TY - GEN
T1 - Work in progress - Video-based lab tutorials in an undergraduate electrical circuit course
AU - Mu, Xiaoyan
AU - Walter, Deborah
AU - Xu, Huihui
AU - Walter, Phillip
AU - Berry, Carlotta
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The Electrical Engineering curriculum is often coupled with extensive laboratory practice. The primary objectives of these laboratory experiences are to develop measurement and testing skills, draw relationships between classroom theory and real world applications and increase students' interest in the practice of the engineering profession. Traditionally, laboratory exercises that instruct students on the operation of instruments and basic measurement techniques are presented in a written format. For a novice student unfamiliar with the equipment, these written instructions can be confusing and frustrating. In this project, we are creating a web-based repository of video tutorials for electrical circuit laboratory exercises in a sophomorelevel Introduction to Electrical Circuits class. We will study the effectiveness of the video-based lab tutorials on improving students' lab skills. In addition, this study will examine the students' preference between the videobased lab tutorials and text-based lab tutorials.
AB - The Electrical Engineering curriculum is often coupled with extensive laboratory practice. The primary objectives of these laboratory experiences are to develop measurement and testing skills, draw relationships between classroom theory and real world applications and increase students' interest in the practice of the engineering profession. Traditionally, laboratory exercises that instruct students on the operation of instruments and basic measurement techniques are presented in a written format. For a novice student unfamiliar with the equipment, these written instructions can be confusing and frustrating. In this project, we are creating a web-based repository of video tutorials for electrical circuit laboratory exercises in a sophomorelevel Introduction to Electrical Circuits class. We will study the effectiveness of the video-based lab tutorials on improving students' lab skills. In addition, this study will examine the students' preference between the videobased lab tutorials and text-based lab tutorials.
KW - Electrical circuits
KW - Student learning
KW - Video-based lab tutorials
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U2 - 10.1109/FIE.2009.5350593
DO - 10.1109/FIE.2009.5350593
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77951478918
SN - 9781424447152
T3 - Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE
BT - 39th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference
T2 - 39th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference: Imagining and Engineering Future CSET Education, FIE 2009
Y2 - 18 October 2009 through 21 October 2009
ER -