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有的两个核心领域，即仪器仪表和通信。将利用超媒体和其他计算机技术开发包含上述两个领域的一般性信息的资源模块。这些模块将进一步用于开发两个实验室模块，以提供与实验相关的一对一指导、最新技术进步和工业应用。1993年夏秋两季进行了一项初步研究，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提高，书面报告质量始终较高。试点研究还引起了其他部门的请求，要求在其实验室使用报告撰写模块。全规模项目将直接影响机械工程系三门必修课，每年惠及230名本科生。关于仪器和通信的资源模块将放在光盘上，可以作为手册使用，不需要任何进一步的开发工作，也可以用于开发个性化的实验室模块，只需很少的工作。来自四所大学的教师将使用和评估这些资源模块。拟议的项目将在不增加课程时长的情况下，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，并提高他们的沟通能力。

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.