scholarly journals Hands-on and Virtual Labs for Juniors’ Course on Applied Electromagnetics

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir Mitin ◽  
Athos Petrou
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Labs ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Applied Electromagnetics

scholarly journals TESTING THE EFFICACY OF VIRTUAL LABS IN INDIA FOR SIMULATION OF OPTICS EXPERIMENTS AT THE UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (08) ◽  
pp. 140-149
Author(s):  
Parthasarathi a ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcome ◽  
Virtual Labs ◽  
Important Ingredient ◽  
Undergraduate Level ◽  
Online Mode ◽  
Online Laboratories ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Recent Outbreak ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Goals And Objectives

Laboratory experimentation isan important ingredient of every undergraduate program in science education. The use of virtual and remote laboratories (VRLs) offers several benefits to students, teachers, and instructors. It can mitigate the high costs of procurement of apparatus in traditional labs and can support distance and blended learning. The recent outbreak of Covid-19 has resulted in isolating the students from labs which have made such online laboratories imperative even in the traditional offline education system. They offer a possible alternative to conventional hands-on labs. Such online mode imparts freedom to teachers as well as students to define their experimental goals and objectives. This paper tests the efficacy of the Virtual Labs platform for conducting simulated experiments onlinein the field of Optics. The learning outcome of the students who employ the same to simulate experiments online is analyzed. The main objective is to explore the limitations posed to the users of such an online lab platform in terms of designing the experimentsand visualization of the experiment results and offer suggestions to make such VRLs more efficacious, versatile, and user-friendly.

Are Virtual Labs as Effective as Hands-on Labs for Undergraduate Physics? A Comparative Study at Two Major Universities

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 803-814 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marjorie Darrah ◽  
Roxann Humbert ◽  
Jeanne Finstein ◽  
Marllin Simon ◽  
John Hopkins
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Virtual Labs ◽  
Hands On

Development of an educationally oriented open-source embedded systems laboratory kit: A hybrid hands-on and virtual experimentation approach

2014 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 340-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walid Balid ◽  
Mahmoud Abdulwahed ◽  
Imad Alrouh
Keyword(s):  
Embedded Systems ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Computer Engineering ◽  
Virtual Labs ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The Impact

Embedded microcontroller (MCU) systems is one of the most important topics in undergraduate electrical and electronics engineering and computer engineering curricula. Laboratory sessions are vitally important in teaching/learning of MCUs. Unfortunately, most commercially available MCU development kits are not well designed for educational purposes. In this paper, we report on the design and implementation of an educationally oriented MCU kit. The design aimed to produce a fairly universal training board that can cover a range of experiments for different topics, which resulted in embedding a rich group of peripherals. Furthermore, the kit was associated with student-centric lab manuals, training exercise, video materials, and virtual MCU experiments. This paper presents a pedagogical investigation of the impact of using the embedded systems virtual labs for preparation. The quantitative results show statistical evidence that preparation with a virtual embedded systems lab results in higher learning outcomes.

scholarly journals PocketCTF: A Fully Featured Approach for Hosting Portable Attack and Defense Cybersecurity Exercises

Information ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 318
Author(s):  
Stylianos Karagiannis ◽  
Christoforos Ntantogian ◽  
Emmanouil Magkos ◽  
Luís L. Ribeiro ◽  
Luís Campos
Keyword(s):  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
Virtual Labs ◽  
Technical Aspects ◽  
Hands On ◽  
System Resources ◽  
Attack And Defense

Capture the flag (CTF) challenges are broadly used for engaging trainees in the technical aspects of cybersecurity, maintaining hands-on lab exercises, and integrating gamification elements. However, deploying the appropriate digital environment for conducting cybersecurity exercises can be challenging and typically requires a lot of effort and system resources by educators. In this paper, we present PocketCTF, an extensible and fully independent CTF platform, open to educators to run realistic virtual labs to host cybersecurity exercises in their classrooms. PocketCTF is based on containerization technologies to minimize the deployment effort and to utilize less system resources. A proof-of-concept implementation demonstrates the feasibility of deploying CTF challenges that allows the trainees to engage not only in offensive security but also in defensive tasks that have to be conducted during cybersecurity incidents. When using PocketCTF, educators can deploy hands-on labs, spending less time on the deployment and without necessarily having the advanced technical background to deploy complex labs and scenarios.

The Instructional SEM Laboratory at Iowa State University

1996 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. 396-397
Author(s):  
L. S. Chumbley ◽  
M. Meyer ◽  
K. Fredrickson ◽  
F.C. Laabs
Keyword(s):  
Materials Science ◽  
Computer Network ◽  
Energy Dispersive Spectrometer ◽  
Computer Control ◽  
State University ◽  
Iowa State University ◽  
Internet Server ◽  
Schematic Layout ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Improve Instruction

The Materials Science Department at Iowa State University has developed a laboratory designed to improve instruction in the use of the scanning electron microscope (SEM). The laboratory makes use of a computer network and a series of remote workstations in a classroom setting to provide students with increased hands-on access to the SEM. The laboratory has also been equipped such that distance learning via the internet can be achieved.A view of the laboratory is shown in Figure 1. The laboratory consists of a JEOL 6100 SEM, a Macintosh Quadra computer that acts as a server for the network and controls the energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS), four Macintosh computers that act as remote workstations, and a fifth Macintosh that acts as an internet server. A schematic layout of the classroom is shown in Figure 2. The workstations are connected directly to the SEM to allow joystick and computer control of the microscope. An ethernet connection between the Quadra and the workstations allows students seated there to operate the EDS. Control of the microscope and joystick is passed between the workstations by a switch-box assembly that resides at the microscope console. When the switch-box assembly is activated a direct serial line is established between the specified workstation and the microscope via the SEM’s RS-232.

Students Involvement in Multilingual and Multicultural Community Services

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying-Chiao Tsao
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Community Services ◽  
Cultural Humility ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Multicultural Community ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Teaching Learning

Promoting cultural competence in serving diverse clients has become critically important across disciplines. Yet, progress has been limited in raising awareness and sensitivity. Tervalon and Murray-Garcia (1998) believed that cultural competence can only be truly achieved through critical self-assessment, recognition of limits, and ongoing acquisition of knowledge (known as “cultural humility”). Teaching cultural humility, and the value associated with it remains a challenging task for many educators. Challenges inherent in such instruction stem from lack of resources/known strategies as well as learner and instructor readiness. Kirk (2007) further indicates that providing feedback on one's integrity could be threatening. In current study, both traditional classroom-based teaching pedagogy and hands-on community engagement were reviewed. To bridge a gap between academic teaching/learning and real world situations, the author proposed service learning as a means to teach cultural humility and empower students with confidence in serving clients from culturally/linguistically diverse backgrounds. To provide a class of 51 students with multicultural and multilingual community service experience, the author partnered with the Tzu-Chi Foundation (an international nonprofit organization). In this article, the results, strengths, and limitations of this service learning project are discussed.

A ’Hands-On’ Approach

ASHA Leader ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 55-55
Author(s):  
Kimberly Abts
Keyword(s):  
Hands On
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