Detailed Call (abstract submissions: November 15, 2023)
Providing adequate laboratory experience that is convenient for both lecturers and students has long been a major challenge in science, engineering, and technology education. This challenge extends to both traditional laboratory courses, where classes are scheduled within specific timeframes and conducted on-site within academic institutions, and distance learning programs, which often lack significant laboratory-based courses. Moreover, many hands-on instructional laboratory settings fail to account for the diverse skill levels of students, and the allocated time for activities is often insufficient for all students to complete their tasks satisfactorily and gain the necessary experience to internalize complex processes. In some cases, students may wish to perform additional experiments beyond their assigned tasks, but universities often lack the resources to accommodate such additional experimentation. Additionally, the geographical location of laboratory facilities can make them inaccessible to students from other departments within the same institution. Paradoxically, much laboratory equipment remains idle for significant periods, despite its potential for use.
Additionally, recent years have revealed the challenges of offering distance or remotely accessible educational settings in science, engineering, and technology education, particularly when it comes to laboratory-based courses and learning experiences. In response, many academic institutions have attempted to adapt by either transitioning their laboratory classes into online laboratories or providing laboratory kits for at-home usage. Unlike online laboratories being one of several options for laboratory-based instruction, the COVID-19 pandemic made online laboratories the only viable option for many institutions to offer any form of laboratory activities. Drawing from existing research results, this unprecedented situation has acted as a catalyst for numerous new developments, approaches, and activities in this field.
In eight sections (see sections’ calls for chapters), this book volume aims to present research findings that encompass both new experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic and long-term research efforts on online laboratories and virtual experimentation in educational contexts. It invites submissions from researchers and practitioners across all disciplines to explore current trends, critical challenges, and future opportunities for laboratory-based education in the context of online learning. Laboratories and experimentation span various disciplines, including engineering, environmental studies, and pharmacology, with related work in higher education research, online learning, computer science, user experience, learning experience labs, and virtual reality research, among others. The editors welcome a diverse range of disciplinary research activities in this field.
Title: Online Laboratories in Engineering and Technology Education – State of the Art and Trends for the Future.
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You are invited to submit a proposal for the 2024 International Online Laboratory Awards, presented by the Global Online Laboratory Consortium (GOLC).
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Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 International Online Laboratory Awards, presented by the Global Online Laboratory Consortium (GOLC).
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You are invited to submit a proposal for the 2023 International Online Laboratory Awards, presented by the Global Online Laboratory Consortium (GOLC).
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The International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE) will publish a Special Issue on Online-Labs in Education.
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Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 International Online Laboratory Awards, presented by the Global Online Laboratory Consortium (GOLC).
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You are invited to submit a proposal for the 2022 International Online Laboratory Awards, presented by the Global Online Laboratory Consortium (GOLC).
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Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 International Online Laboratory Awards, presented by the Global Online Laboratory Consortium (GOLC).
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IAOE's International Journal of Recent Contributions from Engineering, Science & IT
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IAOE endorses Age-friendly Cities Conference and Exhibition 2021 (AFC2021) (Fully Virtual). Please find more information here.
You are invited to submit a proposal for the 2021 International Online Laboratory Awards, presented by the Global Online Laboratory Consortium (GOLC).
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Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 International Online Laboratory Awards, presented by the Global Online Laboratory Consortium (GOLC).
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You are invited to submit a proposal for the 2020 International Online Laboratory Awards, presented by the Global Online Laboratory Consortium (GOLC).
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Congratulations to the GOLC OLA 2019 Winners! They can be found here.
You are invited to submit a proposal for the 2019 International Online Laboratory Awards, presented by the Global Online Laboratory Consortium (GOLC).
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You are invited to attend the 'Online Laboratories in Engineering Education' workshop during ASEE Annual Conference on 24 June 2018 in Salt Lake City.
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You are invited to submit a proposal for the 2018 International Online Laboratory Awards, presented by the Global Online Laboratory Consortium (GOLC).
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The Astana EXPO-2017 and the "World Scientific and Engineering Congress 2017" will take place on June 19-20 2017.
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The MOOC for Enhancing Laboratory Learning Outcomes (MELLO) is scheduled to begin on Monday 16 January 2017 and run for 6 weeks.
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You are invited to submit a proposal for the 2017 International Online Laboratory Awards, presented by the Global Online Laboratory Consortium (GOLC).
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You are invited to submit a proposal for the 2016 International Online Laboratory Awards, presented by the Global Online Laboratory Consortium (GOLC).
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