Please contact the conference organizers at [email protected] if you require an accessible file, as the files provided by ConfTool Pro to reviewers are filtered to remove author information, and this filter technique unfortunately cannot preserve screen reader information. However, the filter can easily be disabled by the organizers. Special Session–Virtual Instrument Systems in ForReality Peer (VISIR): Review 20 years Only in engineering – what’s next? WEEF-GEDC 2021 Gustavo R. Alves M. Arcelina Marques Manuel Castro Eletrical Engineering Department Physics Department DIEECTQAI CIETI/ISEP CIETI/ISEP UNED – Universidad Nacional de Polytechnic of Polytechnic of Porto Educación a Distancia Porto, Porto, Portugal Madrid, Spain [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Thomas Klinger Faculty of Engineering and IT Carinthia of Applied Sciences Villach, Austria [email protected]

Abstract—This special session aims to share the educational VISIR lab physical location, supported by a research benefits provided by the VISIR (Virtual Instrument Systems in community, a repository of shared resources and materials, Reality) remote lab, over the last 20 years. There is recorded and collaborative platforms, among other tools. evidence of VISIR being used by more than 20.000 students in that period. The number of publications, developments, theses, The purpose of this Special Session is to provide a and didactical implementations that have VISIR as the main discussion space and promote synergies between VISIR users, building block evidence the contribution this remote lab has to contribute for the next generation of VISIR developers, been giving to the community, in the teachers or researchers, such that new and innovative best reported period. Preparing the VISIR remote lab for a new practices are devised, either related to students learning period of 20 years ahead is now regarded by the community outcomes, or teachers didactical approaches, methodologies attached to it as a most necessary step. or instructional course designs, or even with new development ideas, which may expand VISIR’s capacity or applicability, Keywords— VISIR, remote lab, practical experiments both in new engineering educational contexts and incorporating emerging technologies. I. OVERVIEW VISIR - Virtual Instruments Systems in Reality is a remote II. TOPICS OF INTEREST laboratory for learning and teaching electrical and electronic We welcome submissions from all topics related to the circuits, initially developed at the Blekinge Institute of VISIR remote lab, including but not limited to the following: Technology (BTH), Sweden, in 1999 and led by Ingvar Gustavsson. Since then, VISIR remote lab has been spread all • Instructional design with VISIR over the world, during the last decade, and a considerable • Learning outcomes for remote experiments with VISIR large community has been gathered around the use of this remote lab with very different perspectives and objectives [1- • Alternative developments and extensions for VISIR 12]. • Teaching strategies with VISIR After 20 years of continuous development and use of • Research directions for VISIR VISIR, considerable research work has been done in engineering teaching, exploring different academic levels, • VISIR Federation and collaborative work engineering courses, and pedagogical strategies, mainly to assess students’ performance and learning outcomes. The • VISIR in the context of Emergency Remote Teaching knowledge gathered with these shared experiences is most • Learning analytics with VISIR valuable and contributes to further innovative practices being implemented in a continuous learning process. On the other hand, being a resource for remote III. TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE experimental practices, there is always opportunity to improve A. Chair(s): and adapt to new educational and learning demands, namely keeping up with emerging technologies. Having an open • Arcelina Marques, IPP, PT source-based interface, easily allows adaptation to different • Gustavo R. Alves, IPP, PT needs. • Manuel Castro, UNED, ES Being spread all over the world, the creation of a VISIR Federation is defined with a vision of a centralized • Thomas Klinger, CUAS, AT management system, serving users, independently of each

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MembersPeer: Review OnlyNotification of complete September 10, 2021 • Ahmed Naddami, Hassan 2nd University, Casablanca, paper acceptance: MA Submissions final camera- September 20, 2021 • Ana Pavani, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de ready papers and electronic Janeiro, RJ, BR copyright • André Fidalgo, Polytechnic of Porto – School of WEEF-GEDCEngineering, PT 2021 Online authors and early September 20, 2021 • Andreas Pester, The British University in Egypt, Cairo, registration deadline EG Conference dates November 15-18, 2021 • Carlos Arguedas-Matarrita, Universidad Estatal a Distancia, UNED, CR • Carlos Felgueiras, Polytechnic of Porto – School of SUBMISSION Engineering, PT • Christian Kreiter, Carinthia University of Applied Please find instructions here: Sciences, Villach, AT https://weefgedc2021.org/index.php/conference/authors-and- • Clara Viegas, Polytechnic of Porto – School of call-for-papers Engineering, PT ACKNOWLEDGMENTS • Claudius Terkowsky, TU Dortmund University, DE • Delberis Lima, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de - Omitted for blind review - Janeiro, RJ, BR REFERENCES • Dominik May, University of Georgia – College of Engineering, GA, US [1] I. 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Biléssimo, Federal University of Santa School: Didactic Experience and Outcomes,” in Proceedings of the Catarina, SC, BR 15th International Conference on Remote Engineering and Virtual • Sonia Concari, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, AR Instrumentation (REV), 2018, pp. 133–142. • Susana Marchisio, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, AR [10] F. Garcia-Loro et al., “PILAR: A Federation of VISIR Remote Laboratory Systems for Educational Open Activities,” in Proceedings • Thomas Fischer, University of Applied Sciences – FH of 2018 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Campus Wien, Vienna, AT Learning for Engineering (TALE), 2018. • Unai Hernández-Jayo, University of Deusto, ES [11] J. García-Zubía et al., “Using VISIR Remote Lab in the Classroom : Case of Study of the University of Deusto 2009-2019,” in Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Remote Engineering and IV. IMPORTANT DATES Virtual Instrumentation (REV), 2020, vol. 1231, pp. 82-102.Springer, Cham. 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