to illustrate basic principles. In so doing, we hope to move to a more learner-centered environment which is driven by student inquiry. Five specific Java experiments are described here and each is accompanied by a snapshot of the experimental apparatus and controls. An appendix contains the relevant URLs of the experiments, courseware, and animation described herein.

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Implementation of Reusable Solutions for Remote Laboratory Development

International Journal of Online Engineering (iJOE) ◽

10.3991/ijoe.v12i07.5825 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (07) ◽

pp. 24 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Anzhelika Parkhomenko ◽

Olga Gladkova ◽

Alexandr Sokolyanskii ◽

Vladislav Shepelenko ◽

Yaroslav Zalyubovskiy

Keyword(s):

Software Design ◽

Mobile Applications ◽

Software Components ◽

Structural Components ◽

Remote Laboratory ◽

New Techniques ◽

Open Questions ◽

Urgent Task ◽

Remote Labs ◽

Laboratory Development

Development of remote laboratory for embedded systems complex hardware/software design is an actual task, because the challenges existing in this area, require qualitatively new techniques, technologies and tools of design. By using the possibilities of remote labs and reusable hardware/software components, developer can more optimally organize the project and realize it in a shorter time. Development and usage of remote labs for designers can give new opportunities and ways for accumulation and study of existing design experience and ready solutions. On the other side, today, in the area of remote laboratories development are no common standards and approaches. Different developers offer different solutions for laboratory functionality, interfaces, a set of experiments, etc. At the same time, there are a number of ready-made solutions that can be used repeatedly for more optimal development and rapid integration with existing projects. Therefore, investigation and implementation of re-use methodology and its practical realization is an urgent task. The paper presents the structural components and API of remote laboratory RELDES, proposed for reuse in other projects for creation of mobile applications, new clients or services. Open questions of RESTful API documenting are also discussed.

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