NDLI: Work in progress - transitioning Lab-in-a-Box (LiaB) to the community college setting

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Clark, R.L. Flowers, G.H. Doolittle, P. Meehan, K. Hendricks, R.W.
Copyright Year	2009
Description	Author affiliation: Center for Excellence in Undergraduate Education and Associate Professor, Learning Sciences and Technology, Virginia Tech (VT), USA (Doolittle, P.) \|\| Virginia Western Community College, USA (Clark, R.L.) \|\| Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VT), USA (Meehan, K.) \|\| Department of Materials Science and Engineering, USA (Hendricks, R.W.) \|\| J. Sergeant Reynolds Community College, USA (Flowers, G.H.)
Abstract	Building upon of a set of innovative hands-on laboratory courses developed at Virginia Tech (VT) known as Lab-in-a-Box (LiaB), LiaB is now being expanded to Virginia Community Colleges (VCCS) where faculty from VT and the VCCS are working to incorporate LiaB into the engineering and engineering technology programs. As implemented at VT, the students design, build, and test at home various d.c. and a.c. circuits using an inexpensive electronics and demonstrate the operation of these circuits in an open classroom environment. LiaB covers topics ranging from simple resistive circuits to filters and provides students a physical representation of models created in various circuit modeling software programs. Modifications to the way in which the students are engaged in the LiaB experiments have been instituted at three VCCS community colleges to tailor the laboratory experience to instructional environment at each school. Learning materials are under development, to support students to achieve a deeper depth of learning of the underlying circuit theory. Non-traditional dissemination avenues, such as podcasts and Flash tutorials, are being considered as a means to engage students in the learning process. Evaluation of the courses and learning materials and assessment of the learning outcomes at VT and at the three VCCS has recently begun.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	6
File Size	378062
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424447152
ISSN	01905848
DOI	10.1109/FIE.2009.5350847
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2009-10-18
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Educational institutions Laboratories Circuit testing Electronic equipment testing Switches Filters Circuit theory Digital audio broadcasting Multimedia systems Data analysis multimedia Circuits laboratory exercises LiaB
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education Computer Science Applications Software

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