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http://dx.doi.org/10.5389/KSAE.2012.54.3.081

A Study on the Effects of Virtural Learning in Structural Design - Constructing Databse of Structural Component based on the virtual Reality Engine -  

Kim, Han-Joong (한경대학교 지역자원시스템공학과)
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Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers / v.54, no.3, 2012 , pp. 81-89 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper presents a set of controlled simulated statical and engineering mechanical experiments accessible via the virtual world environment (VWE) and virtual physics lab S/W. Online courses of the university offering courses and/or programs online are growing and the number of students want education in ways which fit their personal places, e-learning is becoming more important and ubiquitous each year. In this study, first of all, question is rather 'How do we execute the learning effectiveness of e-learning courses?' than 'Why does they need e-learnig or VW-learning?'. In particular, is it possible to effectively teach mechanical engineering courses online? The answer was 'No'. So, there is little research on many of these questions. And another important question is 'Is e-learning cost effective?'. For the answer, This research provided that an instructional design model is used to 'How to think and apply the Newtonian forces' in the virtual physics lab S/W. Collected data from student are administered in the spring semester when students studied 'Introduction to Bio-resources and Systems Engineering'. Results show that a cadre of students can take highly interactively physical properties of mechanical engineering in the virtual laboratory environment. Those show that VWE is greater than that of a similar real world presentation or experimental lab, since most of students are delighted to modify and retry modeling works in the VWE.
Keywords
VWE; e-learning; VW-learning; virtual physics lab; mechanical engineering;
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