Title :
Computer-based interactive tutorials for electrical engineering laboratory instruction
Author :
Titcomb, Stephen L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Vermont Univ., Burlington, VT, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The author describes how he is currently developing multimedia interactive tutorials for an electrical engineering lab course which incorporate instructions for each lab experiment control and data acquisition capabilities, and a knowledge-base of answers to common questions. Students may use the software at several levels. That is, they may use it as a strict tutorial which leads them step-by-step through sample experiments, as simply a data acquisition and control program, as a searchable knowledge-base for answers to frequently asked questions, or as a combination. These tutorials are being developed using Macromedia Director Studio, Visual Basic, Visual C++ and LabWindows/CVI running on multimedia Pentium PCs with National Instruments GPIB controllers and data acquisition boards
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; educational courses; electrical engineering computing; electrical engineering education; laboratories; multimedia systems; student experiments; LabWindows/CVI; Macromedia Director Studio; Pentium PCs; Visual Basic; Visual C++; computer-based interactive tutorials; data acquisition capabilities; electrical engineering lab course; electrical engineering laboratory instruction; experiment control; knowledge-base; multimedia interactive tutorials; Computer aided instruction; Data acquisition; Education; Electrical engineering; Instruments; Laboratories; Manuals; Microcomputers; Tutorial; Visual BASIC;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1997. 27th Annual Conference. Teaching and Learning in an Era of Change. Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Pittsburgh, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4086-8
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1997.635976
