Publication Type : Conference Paper
Thematic Areas : Biotech, Learning-Technologies, Medical Sciences
Publisher : DSDE 2010 - International Conference on Data Storage and Data Engineering, Bangalore.
Source : DSDE 2010 - International Conference on Data Storage and Data Engineering, Bangalore, p.10-14 (2010)
ISBN : 9780769539584
Keywords : Animation, biology, biotechnology, Data storage equipment, Deliverability, Domain knowledge, E-learning, Enhanced learning, Issues and challenges, Key elements, Knowledge dissemination, Laboratories, Laboratory course, Laboratory techniques, Learning experiences, Network connectivity, Neurophysiology, New dimensions, Sakshat amrita, Teaching, University course, Virtual lab, Virtual neurophysiology, Virtualizations
Campus : Amritapuri
School : Centre for Cybersecurity Systems and Networks, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, School of Biotechnology, School of Engineering
Center : AmritaCREATE, Amrita Mind Brain Center, Computational Neuroscience and Neurophysiology, Cyber Security
Department : biotechnology, Computer Science, cyber Security
Year : 2010
Abstract : For enhanced education at the level of University courses such as those in biology or biotechnology, one of the key elements is the need of time and expertise to allow the student to familiarize laboratory techniques in par with regular theory. The Sakshat Amrita virtual biotechnology lab project focusing on virtualizing wet-lab techniques and integrating the learning experience has added a new dimension to the regular teaching courses at the University. Establishing virtual labs requires both domain knowledge and virtualizing skills via programming, animation and device-based feedback. Challenges in the biotechnology sector in setting up a laboratory that integrates both the feel and phenomenon includes the medley of multiple techniques. This paper reports one such cost-effective process used in virtualizing a real biotechnology lab at the University-level. The major challenge in setting up an effective knowledge dissemination for laboratory courses was not only the scientific approach of biotechnology, but included the virtualization aspects such as usage/design scalability, deliverability efficiency, network connectivity issues, security and speed of adaptability to incorporate and update changes into existing experiments. This paper also discusses an issue-specific case-study of a functional virtual lab in biotechnology and its many issues and challenges. © 2010 IEEE.
Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Shyam Diwakar, Dr. Krishnashree Achuthan, and Prof. Prema Nedungadi, “Biotechnology virtual labs- integrating wet-lab techniques and theoretical learning for enhanced learning at universities”, in DSDE 2010 - International Conference on Data Storage and Data Engineering, Bangalore, 2010, pp. 10-14
