Developing Mobile Studio Laboratories for electronics disciplines in technical educational programs

This paper presents a novel approach to studying electronics disciplines in technical educational programs based on a Mobile Studio Laboratory paradigm developed at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Several implementations are discussed and a comparative analysis between the Mobile Studio laboratories and the current standard ones is presented. This new educational approach provides an interactive technology - enhanced learning environment as well as a high level of individual experimentation both inside and outside the classrooms. As a result, theoretical concepts can be explain in an easy-to-grasp manner during the lecture by using the studio format while simultaneous individual experiments also allow the students to better understand the experimental deviations and the practical implications of the discussed theory. Although this solution lacks some of the characteristics and quality of modern laboratory measuring equipments it comes with a much lower cost and space needs and a much higher degree of mobility, being accessible to almost any student, anytime and anywhere.