| The eMerge Project |
| Laboratory experiments are a vital part of engineering and science education, which have so far been considered impractical for distance learning. Also, many institutions cannot afford to buy the expensive instrumentation needed to provide their students with a satisfactory range of modern engineering and science experiments. |
| Project Objectives |
| The main objective of the project is to develop an innovative and advanced educational network structure that will permit the dissemination of real laboratory experiments to support engineering and science education within Europe. We propose to build on the experiences gained from the former Retwine, the Lab-on-Web and the Socrates RichODL projects, where prototypes of remote laboratories were realized and successfully demonstrated. The time is now ripe to lift this technology out of the individual institutions and make the service available throughout Europe. The proposed project will involve the creation of innovative solutions concerning the networking of partner laboratories, server technologies, access control, security, queuing, scalable user interfaces, and pedagogical approaches. |
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