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New possibilities using a traditional laboratory featuring a remote control option. Sparbanksstiftelsen Kronan. Ingvar Gustavsson, ingvar.gustavsson@bth.se Dept. of Signal Processing, School of Engineering Blekinge Institute of Technology, BTH. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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New possibilities using a traditional laboratory featuring a remote control option
Ingvar Gustavsson, ingvar.gustavsson@bth.seDept. of Signal Processing, School of EngineeringBlekinge Institute of Technology, BTH
Sparbanksstiftelsen Kronan
4th CeTUSS workshop December 4 – 5, 2006, Uppsala
The BTH Open Laboratory concept
Add a remote control option to a traditional instructional laboratory – starting with an electronics lab
Create a virtual interface enabling students to recognize on their own computer screen the desktop instruments and the breadboard
The open electronics laboratory at BTH
Internet
Web Server
Equipment Server at BTH
Client PC
Client PC The address of the laboratory web site is:
http://distanslabserver.its.bth.se
Resistance
OpampDemonstrations
Possibilities
Complement and supplement to local lab sessions
Compensate for the reduction in the number of lab sessions
Existing course material can be used New cost-effective methods for assessment
of laboratory work
What is a physical experiment?
Is a physical experiment a sort of dialogue with nature?– where the student uses his or her body (mainly
the hands and senses) to act and to observe– In most cases instruments and other devices are
required to reinforce human abilities
Why physical experiments?
Laboratory science courses can be described as necessary for the student to see how science is made
While there seems to be general agreement that laboratories are necessary, little has been said about what they are expected to accomplish
Why learn to be an experimenter?
To study limitations in current mathematical models
To verify that ideas and prototypes will work in the real world
Examples of learning objectives
You will be able to– Devise an experimental approach, specify appropriate
equipment and procedures– Apply appropriate sensors, instrumentation to measure
physical quantities etc.– Demonstrate the ability to collect, analyze, and interpret
data, and to perform and support conclusions– Identify the strengths and limitations of theoretical models
as predictors of real-world behaviors
Evaluation is next
A flexible tool is ready for evaluation Learning objectives are being defined
The VISIR project (Virtual Instrument Systems in Reality)
A VISIR consortium led by BTH is being formed
Universities, other teaching organizations, and equipment vendors are invited to join
The first goal is an international standard for electronics laboratories based on open source technologies
Vision
The ultimate goal for the research is ubiquitous physical experimental resources accessible 24/7 for everyone to inspire and encourage children, young people and others to study engineering and to be used as means for long life learning of teachers and other professionals
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