Remote Laboratories

Miroslava Ožvoldová is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education, University of Trnava in Trnava, Slovakia. Her main interests are the new generation of e-learning in education processes with the support of e-experiments and real remote experiments.František Schauer is Professor at the Faculty of Education, University of Trnava in Trnava, Slovakia and at the Faculty of Applied Informatics, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic. His main interests are ICT in physics education, especially remote experiments building, remote laboratories management systems, and solid state organic electronics.

• Contents: Remote laboratories – Management system REMLABNET – Research-based science education – Technology Enhanced Learning – Remote experiments in environment monitoring – Remote experiments in mechanics – Remote experiments in electricity, magnetism and electromagnetism – Remote experiments in chemistry.

«Based on the three mentioned pillars I think that this book will be very interesting not only for researchers, but also intensively for teachers and students at teacher training colleges. The approach of the book is in line with the recommendations of the EU to impulse the science and technology among young students, using a Technology Enhanced Learning approach». (Javier García-Zubía, Faculty of Engineering, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain)«The book authored by Miroslava Ožvoldová and František Schauer may be analyzed in two dimensions: time plus scientific/technical coverage. A first remark would be that both dimensions seem to be balanced and complete. Regarding the time dimension, the book presents an interesting survey on similar/related approaches about the use of remote and virtual laboratories in science and engineering education. This survey results in a considerable number of references that date back to the early 90’s, where initial works on remote laboratories were published. As an expert working in remote labs since the year 2000, I am happy to say this book is an important contribution to the area, describing not only an impressive technical work, but also a passionate effort of the authors towards improving students’ (and teachers’) motivation in science and engineering education». (Gustavo R. Alves, Polytechnic of Porto - School of Engineering, Porto, Portugal)