Internet Accessible Remote Laboratories with Collaborative Design

该项目旨在通过融合新兴的互联网技术、软件、计算机接口、尖端的图形用户界面、有效的教学设计以及评估和评估方案，创造一个个性化的学生学习环境。发达的环境将有五个主要特点：a)现场教师演示的实验室会议；b)提供与一系列STEM课程的整合；C)视频、音频、短信功能；D)提供合作并经常得到学生的反馈；e)教师/辅导员监督学生的进步和活动。远程实验室需要远程控制物理（真实）实验室设备。开发的环境将通过在本科水平的实验课程（控制系统实验室）中使用它来验证。该项目的成果将有助于实现从生产线式的实验室交付系统的转变，在这种系统中，无论每个学生的知识水平、学习风格和学习速度如何，都要接受相同的治疗，从而实现个性化和个性化的协作方式。这将有助于不同背景的学生朝着他们的学习目标前进，从而提高留校率和毕业率。这种方法也将广泛适用于其他领域，如远程学习、技能发展、企业和劳动力培训。

The project aims to create a personalized student learning environment by blending emerging Internet technology, software, computer interfacing, cutting edge graphical user interface, effective pedagogical designs, and assessment and evaluation schemes. The developed environment will have five major features: a) live faculty presentation for a laboratory session; b) provision of integration with a range of STEM courses; c) video, audio, text messaging capability; d) provision of collaboration with frequent student feedback; and e) faculty/facilitator monitoring of student progress and activities. The remote laboratory entails physical (real) laboratory equipment being controlled remotely. The developed environment will be validated by using it in an undergraduate level laboratory course (control systems laboratory).The outcome of this project will be instrumental in bringing a transformation from a production-line style laboratory delivery system, where every student goes through the same treatment irrespective of their level of knowledge, learning style, and pace of learning, to a personalized and individualized approach with a level of collaboration. This will help students with diverse background to progress toward their learning goals and thus increase retention and graduation rates. The approach will also be widely applicable to other areas such as distance learning, skill development, and corporate and workforce training.