Lab@Home: The Open University of Catalonia Hands-on Electronics Laboratory for Online Engineering Education

Practical experimentation is essential for electronics learning. As the acquisition of practical and professional competences in full online scenario is concerned, it is very relevant the use of technology that allows students to carry out hands-on experiments. This paper presents Lab@Home, the Open...

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Published inElectronics (Basel) Vol. 9; no. 2; p. 222
Main Authors Monzo, Carlos, Cobo, Germán, Morán, José Antonio, Santamaría, Eugènia, García-Solórzano, David
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.02.2020
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ISSN2079-9292
2079-9292
DOI10.3390/electronics9020222

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Summary:Practical experimentation is essential for electronics learning. As the acquisition of practical and professional competences in full online scenario is concerned, it is very relevant the use of technology that allows students to carry out hands-on experiments. This paper presents Lab@Home, the Open University of Catalonia (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, UOC, Barcelona, Spain) hands-on electronics laboratory, which allows online students to carry out practical experiments anywhere and anytime at a reduced cost and with good portability characteristics. Lab@Home features and students satisfaction are analyzed during six consecutive semesters in two different subjects by means of a self-administered questionnaire, showing the benefits of using Lab@Home in the acquisition of the subjects contents and gathering how could be improved students learning experience by using this kind of electronics laboratory.
ISSN:2079-9292
2079-9292
DOI:10.3390/electronics9020222