Title :
How to Teach Usage of Equipments in a Remote Laboratory
Author :
Alparslan, N.C. ; Ozen, M. ; Cagiltay, N.E. ; Aydin, E.
Author_Institution :
Bilkent Univ., Ankara
Abstract :
European Remote Radio Laboratory (ERRL) is an e- learning project for students, teachers and technicians of the universities who will use the very important devices of this laboratory remotely. These devices are very expensive to buy and can be broken easily while they have been using by the people who does not really know how to use them professionally. As a solution we have developed an e-learning system which aims to support the ERRL learners while studying on how to use equipments in the system. The system is developed according to the electronic performance support systems (EPSS) approach. An EPSS is a computer-based, well- structured system which improves the performance of individuals. It is an electronic infrastructure that contains, stores and distributes personal (individual) or corporate knowledge to enable people to reach necessary levels of performance in the fastest possible time and with minimum teaching support of other people. This paper discusses how the content for such a system is developed and how this content is interactively used in the EPSS platform. The technical details of the developed EPSS are also discussed in this study. We believe that this paper will help instructional system designers for designing different alternatives to improve learners´ performance.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; distance learning; electronic learning; electronic performance support systems; minimum teaching support; remote laboratory; remote radio laboratory; Artificial intelligence; Education; Electronic learning; Humans; Intelligent systems; Land mobile radio; Mobile communication; Radio frequency; Remote laboratories; User interfaces; EPSS; Electronic Performance Support System; Remote Radio Laboratory; e-learning; non-linear instruction;
Conference_Titel :
Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 2007. PIMRC 2007. IEEE 18th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Athens
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1143-6
DOI :
10.1109/PIMRC.2007.4394191