Online learning and experimentation via interactive learning resources

Mikroyannidis, Alexander; Domingue, John; Third, Allan; Smith, Andrew; Guarda, Nuno

doi:10.1109/expat.2015.7463264

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“…Historically, the tradition of skills development and knowledge acquisition in network engineering has been focused on a hands-on experience using real networking equipment. PT Anywhere has allowed us to emulate industrial experience by creating a cadre of curriculum embedded labs and practical exercises, the quality of which is ensured via a rigorous production process (Mikroyannidis, et al, 2016;Mikroyannidis, Domingue, Third, Smith, & Guarda, 2015).…”

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PT Anywhere: a mobile environment for practical learning of network engineering

Mikroyannidis

Gómez-Goiri

Smith

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Interactive Learning Environments

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“…Learners are also provided with a variety of instructional videos demonstrating the use of network equipment. A sample of these learning resources is available in the form of an interactive eBook available to download and study for free (Domingue et al, 2015).…”

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PT Anywhere: a mobile environment for practical learning of network engineering

Mikroyannidis

Gómez-Goiri

Smith

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Interactive Learning Environments

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“…PT Anywhere was originally developed in the context of the FORGE project, 4 a European initiative for online learning and experimentation via interactive learning resources. The FORGE project provided learners and educators with access to world-class experimentation facilities and high-quality learning materials via a production process [8,9]. As part of this initiative, the Open University collaborated with the Cisco Networking Academy to produce interactive learning materials based on Packet Tracer.…”

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The Open Networking Lab: Hands-on Vocational Learning in Computer Networking

Mikroyannidis

Kear

Smith

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2018 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE)

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An increasingly connected society demands people who can design, set up, monitor and maintain networks of computers and devices. Traditional classroom instruction cannot keep pace with demand, and networking hardware costs can be too high for widespread classroom use. This paper presents the Open Networking Lab, a new UK initiative for supporting handson vocational learning in computer networking. The Open Networking Lab will facilitate the development of introductory practical networking skills without using hardware, through the provision of a web-based network simulation package integrated into learning resources and activities. These learning resources will be evaluated by students and lecturers from a cluster of Further Education colleges in the UK and will subsequently be made available to learners worldwide via free and open courseware.

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“…We therefore provide a way for the iBook widget to communicate with the Java application remotely. For further implementation details, we refer the reader to [34].…”

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FORGE Toolkit: Leveraging Distributed Systems in eLearning Platforms

Jourjon

Marquez-Barja

Rakotoarivelo

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IEEE Trans. Emerg. Topics Comput.

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While more and more services become virtualized and always accessible in our society, laboratories supporting computer science (CS) lectures have mainly remained offline and class-based. This apparent abnormality is due to several limiting factors, discussed in the literature, such as the high cost of deploying and maintaining computer network testbeds and the lack of standardization for the presentation of eLearning platforms. In this paper, we present the FORGE toolkit, which leverages experimentation facilities currently deployed in international initiatives for the development of e-learning materials. Thus, we solve the institutional challenge mentioned in the ACM/IEEE 2013 CS curricula concerning the access and maintenance of specialized and heterogeneous hardware thanks to a seamless integration with the networking test-bed community. Moreover, this project builds an ecosystem, where teaching and educational materials, tools, and experiments are available under open scheme and policies. We demonstrate how it already meets most of the requirements from the network and communication component of CS 2013 and some of the labs of the Cisco academy. Finally, we present experience reports illustrating the potential benefits of this framework based on the first deployments in four post-graduate courses in prestigious institutions around the world.INDEX TERMS eLearning, networking, testbeds.

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Online learning and experimentation via interactive learning resources

Cited by 6 publications

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PT Anywhere: a mobile environment for practical learning of network engineering

PT Anywhere: a mobile environment for practical learning of network engineering

The Open Networking Lab: Hands-on Vocational Learning in Computer Networking

FORGE Toolkit: Leveraging Distributed Systems in eLearning Platforms

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