Lab sessions in VISIR laboratories

Gustavsson, Ingvar; Nilsson, Kristian; Zackrisson, Johan; Alves, Gustavo R.; Fidalgo, André; Claesson, Lena; Zubía, Javier García; Jayo, Unai Hernández; Castro, Manuel; Orueta, Gabriel Díaz; Loro, Félix García

doi:10.1109/rev.2016.7444499

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“…The key feature in VISIR lays in the practical experience powered by the simulated workbench and the trustworthy results obtained. VISIR stands out because of its concurrent access (up to 60 users), flexible circuit design, quick response and reliability of the results provided [16], [17].…”

Section: Visir Rlmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Federation of Remote Laboratory OERs: Grid of VISIR systems through PILAR Project

Loro

Blázquez²,

Baizan³

et al. 2020

Int. J. Onl. Eng.

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Today's educational needs require tools with neither geographical nor temporal restrictions. These tools also have to help students to reach the knowledge and provide them with the skills that the labor market demands. To achieve this goal, the technical areas rely on the contribution that laboratory practices provide. However, traditional laboratory practices, carried out in person at the institution, are limited due to the requirements of both their exploitation and their provision. For this reason, educational institutions have opted for remote laboratories (RLs) as the educational tool to provide the benefits of experimentation in real environments, either as an accompaniment to face-to-face activity or as the only mean of experimentation in real environments. Although RLs provide exclusive benefits <<24/7 availability, integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ITCs), etc.>>, they also present limitations derived from the technology involved <<hardware and software>>; PILAR project << Platform Integration of Laboratories based on the Architecture of VISIR>> was conceived under this premise. PILAR proposes a federation of 5 Virtual Instrument Systems in Reality (VISIR) systems. VISIR is a RL for wiring and measuring electrical and electronics circuits in a simulated workbench. PILAR aims to create a grid of laboratories shared and accessed by all participants, expanding and empowering the existing systems to a new level of service and capacity.

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Section: Visir Rlmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Federation of Remote Laboratory OERs: Grid of VISIR systems through PILAR Project

Loro

Blázquez²,

Baizan³

et al. 2020

Int. J. Onl. Eng.

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“…Available metrics are based on estimates by technical and management personnel. VISIR system is active between 6 and 10 months yearly, depending on the node, providing practical support to several courses and educational levels [8]- [14].…”

Section: A G D Omentioning

confidence: 99%

Experimenting in PILAR federation: A common path for the future

García-Loro

Macho

Cristóbal

et al. 2018

2018 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)

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The PILAR (Platform Integration of Laboratories based on the Architecture of visiR) Erasmus Plus project started in September 2016 and will last three years. The core of the PILAR project is the VISIR remote laboratory-Virtual Instruments System In Reality-. The project aims for a federation of five of the existing VISIR nodes, sharing experiments, capacity and resources among partners, and to provide access to VISIR remote lab, through PILAR consortium, to students from other educational institutions. PILAR will be the framework from which management tasks will be performed and laboratories/experiments will be shared. PILAR will also foster the Special Interest Group of VISIR under the Global Online Laboratory Consortium (GOLC) of the International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE).

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“…The flexibility and reliability of the VISIR remote lab have been reported numerous times [18]- [20]. It has been used in several learning scenarios [1], [19], different courses designs [21] and in secondary and higher education [22], vocational education [23], undergraduate [21], postgraduate [24], Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) [23], life-long learning [23], etc.…”

Section: Visir Remote Labmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It has been used in several learning scenarios [1], [19], different courses designs [21] and in secondary and higher education [22], vocational education [23], undergraduate [21], postgraduate [24], Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) [23], life-long learning [23], etc. Furthermore, in 2015 VISIR was awarded as the best remote laboratory by the Global Online Laboratory Consortium (GOLC) [18].…”

Section: Visir Remote Labmentioning

confidence: 99%

PILAR: a Federation of VISIR Remote Laboratory Systems for Educational Open Activities

García-Loro

Cristóbal

Díaz

et al. 2018

2018 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE)

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Social demands have promoted an educational approach based on an "anywhere and anytime" premise. Remote laboratories have emerged as the answer to the demands of technical educational areas for adapting themselves to this scenario. The result has not only benefit distance learning students but has provided new learning scenarios both for teachers and students as well as allowing a flexible approach to experimental topics. However, as any other solution for providing practical scenarios (hands-on labs, virtual labs or simulators), remote labs face several constraints inherited from the subsystems of its deployment  hardware (real instruments, equipment and scenario) and software (analog/digital conversions, communications, workbenches, etc.). This paper describes the Erasmus+ project Platform Integration of Laboratories based on the Architecture of visiR (PILAR) which deals with several units of the federation installed in different educational institutions and devoted to analog electronics and electrical circuits. Based on the limitations of remote labs, the need for the federation will be justified and its benefits will be described by taking advantage of its strengths. The challenges that have come up during the different stages and the different approaches to design are also going to be described and analyzed.

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Lab sessions in VISIR laboratories

Cited by 8 publications

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A Federation of Remote Laboratory OERs: Grid of VISIR systems through PILAR Project

A Federation of Remote Laboratory OERs: Grid of VISIR systems through PILAR Project

Experimenting in PILAR federation: A common path for the future

PILAR: a Federation of VISIR Remote Laboratory Systems for Educational Open Activities

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