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It is generally believed that it is too challenging to deliver technical laboratory courses using distance learning technologies. The focus of this research was to develop strategies that may be used to address these challenges. A research team composed of faculty from several universities and community colleges explored what might be needed to make these types of technical laboratory course instruction possible using distance learning technologies. The team explored delivering a microcontroller embedded systems design course through audiovisual distance learning technologies. The team's research and development activities are discussed. These include focuses on the technical training equipment that had to be designed to support the course's microcontroller technologies curriculum and laboratory modules, instructional support videos, and the design of an electronic server system to support this instruction. Also discussed will be the findings from the faculty of other colleges and universities who received professional development training from the research team on teaching microcontroller technology courses using distance learning technologies.

from 2009 to 2014. He joined Farmingdale State College from 2014. His research interests are in the areas of cyber-physical systems, FGPA design, digital wireless communication, stochastic analysis. His research to date has involved the impact of wireless communication in the feedback systems. Additionally, his research in tracking has involved cyber-physical uncertainties in wireless networked sensing and control, network resource allocation, platoon control and smart grid.

This paper explores the assessment results of an investigation of learners' attitude toward media based instructional tool. The investigation is based on a survey completed by forty students enrolled in Electric Circuits courses at Ohio Northern University. The students are majoring in different engineering disciplines, namely computer, electrical and mechanical. The instructional tool is designed to tutor students on how to use the PSPICE circuit simulation program to analyze electric and electronic circuits. The information and data collected from survey and questionnaires was analyzed and used for the evaluation of attitudes toward the use of this media based instructional tool. Students have responded favorably to and expressed their satisfaction with the developed media based instructional tool.

This paper explores a designed online instructional tool to tutor engineering and technology students on how to utilize the Microsoft Project software to create a project plan which is one of the important elements in project management. Students in the engineering programs and in the technology program at Ohio Northern University are required to utilize Microsoft Project to construct a plan for their senior design projects. There are no any dedicated lectures to teach students or to show them how to use this software. Students need to learn it on their own. The tutorial shows students all the involved steps in project planning and how to insert each task to develop the plan. This tutorial allows students to learn on their own and it is advantageous due to its self-paced. The information and data collected from survey and questionnaires was analyzed and used for the evaluation of the effectiveness of this media based instructional tool. Students have responded favorably to and expressed their satisfaction with the developed tool.