Harnessing the internet as a virtual lab

Philip Tsang

International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 2006, vol. 3, issue 6, 575-592

Abstract: Using the internet for education has become mainstreamed. It has become normal and unexceptional. There is a wide spectrum of areas in which the net is being used. Some academics focus on the cognitive model of web design for e-learning, some on classroom assessment and some on web-based education characteristics and problems. However, there is a lack of comprehensive documentation of how the net can be used as a virtual lab itself. Two important criteria in educational good practises are: (1) plenty of learning by doing; and (2) abundant feedback to learners to keep them informed how they are getting on. In these two criteria, the net provides a giant open-access 'virtual lab' for learners. The goal of this paper is to present a comprehensive internet research study, Sig-Ad-Exp, to inspire the readers in using the internet for innovating their teaching and research endeavours.

Keywords: opening learning; teaching strategy; innovation; virtual labs; experimental design; Yates' algorithm; neural networks; Sig-Ad-Exp; internet research; e-learning. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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