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A Semantic Portal for Publication and Exchange of Educational Online Laboratories

A Semantic Portal for Publication and Exchange of Educational Online Laboratories
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Author(s): Michael Niederstätte (Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Austria)and Christian Maier (Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Austria)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 18
Source title: Internet Accessible Remote Laboratories: Scalable E-Learning Tools for Engineering and Science Disciplines
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Abul K.M. Azad (Northern Illinois University, USA), Michael E. Auer (Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Austria)and V. Judson Harward (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-186-3.ch029

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Abstract

This chapter presents the research results focused on defining a general model for online laboratories and a Web repository based on Semantic Web technologies to facilitate the use of new tools to publish and exchange online laboratories and other related resources. The developed model is based on existing and well known standards like dc and FOAF, but new vocabularies also had to be created to describe the more specific resources related to online laboratories. Online laboratories are becoming important educational resources because of their increasing availability and diversity. Online laboratories also provide a flexible training option because they can be shared and are available on a 24/7 basis. Modern technologies in the area of online engineering are often prohibitively expensive and the possibility of sharing resources and sharing laboratory facilities is an increasingly attractive option, particularly for universities and other institutions with more limited financial resources. Furthermore this chapter describes in detail the Lab2go Web repository and its functionalities developed to facilitate the creation of semantic content and the search for online laboratories and other related resources.

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