Virtual laboratories in engineering education: The simulation lab and remote lab

Balakrishnan, Balamuralithara; Woods, Peter Charles

doi:10.1002/cae.20186

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“…The recognised technique in engineering education is the use of laboratory demonstrations to enhance the student's practical knowledge. Laboratories are designed to improve the student ability to investigate and solve engineering problems with appropriate levels of independent thought and creativity; and also to demonstrate suitable levels of reporting technical information [7]. Industry relies on distinctive skills to innovate and compete.…”

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Virtual Reality in Engineering Education: The Future of Creative Learning

Abulrub¹,

Attridge²,

Williams³

2011

Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Learn.

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Abstract-Virtual reality has achieved an adequate level of development for it to be considered in innovative applications such as education, training, and research in higher education. Virtual reality offers both opportunities and challenges for the educational sector. One of the challenges of virtual reality technology is the costs associated which have been unaffordable for educational institutes. However, in recent years, computer hardware and software development has made it more feasible to incorporate virtual reality technology into future teaching strategies.Despite the cost challenges, educational benefits of implementing virtual reality remain compelling. This paper explains virtual reality principle and describes the interactive educational environment developed at WMG, the University of Warwick. It also discusses the benefits of using state-ofthe-art 3D photorealistic interactive and immersive virtual environment for engineering undergraduates and postgraduate teaching, learning and training.

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Virtual Reality in Engineering Education: The Future of Creative Learning

Abulrub¹,

Attridge²,

Williams³

2011

Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Learn.

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“…One of the main techniques in engineering education is the use of laboratories to enhance the students' practical knowledge and skills. Educational laboratories are designed to improve the students' ability to investigate physical phenomena and to solve engineering problems with appropriate levels of independent thought and creativity [6]. Therefore, it is very important for educational institutions to design and implement VR laboratories properly.…”

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Recent Developments in Game-Based Virtual Reality Educational Laboratories Using the Microsoft Kinect

Zhang

Chang

et al. 2018

Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Learn.

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Abstract-Virtual Reality (VR) is a well-known concept and has been proven to be beneficial in various areas. However, several disadvantages inherent in VR prevent its broad deployment in the educational arena. These limitations include non-realistic representation, lack of customizability and flexibility, financial feasibility, physical and psychological discomforts of the users, simulator sickness, etc. In this paper, an innovative method that uses the Microsoft Kinect as an essential component for developing game-based VR educational laboratories is presented. This technique addresses three different aspects. First, it represents an efficient method for creating the VE using the Kinect as a measuring tool. Second, the Kinect is employed as a substitute DAQ system for acquiring range data and tracking the motion of objects of interest. At last, the Kinect serves as a novel human-computer interface for tracking the users' entire body motion and recognizing their voices. Using the method described here, three major aspects of educational VR development can be accomplished with an inexpensive and commercially available Kinect.

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“…Virtual laboratories are software simulation programs in which learners carry out experiments using a computer . These laboratories have the advantage that variables can be assigned many values; they are also accurate, time-and cost-effective, and experiments can be repeated easily (Balamuralithara and Woods 2009;de Jong et al 2013;Gomes and Bogosyan 2009;Schiffhauer et al 2012, April). The virtual laboratory used in the current study covered the physics topics of buoyancy and Archimedes' principle.…”

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Gijlers

Anjewierden

et al. 2018

Education Tech Research Dev

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Inquiry learning is an educational approach in which learners actively construct knowledge and in which performing investigations and conducting experiments is central. To support learners in designing informative experiments we created a scaffold, the Experiment Design Tool (EDT), that provided learners with a step-by-step structure to select variables and to assign values to these variables, together with offering built-in heuristics for experiment design. To further structure the students' approach, the EDT was offered within a set of detailed research questions which again were grouped under a set of broader research questions. Learning results for learners who worked with the EDT were compared to results for learners in two control conditions. In the first control condition, learners received only the detailed research questions and not the EDT; in the second control condition, learners received only the limited set of general research questions. In all conditions, learners conducted their experiments in an online learning environment about the physics topic of Archimedes' principle. Conceptual knowledge was measured before and after the intervention using parallel forms of a knowledge test. Overall results showed significant learning gains in all three conditions, but no significant differences between conditions. However, learners who started with low prior knowledge showed a significantly higher learning gain in the EDT condition than in the two control conditions. This result indicates that the effect of providing learners with scaffolds does not follow a ''one-

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Virtual laboratories in engineering education: The simulation lab and remote lab

Cited by 306 publications

References 15 publications

Virtual Reality in Engineering Education: The Future of Creative Learning

Virtual Reality in Engineering Education: The Future of Creative Learning

Recent Developments in Game-Based Virtual Reality Educational Laboratories Using the Microsoft Kinect

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