Development of modular virtual lab for introductory computing courses

Branovic, Irina; Marković, Dragan; Popovic, Ranko; Tomašević, Violeta; Živković, Dejan

doi:10.1109/educon.2013.6530234

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“…In this case, the individual has the alternative to appear in the VRE as an avatar, i.e., in a form of a virtual representation of the user. This allows collaboration inside the environment, i.e., the concept of having two or more students/trainees/users working and interacting, regardless of their physical location [30,31]. VRE, as a revolutionary technology, are meant to accommodate such a requirement.…”

Section: Vre As a Toolmentioning

confidence: 99%

Collaboration in Virtual Reality: Survey and Perspectives

Xanthidou

Aburumman

Ben-Abdallah

2023

Preprint

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The application of Virtual Reality Environments (VRE) has been gaining momentum as a relatively new tool to assist with mitigating various difficulties including abstractness of concepts, lack of user engagement, perception of disconnection from other users. A VRE may offer both synchronous and asynchronous experiences, in addition to an immersive environment which promotes users’ engagement. Past research has shown that, in general, VRE do improve the experiences they try to enhance in many aspects of human activity. Terms like immersiveness and 3D representation of real life objects and environments are, as it appears, the two most obvious positive effects of Virtual Reality (VR) applications. However, despite these benefits it does not come without challenges. The main three concepts/challenges are the spatial design, the collaboration interaction between its members and the VRE, and the audio and video fidelity. Each of the three includes a number of other components that should be addressed for the total experience to be fine-tuned. These include mutual embodiment and shared perspectives, teleportation, gestural interaction, symmetric and asymmetric collaboration, physical and virtual co-location, inventory, and time and spatial synchronization. This paper comprises a survey of the literature, that identifies and explains the features introduced and the challenges involved with the VREs, and furthermore provides various interesting future research directions.

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Section: Vre As a Toolmentioning

confidence: 99%

Collaboration in Virtual Reality: Survey and Perspectives

Xanthidou

Aburumman

Ben-Abdallah

2023

Preprint

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“…First, a composite component model was used to help pupils understand computing technology completely by combining difficulties seen from many angles. Second, educators can quickly identify the most challenging teaching ideas and change their approach by monitoring students' actions and progress (Branovic et al, 2013) .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development of an Android-based virtual laboratory as a database learning media for vocational school

Umami,

Leksono,

Rohman

2023

JINOTEP

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Tujuan pengembangan dan penelitian ini adalah menghasilkan produk laboratorium virtual berbasis android sebagai media pembelajaran basis data kelas XI SMK dilengkapi buku petunjuk penggunaan “Vlab base” dan meningkatkan pemahaman serta hasil belajar siswa pada topik pengelolaan tabel pada basis data menggunakan Bahasa SQL. Prosedur pengembangannyamenggunakan metode Research and Development (R&D) dan pendekatan pengembangan aplikasi model waterfall. Hasil validasi dari ahli media mencapai prosentase 92 (sangat layak), ahli desain 93 (sangat layak), dan ahli materi 94 (sangat layak). Uji kepraktisan mencapai prosentase 95 (sangat layak), kelompok kecil 90,67 (sangat layak), dan uji coba kelompok besar 93 (sangat layak) yang mempermudah siswa belajar dan praktikum mandiri memahami pengelolaan database berkategori sangat layak dan dapat digunakan guru dalam pembelajaran. Hasil pre dan post test siswa meningkatkan nilai hasil belajar siswa sebesar 100% berdasarkan kriteria efektivitas ketika digunakan dalam pembelajaran. Abstract: The goal of this research and development is to create an Android-based virtual laboratory product as a database learning medium for class XI Vocational School equipped with a manual for using "Vlab base" and to improve understanding and results of student learning in the topic of managing tables in databases using SQL language. The development procedure employed the research and development (R&D) method to create Android-based learning materials and the waterfall model application development approach. The validation results are 92% (very feasible) from the media experts, 93% (very decent) from the design experts, and 94% (very decent) from the material experts. The practicality test reaches 95% (very feasible), the small group reaches 90.67% (very feasible), and the large group trial obtains 93% (very feasible), making individual practice and learning simpler for pupils to understand database management that is categorized as very feasible and can be used by teachers in learning. Based on the criteria of effectiveness for learning, the results of the students' pre-test and post-test showed a 100% improvement in the value of student learning outcomes.

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“…Also, some studies have used the term virtual labs to refer to the concept of providing distance access to physical labs to support the learning in some disciplines, such as physics and engineering [4]. In computer science and informatics education, virtual labs can provide safe and customizable learning environments for students to gain hands-on experience on various skills, such as networking, programming and web development, at any time and place [5]- [7]. However, when it comes to cost, the current technology used in the design and implementation of virtualization and simulation does not come without a high cost [8].…”

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A Portable Virtual LAB for Informatics Education using Open Source Software

Alharbi¹

2018

ijacsa

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Abstract-The need for students to have hands-on experience is very important in many disciplines to match the requirements of today's dynamic job market. Informatics, which is the science of information engineering, has been recently integrated into many academic programs. Teaching students the main skills in modern software and web development is essential for them to be successful informatics professionals. For any informatics program, students engage in working on projects as essential parts for some courses in their academic programs. This paper presents the development and evaluation of MiLAB (My Mobile Informatics Lab), a portable virtual lab environment for the teaching and learning of modern web development skills. MiLAB has been integrated into an undergraduate health informatics academic program to improve the teaching and learning of essential web development skills, such as databases management and customization of modern content management systems. The evaluation of MiLAB indicated that it served as an interactive personal environment for students to implement, collaborate, and present their web development projects. Strengths, weaknesses and possible improvements are also discussed.

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Development of modular virtual lab for introductory computing courses

Cited by 3 publications

References 6 publications

Collaboration in Virtual Reality: Survey and Perspectives

Collaboration in Virtual Reality: Survey and Perspectives

Development of an Android-based virtual laboratory as a database learning media for vocational school

A Portable Virtual LAB for Informatics Education using Open Source Software

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