Authors:
Maria-Dolores Redel-Macias
1
;
Pilar Martinez-Jimenez
1
and
Antonio Cubero Atienza
2
Affiliations:
1
High Politechnic School and Cordoba University, Spain
;
2
University of Córdoba, Spain
Keyword(s):
e-Learning, Asynchronous discussion forum, Periodical online quizzes, Virtual laboratory.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Artificial Intelligence
;
Computer-Supported Education
;
Data Engineering
;
Digital Libraries
;
Domain Applications and Case Studies
;
e-Learning
;
e-Learning Hardware and Software
;
e-Learning in Electrical, Mechanical, Civil and Information Engineering
;
e-Learning Platforms
;
Knowledge Management and Information Sharing
;
Knowledge-Based Systems
;
Ontologies and the Semantic Web
;
Simulation and Modeling
;
Simulation Tools and Platforms
;
Symbolic Systems
;
Virtual Labs: Examples, Architecture and Organization
;
Web Information Systems and Technologies
;
Web Interfaces and Applications
Abstract:
The use in the university of new teaching resources by e-learning, is becoming in a common practice, encouraging student participation, and improving academic achievement in learning the subject. An experience in the Safety and Hygiene course of Electronic Engineering degree, at the University of Cordoba –Spain-, has been developed by using different techniques like discussion forums, online quizzes, and a novel and powerful tool: a set of virtual laboratories about noise and vibrations at labour environment which are based on internet. These virtual laboratories promote the learning by different viewpoints like theoretical training, legal knowledge, learning videos, self-training exercises and simulation of use and working of real equipment for field measurement. These virtual laboratories had been evaluated by students who use them, being the results which are reflected in this work, highly satisfactory.