Development of Flexible Education Modules Using Hypermedia and Their Applications in Engineering Laboratories

9452143 Mehta该项目侧重于所有工程实验室共同的两个核心领域，仪器仪表和通信。将利用超媒体和其他计算机技术开发载有关于上述两个领域的一般资料的资源单元。这些模块将进一步用于两个实验室模块的开发，以提供一对一的教学，最新的技术进步和与实验相关的工业应用。 1993年夏季和秋季进行了一项试验性研究，以检验上述概念。研究结果表明，学生对实验装置及其操作的理解有所增加，书面报告的质量一直很高。试验性研究还促使其他部门要求在其实验室使用报告编写模块。该项目将直接影响机械工程系的三门必修课程，每年将有230名本科生受益。 有关仪器和通信的资源单元将制成光盘，可作为手册使用，无需进一步开发，也可用于开发个性化的实验室单元，只需最小的努力。来自四所大学的教师将使用和评估这些资源模块。 拟议的项目将为本科生提供更多相关和最新的信息，提高他们的理解，增加他们的兴趣和好奇心，并提高他们的沟通技巧，而不会增加课程的长度。

9452143 Mehta This project focuses on two core areas common to all engineering laboratories, instrumentation and communication. Resource modules containing generic information on the above two areas will be developed using hypermedia and other computer technologies. These modules will be further used in the development of two laboratory modules to provide one-on-one instruction, the latest technological advances, and industrial applications related to the experiment. A pilot study was conducted in the summer and fall 1993 to test the above concept. The results of the study showed that student comprehension of the experimental set-up and its operation had increased and the written reports were of consistently high quality. The pilot study also generated requests from other department for using the report writing module in their laboratories. The full scale project will directly affect three required courses in the mechanical engineering department and benefit 23O undergraduate students every year. The resource modules on instrumentation and communication, which will be put on a CD-ROM, can be used as a handbook without any further development effort or they can be used in developing individualized laboratory modules with minimal effort. Faculty from four universities will be using and evaluating these resource modules. The proposed project will provide undergraduate students with more relevant and current information, improve their understanding, increase their interest and curiosity, and improve their communication skills without increasing the length of the curriculum.