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Marks, Benjy; Thomas, Jacqueline – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
Virtual and augmented (VAR) technology is in the early stages of being adopted as a teaching platform in higher education. The technology can facilitate immersive learning in environments that are not usually physically accessible to students via 3D models and interactive 360° videos. To date, adoption rates of VAR technology for teaching have not…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Simulation, Technology Uses in Education, Higher Education
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Bush-Mecenas, Susan; Schweig, Jonathan; Opfer, V. Darleen – RAND Corporation, 2022
Social labs have recently been gaining traction in a wide range of sectors internationally, and have been applied to many complex social problems, including food system security, poverty and labour market revitalisation. Social labs convene participants to collaborate and work collectively on developing prototypes that are iteratively refined and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Laboratories, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation
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Crisp, Michael G.; Kable, Scott H.; Read, Justin R.; Buntine, Mark A. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2011
This paper describes an educational analysis of a first year university chemistry practical called "Investigating sugar using a home made polarimeter". The analysis follows the formalism of the Advancing Chemistry by Enhancing Learning in the Laboratory (ACELL) project, which includes a statement of education objectives, and an analysis…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Attitudes, Chemistry, Science Laboratories
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Lowe, D. – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2013
Remote laboratories (RLs) have become increasingly seen as a useful tool in supporting flexible shared access to scarce laboratory resources. An important element in supporting shared access is coordinating the scheduling of the laboratory usage. Optimized scheduling can significantly decrease access waiting times and improve the utilization level…
Descriptors: Laboratories, Distance Education, Shared Resources and Services, Scheduling
Fowler, Clifford F. – 1981
Effectiveness of the Mobile Field Study Unit's work in environmental education in south-west Queensland during 1979-1980 was evaluated through records kept by the Unit and the Priority Country Area Program (PCAP) office, evaluations by teachers, interviews with teachers and educational administrators, and participant observation of the Unit. The…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Distance, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education