Collaborative Learning in Engineering Remote Laboratories
| Document type: | Conference Papers |
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| Peer reviewed: | Yes |
| Author(s): | Andrew Nafalski, Jan Machotka, Zorica Nedic, Özdemir Göl, A. Scarino, J. Crichton, Ingvar Gustavsson, José M.M. Ferreira, D. Lowe, S. Murray |
| Title: | Collaborative Learning in Engineering Remote Laboratories |
| Conference name: | Sixth International Conference on Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation (REV) |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Publisher: | International Assocciation of Online Engineering |
| City: | Bridgeport, USA |
| Organization: | Blekinge Institute of Technology |
| Department: | School of Engineering - Dept. of Electrical Engineering (Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap - Avd. för elektroteknik) School of Engineering S-371 79 Karlskrona +46 455 38 50 00 http://www.bth.se/ing/ |
| Language: | English |
| Abstract: | This paper reports on practices in national and international on-line cooperation in engineering remote laboratories (RLs) to support student collaborative activities. A structured aid enables them, in addition to acquiring technical skills and knowledge, to develop intercultural communication skills and the global perspectives sought by their profession. The concept of a Community of Practice (CoP) is a central pedagogical consideration for collaborative learning and is discussed in the paper. After reviewing practices of others, an emphasis will be placed on a team-based laboratory environment of NetLab – a remote laboratory framework created at the University of South Australia (UniSA). |
| Subject: | Signal Processing\General |
| Keywords: | Collaborative learning, Communities of practice, Experiential learning, Remote laboratories |
