Robinson, David J. and Swithenby, Stephen J.
(2009).
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Abstract
A longstanding challenge for distance educators has been to provide a meaningful experience of science experiments. The difficulty is not only a matter of accessing equipment but also of framing the valuable social and collaborative experience that students enjoy in conventional laboratory settings. In this paper we describe the development of a module that allows individual students working at a distance to collaborate in groups, carry out simple but significant scientific experiments and acquire transferrable and professional experimental skills. Developing suitable experiments appropriate in a global distance learning environment is very different from devising a laboratory-based experiment. We report the results of a pilot with a small group of students, tested against the criteria for successful on-line collaborative experiments we have set for the new module.
| Item Type: | Book Chapter |
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| Copyright Holders: | Eastern Mediterranean University Press |
| ISBN: | 975-8401-67-X, 978-975-8401-67-3 |
| Academic Unit/Department: | Science > Environment, Earth and Ecosystems Science > Life, Health and Chemical Sciences |
| Item ID: | 27704 |
| Depositing User: | David Robinson |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Feb 2011 10:34 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Nov 2012 12:21 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/27704 |
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