Improving Performance to Engineering Students through Virtual Labs and its Monitoring in Cockpit

Authors

  • Leandro Rosniak Tibola Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Carlos Eduardo Pereira Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
  • Liane Margarida Rockenbach Tarouco Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v4i4.3957

Keywords:

Virtual labs. 3D Virtual Worlds. Learning Analytics. Cockpits. Instructional Design Models.

Abstract


Modern education needs use all resources to improve teaching-learning process. To achieve this goal, technology can be a sharp allied. Especially to the engineering education, which seeks the balance among theoretical and practice lessons. Thus, many universities are using the virtual labs and virtual worlds 3D like way to support the student's learning and enrich the teaching methods. High tech classes, broadband communication, mobility and ubiquity aren't enough if the student's engagement can't be measured. This work presents a proposal to monitor the virtual lab use by students, showing the educational parameters in a graphical interface, following the suitable pedagogical concepts.

Author Biographies

Leandro Rosniak Tibola, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Leandro Rosniak Tibola is doctoral student in Graduate Program of Informatics on Education (PGIE) at Federal University of Rio Grande Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil (e-mail: tibola@uri.edu.br).

Carlos Eduardo Pereira, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Carlos Eduardo Pereira is professor in Department of Electrical Engineering at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil (e-mail: cpereira@ece.ufrgs.br).

Liane Margarida Rockenbach Tarouco, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Liane Margarida Rockenbach Tarouco is professor in Graduate Program of Informatics on Education at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil (e-mail: liane@penta.ufrgs.br).

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Published

2014-10-05

How to Cite

Tibola, L. R., Pereira, C. E., & Tarouco, L. M. R. (2014). Improving Performance to Engineering Students through Virtual Labs and its Monitoring in Cockpit. International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP), 4(4), pp. 43–50. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v4i4.3957

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