| dc.contributor.author | Wang, Hongxue (Harris) | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-11-15T21:45:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-11-15T21:45:48Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-11-15T21:45:48Z | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2149/3238 | |
| dc.description | The paper titled “using virtual programming lab in Web-based distance education” was presented on June 28 at EDMEDIA2012.
There were about a dozen of attendees, which was better than normal for a second-last day presentation. The people in the room were all interested. One person from South California State University asked how such a system can be used in their classes, and another person from Keystone technology in the States asked a very specific question about technology used in implementing the A-VPL system, which further told me that IT firms frequently send representatives to conferences to hunt for great technical ideas.
I have also attended other talks by others. It was at one of such talks I realized that I am not the only one who usually gives audience a brief introduction about AU, and hence suggested that AU should develop an official version of AU introduction for AU employees to use at such events, in order to better portrait AU to the world.
The positive feedbacks from the audience further assure me the value of the system. I will seek more funding to enhance the system.
A keynote speech I attended has led me to think about research in e-learning at AU. Compared to what has happened elsewhere such as in the UK, what has been missing from e-learning research are some good systems (I wouldn’t ask for any products that can be offered to others) that we can proudly show the world to convince people we have really done something. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | In Web-based distance education, our experience has shown that some courses are more challenging than others for both students and instructors when offered at a distance. Among those challenges, providing students with access to laboratories is a big one for some science and engineering courses. Over the years, researchers and practitioners have devised and tried different ideas to solve this problem, and virtual labs are the newest and most promising one. In computer science, such virtual labs are often called virtual computing labs or virtual programming labs. In this paper, we will discuss about the development of virtual computing and programming labs. In particular, we will present the design and implementation of A-VPL, a virtual programming lab designed and implemented at Athabasca University, and its uses in Web-based distance education. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | 92.927.G1359; | |
| dc.subject | Virtual Programming Lab | en |
| dc.subject | Web-based Distance Education | en |
| dc.title | Using Virtual Programming Lab for Web-based Distance Education | en |
| dc.type | Presentation | en |
