Application and user perceptions of using the WebLab-Deusto-PLD in technical education

Author

Garcia-Zubia, Javier ; Orduña, Pablo ; Angulo, Ignacio ; Hernandez, Unai ; Dziabenko, Olga ; Lopez-Ipiña, Diego ; Rodriguez-Gil, Luis

Author_Institution

Fac. of Eng., Univ. of Deusto (Spain), Deusto, Spain

fYear

2011

fDate

12-12 Oct. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The paper shows the results of an integration of the remote laboratory WebLab-Deusto-PLD at the “Programmable Logic” course of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Deusto (Spain). Presented herein is a technical overview of the laboratory, a description of access to it, and an analysis of the user experience derived from conducted surveys since 2004. The surveys´ analysis shows a correlation between two advantages of the remote experimentation: efficiency/usefulness and immersion/control. The prospective work includes an improving the WebLab-Deusto usability, an extension of the capabilities of the overall system and further its implementation in curricula.

Keywords

Internet; computer aided instruction; distance learning; educational courses; educational institutions; electrical engineering education; programmable logic devices; University of Deusto; WebLab-Deusto-PLD; faculty of engineering; programmable logic course; technical education; user perception; Cities and towns; Conferences; Educational institutions; Remote laboratories; Usability; Programmable Logic; remote laboratories; students´ evaluation; survey;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Online Laboratory Consortium Remote Laboratories Workshop (GOLC), 2011 First

Conference_Location

Rapid City, SD

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1944-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GOLC.2011.6086780

Filename

6086780