It is generally believed that it is too challenging to deliver technical laboratory courses using distance learning technologies. The focus of this research was to develop strategies that may be used to address these challenges. A research team composed of faculty from several universities and community colleges explored what might be needed to make these types of technical laboratory course instruction possible using distance learning technologies. The team explored delivering a microcontroller embedded systems design course through audiovisual distance learning technologies. The team's research and development activities are discussed. These include focuses on the technical training equipment that had to be designed to support the course's microcontroller technologies curriculum and laboratory modules, instructional support videos, and the design of an electronic server system to support this instruction. Also discussed will be the findings from the faculty of other colleges and universities who received professional development training from the research team on teaching microcontroller technology courses using distance learning technologies.
-This paper describes the application of wireless local area network (LAN) simulation modeling methods to the hybrid LAN architecture designed for supporting crew-computing tools aboard the International Space Station (JSS). These crew-computing tools, such as wearable computers and portable advisory systems, will provide crew members.with real-time vehicle and payload status information and access td digital technical and scientific libraries, significantly enhancing human capabiIities in space.' A wireless network, therefore, will provide wearable computers and remote instruments with, ' the high performance computational power needed by' next-generation "intelligent" software applications; . Wireless network performance in such simulated environments is characterized by the sustainable throughput .of data under different ..kf%c conditions. This data will be used 'to help plan. the ddition of more accc §a points supporting new modules .and .more .nodes for' i m network capacity as the ISS growsi
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