A remote laboratory to promote the interaction between University and Secondary Education

Abstract

Abstract-iLabRS is a remote laboratory developed in Telecom BCN, the Telecom and Electronics Engineering School of the UPC with the key participation of a Secondary Education Technology teacher. Students and teachers can access to real experiments in the electronics and physics areas using a web browser. The remote experiments have been designed to partially cover the technology curriculum in the last two high school years with a triple goal: (1) to enrich the set of laboratory experiences available in High Schools, (2) to provide a clear example of the possibilities of internet-based technologies and (3) to promote the interaction between University and Secondary Education. Currently, there are 13 different experiments available. A pilot evaluation experience was carried out, in collaboration with 7 High Schools and around 100 students participating. In the experience assessment, the students gave a mark of 3.8/5 and the teachers of 4.4/5.

iLabRS: A remote laboratory for science & technology in secondary education

“…It has b een possible thanks to the co llaboration bet ween Telecom BC N, the Electrical Engineer ing sch 001 of Tech nical University 0 fCatalo nia (UPC) an d t he Edu cation Department, which al lowed a secondary school professor to spend a ful l sabbatical year in the development of bot h technical and didactical aspect s of the remote laboratory. In a previous com munication, we described t he pi lot experience that was carri ed out in 2008 wi th seven Hi gh Schools, involving around 100 students [4].…”