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Saturday, September 15, 2001
http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/A3639.cfm The Viability of Distance Education Science Laboratories by Kyle Forinash, Ph.D., Raymond Wisman ...Key impediments to the growth of distance labs are the absence of an educational model for distance science laboratories, the lack of delivery technology standards for instrument hardware and software, and the considerable technical difficulty and expense of development. Due to the lack of standard development practices and technologies, a pessimistic view that distance laboratories are not worth the effort and expense may be understandable. However, we believe that with a general development approach based on technically simple and familiar tools, and a distance education model based on sound pedagogical principles, selected distance labs can be developed that compare favorably with traditional laboratories in development effort, expense and student learning....
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