Research

Laboratory experimentation plays an important role in higher scientific education. This helps to develop procedural skills required in both high-level academic and professional contexts.

Even though laboratories of excellence operating across Europe are concerned about the difficulty of finding qualified staff, trained to be efficient and familiar with the new experimental procedures, university students seldom have access to these laboratories. This highlights the significant disconnect between the practical demands of the professional world and the theoretical nature of higher education courses. As a result, while students gain extensive general and specialized knowledge, they often miss out on acquiring the practical awareness and competencies required in the industry.

Through these initiatives, we hope to bridge the gap between academic learning and the practical skills required in the professional world. To ensure the project’s seamless operation, we have described the work packages below. 

WP 2 (Curricula design) has two main objectives:

1. Define the infrastructure necessary for conducting remote labs, identify teachers needs to track students’ learning strategies.
2. Design of different online approaches including evaluation, integration of scientific field into higher education teaching.

WP2 will present a critical and categorised analysis of all relevant information concerning methodologies and best practices to be implemented in remote labs.

WP4 (Understanding remote lab use and learning) focuses to understand and optimize learning environments by identifying trends in student activity, improving educational designs, and analyzing navigation habits to enhance virtual lab session completion. Learning analytics dashboard, laboratory learning sessions analytics will be conducted in order to gain insights on use of remote labs and platforms.