NDLI: A Framework for Sharing Online Laboratory Resources

Content Provider	The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Digital Collection
Author	Li, Yaoye Sven, K. Esche Chassapis, Constantin
Copyright Year	2007
Abstract	Numerous online laboratory resources have been and continue to be developed by many educational institutions around the world. These resources include both remote laboratories, which are based on actual experimental devices accessed remotely, as well as virtual laboratories, which represent software simulations of experiments. In the vast majority of the cases, the remotely accessible online laboratories reported on in the literature represent stand-alone systems, which are typically difficult to share by large numbers of learners dispersed at various educational institutions. This has led to the existence of many functionally similar, but independently operating systems developed in many places. This paper will identify the common features of such online laboratory resources. Then, the framework for a network of interconnected resource managers, which facilitate the efficient implementation and deployment of as well as the subsequent search for and shared usage of online laboratory resources (e.g. remote experiments, virtual experiments, game-based environments, etc.), will be presented. A centralized resource repository is presented that enables the publishing of information on the existence and availability of specific resources through the network. Finally, an example is given that illustrates the issues relating to joining, publishing, searching for and accessing online laboratory resources in that framework.
Starting Page	405
Ending Page	411
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0791843017
DOI	10.1115/IMECE2007-41958
e-ISBN	0791838129
Volume Number	Volume 7: Engineering Education and Professional Development
Conference Proceedings	ASME 2007 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
Language	English
Publisher Date	2007-11-11
Publisher Place	Seattle, Washington, USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Virtual experiment Resource sharing Online laboratory resource Resource manager Remote experiment Search Joining Engineering simulation Simulation Computer software
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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