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dc.contributor.authorMackay, S.
dc.contributor.authorFisher, Darrell
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:43:38Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:43:38Z
dc.date.created2016-01-19T20:00:29Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationMackay, S. and Fisher, D. 2011. Web conferencing and remote laboratories as part of blended learning in engineering and science: A paradigm shift in education or more of the same?, in Le, T. and Lê, Q. (ed), Technologies for Enhancing Pedagogy, Engagement and Empowerment in Education: Creating Learning-Friendly Environments, pp. 246-263. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34463
dc.identifier.doi10.4018/978-1-61350-074-3.ch021
dc.description.abstract

The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview and subsequent application of research into the impact web conferencing and remote laboratories have on engineering and science education within the context of blended learning. The impact is examined especially in assessing the reaction and achievement of learners in using these new technologies compared to that of a traditional classroom or (the currently popular approach of) asynchronous e-learning. In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the level of remote or distance learning (or e-learning) using the Internet. One of the gaps in current research is the examination of the impact of web conferencing and remote science and engineering laboratories on the learning experience. The chapter is commenced by defining e-learning, synchronous, asynchronous and blended learning. Hereafter, web conferencing and remote laboratories are then defined and reviewed in detail. The impact that web conferencing and remote labs have on the e-learning experience as compared to the classroom and asynchronous approaches is then examined. The chapter is concluded by an examination of our research into what the perceived requirements are for web conferencing and remote laboratories and suggestions are given on how to apply web conferencing and remote labs to engineering and science education.

dc.titleWeb conferencing and remote laboratories as part of blended learning in engineering and science: A paradigm shift in education or more of the same?
dc.typeBook Chapter
dcterms.source.startPage246
dcterms.source.endPage263
dcterms.source.titleTechnologies for Enhancing Pedagogy, Engagement and Empowerment in Education: Creating Learning-Friendly Environments
dcterms.source.isbn9781613500743
curtin.departmentScience and Mathematics Education Centre (SMEC)
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