Assessing the Effectiveness of Remote Networking Laboratories

Sicker, Douglas; Lookabaugh, Tom; Santos, João Pereira dos; Barnes, Frank S.

doi:10.1109/fie.2005.1612279

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“…It has been the understanding of several authors [7], [8], [13] the need for the development of well-designed didactical tasks in order to accompany students in their exploration of these tools and proper feedback in order for them to evolve. With the lack of contact time, students might be overwhelmed if teachers give them too many resources to freely explore.…”

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“…Even though there is still some controversy in its efficacy in general [5], [6], [7], [8] teachers are tending to use it more often, either instead or as a complement to the traditional hands-on lab. Three factors also contributed to the growth of this usage: i) the growth of the number of students, specially a few decades ago; ii) the Bologna reform and the reduced amount of contact time between teachers and students [3]; and, iii) the more limited budget Universities have, which leads to too large classes and to very limited time for each student to really operate in laboratory with the equipment (too large groups implies that not everyone gets the chance to perform real work) [9].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…On their own, these tools might even be prejudicial, since in some cases they are too complex and not automatically understandable to students, leading them to frustration and dropping out of the task [7].…”

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Combined efforts to develop students experimental competences

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Viegas

et al. 2015

2015 3rd Experiment International Conference (exp.at'15)

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Abstract-Students experimental competences are of most importance in engineering courses. However in post-Bologna courses, the number of contact hours and the actual extent of hands-on lab work were substantially reduced. Online resources usage (simulators and remote labs) has been growing up in the last decades, as more complex and versatile tools are being developed. Unfortunately, several of these usages reported in literature do not show the didactical backing that support these implementations. This work is a step forward, explaining how a teacher implemented a combination of online resources in order to develop experimental competences.The results show significant correlations between students' usage of these resources and their calculus competences and final achievements.

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Combined efforts to develop students experimental competences

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Viegas

et al. 2015

2015 3rd Experiment International Conference (exp.at'15)

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“…Remote laboratories provide students with a real environment to carry out practical activities. They are different from simulators because the latter are not real environments, as shown in [10] and [13]. In a VLE, a remote laboratory is a key resource since it is the only solution that allows students to work with real devices since it cannot be assumed that students will have such devices at home.…”

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“…An accurate comparative literature review and assessment of the effectiveness of VNLabs is found in [9] and [10].…”

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An Integrated Structure for a Virtual Networking Laboratory

Prieto-Blázquez

Arnedo-Moreno

Herrera-Joancomartí

2008

IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron.

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Abstract-A virtual laboratory is a virtual space where students are able to carry out practical activities. This paper presents an integrated structure for a virtual laboratory consisting on nine resources divided into pedagogical, human, and technological factors. Such a structure is based on the experience gained in design and development of virtual laboratories during the past 11 years in a virtual university. The proposed structure has been applied to different virtual laboratories, and this paper presents the special case of a virtual networking laboratory (VNLab) where students can access real networking devices. The VNLab structure described in this paper has been used at the Open University of Catalonia for the Cisco Networking Academic since 2001. Its suitability has been evaluated by the students using a Web questionnaire, and its correctness for the industrial electronics field has been analyzed.Index Terms-Cisco NETLAB+, networking laboratory activities, remote laboratory, virtual laboratory, virtual learning environment (VLE), virtual networking laboratory (VNLab).

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Remote laboratory of a quadruple tank process for learning in control engineering using different industrial controllers

Domínguez

Fuertes

Prada

et al. 2011

Comp Applic In Engineering

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Education in technological disciplines requires students to be always in contact with real systems, where they can apply their theoretical knowledge. These systems tend to be expensive and the high initial investment is returned after a long time, as the resource can only be used by a limited number of students during the on-site practical classes. The use of remote laboratories, which allow students to access the system through the Internet, optimizes resources by providing access to a larger number of users at any time. In this article, we present a remote laboratory of a quadruple-tank industrial scale model, with real industrial equipment. The students carry out control activities on the system through the Internet as they would do in a laboratory classroom. The remote laboratory architecture is based on a three layer (physical layer-server layer-client layer) whose middle layer consists of four servers: Web Server, Proxy Server, Database Server, and Control Server. In the Control server, a link application based on OPC (Ole for Process Control) standard to select different industrial controllers which are connected to the scale model simultaneously has been implemented. Since the application is based on a standard, this structure can be expanded easily with other industrial controllers from other manufacturers. The remote laboratory is used in automatic and control subjects from different Spanish universities. Surveys conducted among the students about the use of Laboratory show that they perceive an improvement of their learning using the lab. ß

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Assessing the Effectiveness of Remote Networking Laboratories

Cited by 36 publications

References 15 publications

Combined efforts to develop students experimental competences

Combined efforts to develop students experimental competences

An Integrated Structure for a Virtual Networking Laboratory

Remote laboratory of a quadruple tank process for learning in control engineering using different industrial controllers

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