The VALUE @ Amrita Virtual Labs Project: Using web technology to provide virtual laboratory access to students

Proceedings - 2011 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 117-121

  Achuthan, Krishnashree ^a   Sreelatha, K S ^a   Surendran, Shone ^a   Diwakar, Shyam ^a   Nedungadi, Prema ^a   Humphreys, Steven ^a   S Sreekala, C O ^a   Pillai, Zeena ^a   Raman, Raghu ^a   Deepthi, Ani ^a   Gangadharan, Rathish ^a   Appukuttan, Saritha ^a   Ranganatha, Jyothi ^a   Sambhudevan, Sreedha ^a   Mahesh, Suma ^a  

^a AMRITA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

chemistry laboratories; distance learning; e learning; higher education; physics laboratories; remote labs; tertiary education; virtual labs

Indexed keywords

CHEMISTRY LABORATORY; DISTANCE-LEARNING; HIGHER EDUCATION; PHYSICS LABORATORIES; REMOTE LABS; TERTIARY EDUCATION; VIRTUAL LAB;

CURRICULA; E-LEARNING; EDUCATION COMPUTING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LABORATORIES; STUDENTS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 84855831238     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/GHTC.2011.79     Document Type: Conference Paper

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