Comparing the Perception of Simulations and Remote Labs Among Undergraduate Students MP4 Video Consortium for Healthcare Education Online Faculty Professional Development Webinar September 19, 2014

Simulations versus remote web-based science labs . . . what choice is the most appropriate for students? Research notes that each format plays an important pedagogical role and has inherent strengths and weaknesses. In Getting real: the authenticity of remote labs and simulations for science learning, a paper published in Distance Education (2013), Jona and several other Northwestern University colleagues reported on the results of a study of 123 undergraduate students taking physics and compared their experience using remote and simulated labs. Most students were first-year students taking physics while the remainder were a blend of sophomore, junior and senior students. Kemi discusses in more detail the findings from this article and answers questions with respect to simulations and remote web-based lab activities as it pertains to this study. Participants were encouraged to read the article on simulations and remote web-based science labs – Delivering authentic experiences for engineering students and professionals through e-labs, written by Aaron Coble, Andrew Smallbone, and Amit Bhave, CMCL Innovations, Cambridge, U.K. and Roger Watson, Andreas Braumann, Markus Kraft, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, U.K. prior to attending the webinar. Kemi Jona delivered this professional development webinar on September 19, 2014 to Consortium for Healthcare Education Online (CHEO) faculty. About the Presenter: Kemi Jona is a Research Professor of Learning Sciences and Computer Science at Northwestern University and Director of the Office of STEM Education Partnerships where he leads research and development projects in STEM curriculum design, cyberlearning, online and blended learning models, and new game-based approaches to engaging youth in STEM. The author of numerous book chapters, articles, and conference papers on the topics of online learning, curriculum design, remote labs, and learning technology and strategy, he holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Northwestern University and a BS with Honors in Computer Science and Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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2014-09-19
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Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
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Consortium for Healthcare Education Online (CHEO) faculty, faculty professional development, simulations versus remote web-based science labs, undergraduate physics students, findings from simulation versus web-based science lab findings

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