Collaborative distributed environments for learning design tasks by means of modelling and simulation

Crescencio Bravo (1) , Miguel Redondo (1) , Manuel Ortega (1) , Maria Felisa Verdejo (2)

1 Departamento de Informática
2 Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Electrónica y de Control

The Simulation discipline has to face new challenges such as the incorporation of Collaborative Technologies for professional use as well as for teaching purposes. This integration permits the creation of new kinds of support for collaborative learning processes. In this paper, we explore the potential of this synergy with DomoSim-TPC, a synchronous distributed collaborative environment for the teaching and learning of Domotics. The system supports an active, simulation-based and problem-based approach for learning house automation design. Using this learning environment, teachers propose and organize problem solving activities and the students carry out, in a collaborative way, the construction of artefacts (designs) using modelling and simulation tools. (http://www.inf-cr.uclm.es/www/cbravo/papers/cbravo2.pdf )

Keywords: modelling; probability; learning technology; spreadsheets

Domains: Technology for Human Learning

Crescencio Bravo, Miguel Redondo, Manuel Ortega, Maria Felisa Verdejo. Collaborative distributed environments for learning design tasks by means of modelling and simulation. Journal of Network and Computer Applications (JNCA), 2006, 29, pp.321-342. ⟨10.1016/j.jnca.2005.01.003⟩. ⟨hal-00190829⟩