EJSApp: Using Virtual and Remote Laboratories in Moodle

Luis de la Torre1, Ruben Heradio2, José Sánchez1,Sebastian Dormido1

1 Dept. of Computer Science and Automatic Control1 Dept. of Software Engineering and Computer Systems

September 11-13, 2013 - Madrid, Spain -

MPTL’18 (2013) Multimedia in Physics Teaching and Learning

Contents

2MPTL’18 Multimedia in Physics Teaching and Learning

1. Motivation

2. What is Moodle?

3. What are Virtual and Remote Labs (VRLs)?

4. What is EJSApp?

5. EJSApp plugins

i. EJSApp

ii. EJSApp File Browser

iii. EJSApp Booking System

iv. EJSApp Collab Sessions

1. Motivation

3

• Online courses (Moodle)

• Experimental practices (VRLs)

• Easy construction of VRLs (EJS)

• Easy deployment of VRLs (EJSApp)

• Easy management of VRLs (EJSApp)

• Enhanced functionalities of VRLs (EJSApp)

• Enhanced functionalities of online courses (EJSApp)

MPTL’18 Multimedia in Physics Teaching and Learning

2. What is Moodle?

4MPTL’18 Multimedia in Physics Teaching and Learning

• Integrates anything needed for a course (blocks, activities…).

• It can be customized to support the needed features.

• It can be used from any device (tablets, smartphones…).

• More than 60 million users (Most used LMS in the world).

• Moodle is a free open source LMS.

• Supports teachers with their teaching and learners with their learning.

3. What are virtual and remote laboratories?

5

Client side Server side

Internet

Router Router

Web-cam

DAQ

Setup in the lab

MPTL’18 Multimedia in Physics Teaching and Learning

4. What is EJSApp?

6MPTL’18 Multimedia in Physics Teaching and Learning

Free & open source!

4 plugins

> 2700 downloads in nine months

Moodle Hat Award

5. EJSApp plugins

7MPTL’18 Multimedia in Physics Teaching and Learning

• Core plugin (EJSApp)

• Storing data and other files (EJSApp File Browser)

• Managing the access to the RLs (EJSApp Booking System)

• Allowing collaborative work with the VRLs (EJSApp Collab Session)

• Visit our channel in Youtube: UNEDLabs (http://www.youtube.com/user/UNEDLabs)

5. EJSApp plugins - EJSApp

8MPTL’18 Multimedia in Physics Teaching and Learning

• Add EJS applications to a Moodle course– Simulations or virtual laboratories– Remote laboratories

• Set standard Moodle conditions for accessing these new activities

• Automatic backup and restore features• Multi-language support• Personalize EJS simulations for each student• Different initial states for each EJS simulation

5. EJSApp plugins – EJSApp File Browser

9MPTL’18 Multimedia in Physics Teaching and Learning

• Extends Moodle’s Private Files native repository

• Store files saved from an EJS application integrated into Moodle by means of EJSApp– Image files– Text (data) files– State files

• Load previously saved states for a particular EJS simulation

5. EJSApp plugins – EJSApp Booking System

10MPTL’18 Multimedia in Physics Teaching and Learning

• Provides a way to manage the access to the RL resources– Students need to make a booking before they can

work with the RL– Teachers have free access to the RLs

• Sends e-mails to both students and teachers about the bookings and the state of the RLs

• Allows teachers to control the booking rights of students over the different RLs

5. EJSApp plugins – EJSApp Collab Sessions

11MPTL’18 Multimedia in Physics Teaching and Learning

• Real time collaboration with VRLs between two or more Moodle users– Student-student(s)– Teacher-student(s)

• The session director creates the collaborative session– Selects the VRL to work with– Selects the invited users

• Sends Moodle’s Ims and e-mails to the users invited to a collaborative session

Thank you for your attention!

Any questions?

MPTL’18 (2013) Multimedia in Physics Teaching and Learning