VIRTUAL LABS PROJECT Motivation
Physical Distances Limit Doing Experiments
Sharing of Costly Proliferation of Equipment Quality Labs The Basic Idea
Remote User 1
Remote User 2
Physical Lab (located remotely ) Remote User n Objectives of the Virtual Lab Project
To provide remote-access to labs in various disciplines of Science and Engineering.
To cater to students at the UG level, PG level as well as to research scholars .
To enable the students to learn at their own pace , and to arouse their curiosity .
To provide a complete Learning Management System that includes web-resources, video-lectures, animated demonstrations and self evaluation . Types of Virtual Labs
Remote Triggered
Measurement Based
Modeling / Simulation Based Intended Users
College Students
High-school students
Researchers inin different institutes
Different engineering colleges Salient Features (1/2) O Free to use. O Accessible through Internet on any PC / Laptop/ Smartphone. O Developed in self learning mode .
O Innovative experimentations.
O Anytime ! Anywhere lab ! O Requires standard, inexpensive devices at the user end just a PC with internet connectivity . Salient Features (2/2)
O Effective as an instructional tool as well as a self-learning tool . O Accessible to as many students as possible . O Accompanying audio and video streaming of an actual lab experiment and equipment. O Actual ‘touch and feel’ Why Virtual Labs !
O Complementary to existing lab for enhanced learning. O Customized to self learning mode/distance education mode . O One stop resource availability .
O Latest and updated experiments.
O Aimed at industry trends . Broad Areas for Virtual Labs O Electronics and Communication Engineering O Computer Science and Engineering O Electrical Engineering O Mechanical Engineering O Civil Engineering O Chemical Engineering O Biomedical and Biotechnology Engineering O Chemical Sciences O Physical Sciences All areas of Science and Engineering are covered Participating Institutes
IIT Delhi IIT Madras
IIT Bombay IIIT Hyderabad
IIT Kanpur Amrita University
IIT Kharagpur Dayalbagh University
IIT Roorkee NITK Surathkal
IIT Guwahati COE Pune Website: www.vlab.co.in Virtual Labs Project Phase -- II National Impact of Virtual Labs
O Field Trials were conducted in over 250 Colleges all over India.
O Over 400 Workshops were conducted.
O More than 3000 Faculty were trained.
O More than 500000 Students were trained.
O Over 2000 daily usages of VLabs outside the lab hours. S. No. Discipline No. of Labs 1 Electronics & Communication Engg. 17 2 Civil Engineering 09 3 Electrical Engineering 12 4 Biotech & Biomedical Engineering 23 5 Physical Sciences 09 6 Chemical Engineering 04 7 Chemical Sciences 11 8 Computer Science & Engineering 23 9 Mechanical Engineering 08 TOTAL 116 # with at least 6-Experiments per Lab VIRTUAL LABS PHASE --II PROJECT Outreach Program Methodology
VIRTUAL LABS Outreach Team, IIT Delhi
Nodal Nodal Nodal Center 1 Center 2 Center n
Nearby Nearby Nearby Nearby Nearby Nearby Institute Institute Nearby Institute Institute Institute Institute Nearby Nearby 3 1 Institute 3 1 3 1 Institute 2 Institute 2 2 How to become a Nodal Center ?
Participate in Open Workshop at IIT Delhi
Get Training and Hands-on Practice on Virtual Labs at IIT Delhi
Submit EOI Form Role of Nodal Center
VLABS
Nodal Center
Users Nomination of an NC
O To be appointed by Head of the Institution.
O Continue his/her responsibilities for at least one semester.
O Interface between Outreach Team of Virtual Labs, IIT Delhi and Nodal Center. Responsibilities of an NC
The Nodal Coordinator :
O Conduct training sessions .
O May take help of another faculty members.
O To promote maximum usages of Virtual Labs. Cont…… Responsibilities of an NC
The Nodal Coordinator :
O Submit a monthly progress report.
O Organize One workshop per Semester.
O Invite Faculty members and Students to attend Workshop. How to count one usage at Nodal Center
Server data of Nodal Centers
Google analytics
Usages generated
Report prepared
Report submission to IIT Delhi Nodal Centers may SSuggestuggest
O Modifications/improvements in VLabs. O Inclusion / exclusion VLabs in the curriculum of Universities. O MHRD to take further steps to aware people about VLabs. O Contribution of NCs in developing and maintaining the existing VLabs. For Effectiveness
Flipping a book will not make you learn
reading it will !
Just clicking through Virtual lab experiments will not make you learn … Doing it will ! Share your ideas
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