TY - JOUR
T1 - Evolving remote laboratory architectures to leverage emerging internet technologies
AU - Lowe, David
AU - Murray, Steve
AU - Lindsay, Euan
AU - Liu, Dikai
N1 - M1 - 5210092
PY - 2009/10
Y1 - 2009/10
N2 - There is growing research into, and development of, the use of the internet to support remote access by students to physical laboratory infrastructure. These remote laboratories can, under appropriate circumstances, support or even replace traditional (proximal) laboratories, provide additional or improved access at reduced cost, and encourage interinstitutional sharing of expensive resources. Effective design of remote laboratories requires attention to the design of both the pedagogy and the technical infrastructure, as well as how these elements interact. In this paper, we consider the architectures of remote laboratories, the shortcomings of existing implementations, and we argue that emerging internet technologies can assist in overcoming these shortcomings. We also consider the opportunities which these technologies provide in moving beyond both existing remote laboratories and existing proximal laboratories, to create opportunities which were not previously possible.
AB - There is growing research into, and development of, the use of the internet to support remote access by students to physical laboratory infrastructure. These remote laboratories can, under appropriate circumstances, support or even replace traditional (proximal) laboratories, provide additional or improved access at reduced cost, and encourage interinstitutional sharing of expensive resources. Effective design of remote laboratories requires attention to the design of both the pedagogy and the technical infrastructure, as well as how these elements interact. In this paper, we consider the architectures of remote laboratories, the shortcomings of existing implementations, and we argue that emerging internet technologies can assist in overcoming these shortcomings. We also consider the opportunities which these technologies provide in moving beyond both existing remote laboratories and existing proximal laboratories, to create opportunities which were not previously possible.
KW - And modeling
KW - Devices for learning
KW - Integration
KW - System architectures
KW - Virtual labs
U2 - 10.1109/TLT.2009.33
DO - 10.1109/TLT.2009.33
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1939-1382
VL - 2
SP - 289
EP - 294
JO - IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies
JF - IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies
IS - 4
ER -