A Critical Perspective of an Online Hands-On Laboratory Framework for Environmental Engineering Courses

Authors

  • Kiran Tota-Maharaj University of Salford

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v2i3.2104

Keywords:

(E-learning, Water, Environmental Engineering, Weblog, Virtual Online Environment)

Abstract


In environmental engineering education at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, laboratory exercises are a key component for a holistic learning experience. This project gives an outlook of online learning related research and teaching linked to a lab-based learning environment. The advent of the internet and online resources such as weblogs as a major communication methodology in higher education has showed a great deal of interest. In this project a further step into the realm of providing an online support system for student’s access to remote and distributed laboratory facilities in water and environmental engineering modules has been conducted. The approach demonstrates the feasibility of using an online laboratory effectively which can enable learners to reinforce their learning through hands-on practicals and can also be carried out in a flexible environment. An online weblog related the research and interlinked teaching for water and environmental engineering modules which can be implemented in reforming a lecture-based course for students undertaking water and wastewater engineering subjects

Author Biography

Kiran Tota-Maharaj, University of Salford

Dr. Kiran Tota-Maharaj is a Lecturer in Civil Engineering specilising in Water and Environmental Engineering at The University of Salford, Manchester. He attained his PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, his MSc in Environmental Engineering from Newcastle University, England and his BSc in Mechanical Engineering from The University of the West Indies, Trinidad. 

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Published

2012-07-06

How to Cite

Tota-Maharaj, K. (2012). A Critical Perspective of an Online Hands-On Laboratory Framework for Environmental Engineering Courses. International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP), 2(3), pp. 58–62. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v2i3.2104

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Short Papers