Intelligent Virtual Tutor for Online Laboratory Experiments Based on Modelling the Student’s Mouse Interaction Behavior

In this chapter, we report on the use of the TINI (Tiny InterNet Interface) microcontroller platform, DSTINIM400, as a cost effective solution to deploy feedback control laboratory experiments online. The DSTINIM400 has a built-in 10/100 Base-T Ethernet capability and provides 24 digital inputs/outputs. A TINI runtime environment, embedded in the DSTINIM400, allows developers to interact with the microcontroller like a network terminal where Java program code is downloaded and executed via the Ethernet communication protocol. The use of Java programming environment on the TINI microcontroller yields a simple interface to many Ethernet protocols allowing programmers to intuitively define a data communication link between the TINI microcontroller and a remote graphical user interface (GUI) control panel. We utilize the DSTINIM400 to interface with a variety of laboratory experiments, execute user-selectable control algorithms, and establish Internet data communication with remote GUI control panels. We provide remote GUI control panels in the form of Java applet webpages, where sensor data is presented to remote users as a plot GUI component and control system structure and parameter values are presented as binary switches, sliders, and text boxes. Finally, safety protocols are evaluated and implemented to safeguard online laboratory experiments.

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Expanding the Frontiers of Engineering Education in Open and Distance Learning by an Online Laboratory Platform

Asian Association of Open Universities Journal ◽

10.1108/aaouj-10-01-2015-b007 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 65-76 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

W. A. Rasika Nandana ◽

W. R de Mel ◽

H.D.N.S. Priyankara

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Distance Learning ◽

Laboratory Experiments ◽

Learning System ◽

Face To Face ◽

Online Laboratory ◽

Distance Learning System ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The Face ◽

Open And Distance Learning

At present, people have a tendency to carry out higher education in a distance mode due to their busy lifestyles. However, open and distance learning (ODL) educational organizations encounter difficulties when delivering laboratory experiments. This paper presents the development of an online laboratory platform as a solution. It can be used to deliver laboratory experiments, using electronic components and instruments such as a signal generator and oscilloscope. Students are able to perform experimental tasks remotely utilizing real equipment and components. The system users can view laboratory environments via a camera which provides a sense of reality.The platform provides facilities to customize and rebuild the laboratory experiments according to the requirements of the organization. It can also be utilized as a useful educational tool to acquire pre-experience before entering the real laboratory. Thestatistical analysis shows no significant difference between the face-to-face laboratory (FFL) and online remote laboratory (ORL) experimental results within a 95% confidence level.The system can enhance the existing open and distance learning system by sharing the resources in a flexible manner.This system reduces the difficulties that distance learning students encounter when participating in FFL sessions. It also reduces the number of FFL sessions and is helpful to working students. One of the main objectives of ODL is to provide a learning environment for those who missed the opportunity for higher education for a variety of reasons. This system will help to achieve this objective.

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Generation of Multiple Interfaces for Hybrid Online Laboratory Experiments based on Smart Laboratory Learning Objects

2019 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE) ◽

10.1109/fie43999.2019.9028421 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Luis Felipe Zapata-Rivera ◽

Maria M. Larrondo-Petrie ◽

Charles Perry Weinthal

Keyword(s):

Laboratory Experiments ◽

Learning Objects ◽

Multiple Interfaces ◽

Online Laboratory ◽

Laboratory Learning

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Covering of cometary nucleus by refractory crust and its evolution into asteroid-like body

International Astronomical Union Colloquium ◽

10.1017/s0252921100031675 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 173 ◽

pp. 365-370

Author(s):

Kh.I. Ibadinov

Keyword(s):

Laboratory Experiments ◽

Cometary Nucleus ◽

Sublimation Rate ◽

Cometary Nuclei ◽

Short Period Comet ◽

Short Period ◽

Brightness Decrease ◽

Crust Thickness ◽

Ice Sublimation ◽

Period Comet

AbstractFrom the established dependence of the brightness decrease of a short-period comet dependence on the perihelion distance of its orbit it follows that part of the surface of these cometary nuclei gradually covers by a refractory crust. The results of cometary nucleus simulation show that at constant insolation energy the crust thickness is proportional to the square root of the insolation time and the ice sublimation rate is inversely proportional to the crust thickness. From laboratory experiments resulted the thermal regime, the gas productivity of the nucleus, covering of the nucleus by the crust, and the tempo of evolution of a short-period comet into the asteroid-like body studied.

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Participant Reactions to Suicide-Focused Research

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000650 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 41 (5) ◽

pp. 367-374

Author(s):

Sarah P. Carter ◽

Brooke A. Ammerman ◽

Heather M. Gebhardt ◽

Jonathan Buchholz ◽

Mark A. Reger

Keyword(s):

Medical Records ◽

Research Study ◽

Small Sample Size ◽

Psychiatric Inpatient ◽

Small Sample ◽

Inpatient Unit ◽

Online Laboratory ◽

Psychiatric Inpatient Unit ◽

Before And After ◽

Participant Reactions

Abstract. Background: Concerns exist regarding the perceived risks of conducting suicide-focused research among an acutely distressed population. Aims: The current study assessed changes in participant distress before and after participation in a suicide-focused research study conducted on a psychiatric inpatient unit. Method: Participants included 37 veterans who were receiving treatment on a psychiatric inpatient unit and completed a survey-based research study focused on suicide-related behaviors and experiences. Results: Participants reported no significant changes in self-reported distress. The majority of participants reported unchanged or decreased distress. Reviews of electronic medical records revealed no behavioral dysregulation and minimal use of as-needed medications or changes in mood following participation. Limitations: The study's small sample size and veteran population may limit generalizability. Conclusion: Findings add to research conducted across a variety of settings (i.e., outpatient, online, laboratory), indicating that participating in suicide-focused research is not significantly associated with increased distress or suicide risk.

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When Does Voice Have to be More Than Only Listening? Procedural Justice Effects as a Function of Confident Leadership

Journal of Personnel Psychology ◽

10.1027/1866-5888/a000011 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 69-78 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

David De Cremer ◽

Maarten Wubben

Keyword(s):

Procedural Justice ◽

Interaction Effect ◽

Laboratory Experiments ◽

Negative Emotions

The present research examined how voice procedures and leader confidence affect participants’ negative emotions and willingness to withdraw. It was predicted that receiving voice would be valued out of instrumental concerns, but only when the enacting leader was high in confidence. Two laboratory experiments indeed showed an interaction between type of voice (pre-decisional vs. post-decisional) and leader’s confidence (low vs. high) on participants’ negative emotions and willingness to withdraw. In particular, post-decision voice only led to more negative responses than did pre-decision voice when the enacting leader was high in confidence. Negative emotions mediated this interaction effect of type of voice on willingness to withdraw. Implications for integrating the leadership and procedural justice literatures are discussed.

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