EU Project: Library of Labs

1. EU Project: Library of Labs LiLa: Library of Labs An EC-funded Project for the Dissemination of Remote and Virtual Laboratories forNatural Sciences and Engineering Dr. David Boehringer, Dr. Thomas Richter University of Stuttgart Co-funded by the Community programme eContentplus Dr. David Boehringer

2. At a glance A research university with a focus on Engineering and the Natural Sciences 19,500 students enrolled at 10 faculties An international range of study programs including 7 Master’s courses taught in English An interdisciplinary profile with key competences in the fields of Engineering, Natural Sciences, Humanities, Economics, and Social Sciences University of Stuttgart Dr. David Boehringer

3. Data on LiLa Duration: 05/15/2009 – 05/14/2011 Consortium: 11 partners (8 universities and 3 enterprises) from seven European countries Funding by the EC: 2 Mio Euro Funding by partners: 2 Mio Euro Program Objectives Co-funded by the Community programme eContentplus Dr. David Boehringer

4. LiLa Partners The LiLa-Consortium: Dr. David Boehringer

5. Analysis of the Status Quo: About 30,000 enrolled students in Berlin, 20,000 in Stuttgart, 10,000 in Basel, 86,000 in Thessaloniki Undergraduate engineering courses with more than 500 participants Equipment for hands-on experiments is limited & limited laboratory capacity Equipment for specialized graduate students becomes more and more expensive, but is used only part time Industry demands graduates with experiences in remote-controlled processes Project Motivation & Goals Dr. David Boehringer

6. Content: Remote Experiments Definition of Remote Experiments • What is a Remote Experiment? • Real experiments in a laboratory • Remotely controlled • Investigation of real objects • Electronic data exchange possible Raman Spectroscopy Controls Sample Selection Meter Dr. David Boehringer

7. Content: Virtual Laboratories Definition of Virtual Laboratories • What is a Virtual Laboratory? • Computer program using „real“ lab metaphor • Idea: Design, setup and carry out experiments • Simulation framework • Simulate real physical devices • ...or theoretical concepts and objects Image Denoising Controls Meter Dr. David Boehringer

8. Objectives of LiLa: Create a technical and organizational framework for the mutual exchange of experiments across Europe build a portal for the access to virtual laboratories, remote experiments & other media make them accessible by a retrieval system exploit them with an access control and booking system guide users with a tutoring system integrate labs into a virtual 3D world and provide a framework for online collaboration disseminate the network across Europe Program Objectives Dr. David Boehringer

9. Retrieval system Based on common sets of meta-data Integrated into library catalogues Use of link resolver technology Program Objectives Dr. David Boehringer

10. Access control User management for access to specific labs & experiments Booking system for use of remote-controlled experiments Program Objectives Dr. David Boehringer

11. Tutoring system Guide users with a tutoring system Give them an intelligent and adaptive help Customization for different languages and cultural backgrounds Program Objectives Dr. David Boehringer

12. 3D world Program Objectives • Wonderland (Sun Microsystems) • Java based • Environment for collaboration • Integrate 3-dimensional visualizationsinto a virtual 3D world Dr. David Boehringer

13. Technical Architecture 3D-World Cooperative use of experiments and devices Java Interface Web Browser Tier 4 Tutoring System Tier 3 Content & Service Discovery Group Management & Acess Control Tier 2 Meta Meta Meta Meta LAB - E VirtLab B Meta Media A Meta Meta Tier 1 LAB - D VirtLab C Meta Meta VirtLab A LAB - F Dr. David Boehringer Media C Media B

14. Dissemination of Content and LiLa Community build a federation for the sharing of virtual laboratories on an open source basis and a licenced access to remote experiments share content on the basis of mutual agreements provide documentation, training and information material on experiments and the LiLa framework disseminate the network across Europe (and beyond) invite additional participants (providing and/or consuming content) Organizational Aims Dr. David Boehringer

15. How can LiLa assist university teachers? Integrate the use of REs and virtual labs into student’s curricula Provide documentation of “best practice” of curricular integration Provide didactical guidelines Provide training material for online courses Didactical aims Dr. David Boehringer

16. 5/2009 11/2009 5/2010 11/2010 5/2011 Simplified Project Plan Simplified Project Plan Project Administration Virtual World Prototype Testing&Debugging Task Def'n Interfaces Course Creation Models/Testing Meta Data Def'n 2D & Annotation 3D Embed. Testing Def'n Criteria Technical Ev. Didactical Ev. Expl. Plan Web Publ. Training Mat. & Embedding, Conf Dr. David Boehringer

17. Interfaces of and to the LiLa System Virtual world interface (2D): November 2009 Metadata definition: January 2010 Tutoring System Interface, Virtual world interface (3D), Access Control Module: May 2010 Interfaces to portal: February 2011 5/2009 11/2009 5/2010 11/2010 5/2011 LiLa Interfaces A B C D Dr. David Boehringer

18. LiLa Contact How to contact LiLa Dr. David Boehringer

19. The End Thank you for your attention! Dr. David Boehringer