Collaborative Research: Developing Virtual and Remote Undergraduate Laboratory for Engineering Technology

工程-工程技术(58)该项目是德克萨斯南方大学和草原景观农工大学--两所HBCU--之间的合作项目，正在改造实验室，以提供虚拟和远程(V-R)访问，并为这类实验室准备教学材料。项目组正在开发实验室的框架和网站，以及数字信号处理和机器人学课程的网络实验。基于网络的框架是可扩展的，因此教职员工可以逐步添加更多的VR-Lab课件，以造福更多的课程和更多的学科。开发这个实验室正在为不同机构之间的基础设施共享铺平道路。由一名外部评估员领导的评估工作使用调查和利用统计数据来监测项目成果的进展情况。该项目的材料和成果正通过网站帖子、会议报告和期刊论文进行传播。更广泛的影响包括强调少数族裔学生，传播教学材料，向偏远和非传统学生提供实验室体验，以及通过现有方案进行K-12推广

Engineering - Engineering Technology (58)The project, a collaborative effort between Texas Southern University and Prairie View A & M University -- two HBCUs, is revamping laboratories to provide virtual and remote (V-R) access and preparing instructional material for this type of laboratory. The project team is developing the framework and website for the laboratory and web-based experiments for courses in digital signal processing and in robotics. The web-based framework is scalable so that faculty members can gradually add more VR-Lab courseware to benefit more courses and more subjects. Developing this laboratory is setting the stage for infrastructure sharing between different institutions. The evaluation effort, which is being led by an outside evaluator, is using surveys and utilization statistics to monitor progress toward the project outcomes. The project's material and results are being disseminated through website postings, conference presentations and journal papers. Broader impacts include the emphasis on minority students, the dissemination of the instructional material, providing laboratory experiences to remote and non traditional students, and K-12 outreach through existing programs