Breaking Away from the Laboratory: Using Lean Computing Technology to Merge Theory Based Learning and Experimentation

工程-机械(56)这个项目的重点是通过使用移动实验和数据采集设备来显著加强传统的实验室教学实践。该项目的目标目标包括：1)给予学生一定程度的控制权，让他们在确定实验主题和制定实验程序和协议方面具有一定的灵活性；2)将移动实验作为一种强大而灵活的工具用于讲授课程；以及3)将实验室的概念扩展到传统实验室之外的几乎所有东西。此外，此项目还包括学生在完成实验练习时广泛使用个人数字助理(PDA)。这项工作产生的产品包括：1)基于PDA的数据采集系统，带有常用传感器(即速度、温度、光、声音)；以及2)实验活动套件，具有可定制的PDA可执行程序，适用于各种工程和科学课程。

Engineering - Mechanical (56)This project focuses on significantly enhancing traditional laboratory instructional practices through the use of mobile experimentation and data acquisition devices. The targeted goals of the project include: 1) relinquishing a degree of control to students by providing them some flexibility in determining the subject of their experiments and in the development of experimental procedures and protocols; 2) implementing the use of mobile experimentation as a powerful and flexible tool in lecture-based coursework; and 3) expanding the concept of the laboratory to include virtually everything outside of the traditional laboratory room. In addition, this project includes extensive use of Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) by the students in completing the laboratory exercises. The products resulting from this effort include: 1) PDA-based data acquisition system with commonly used sensors (i.e. velocity, temperature, light, sound); and 2) suites of experimental activities with customizable PDA-executables for various engineering and science courses.