Remote Control Science Labs Allow Students to Experiment from Home

Created by Cyprien P. Lomas (The University of Queensland) on October 25, 2004

The Educause meeting in Denver was a great place to learn about initiatives underway on campuses across the continent. One of the projects presented was the iLab project. The iLab project is part of the MIT iCampus initiative.

This project gives students the ability to remotely control lab equipment to conduct real experiments. Students are able to generate and capture raw data by accessing instruments through a web interface. In addition to giving students authentic science experiences, the project helps to overcome the constraints of limited laboratory access. By conducting experiments remotely, students are able to run experiments from the comfort of their dorm rooms,unhampered by the traditional problems of restricted time and physical space.

There are a lot of interesting initiatives on the iCampus Outreach site including the call for proposals for student directed projects.

Did you see something interesting at Educause? Please let me know!

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		Remote Control Science Labs Allow Students to Experiment from Home Created by Cyprien P. Lomas (The University of Queensland) on October 25, 2004 The Educause meeting in Denver was a great place to learn about initiatives underway on campuses across the continent. One of the projects presented was the iLab project. The iLab project is part of the MIT iCampus initiative. This project gives students the ability to remotely control lab equipment to conduct real experiments. Students are able to generate and capture raw data by accessing instruments through a web interface. In addition to giving students authentic science experiences, the project helps to overcome the constraints of limited laboratory access. By conducting experiments remotely, students are able to run experiments from the comfort of their dorm rooms,unhampered by the traditional problems of restricted time and physical space. There are a lot of interesting initiatives on the iCampus Outreach site including the call for proposals for *student directed* projects. Did you see something interesting at Educause? Please let me know! Teaching and Learning Cyprien's blog Login or register to post comments 6037 reads
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