Together with the University of Kaiserslautern, INTEL has developed a series of Remote Controlled Laboratories (RCL), which are the core of Xplora's web experiments. On September,8 2006, one of these web experiments will be shipped to the German Gymasium Isernhagen (Hannover) during a ceremony with the mayor of Isernhagen, representatives of the commune, and the developers.
The web experiment “Photo effect”, which is going to be handed over to the schools headmistress Elke Wolff by Thomas Osburg from INTEL, is the modern variant of the experimental breakthrough in quantum theory, first interpreted by Albert Einstein.
A school chosen to lead the innovation Gymnasium Isernhagen is then one of the first schools in Europe hosting the web experiment available for their pupils directly and globally for the community of science education.
The German school has been selected due to its excellent ICT-infrastructure and the engagement of its administration and physics department.
Benefits and pedagogical values of web experiments
Web experiments are real experiments, operated from a desktop instead of a laboratory and connected to a database saving results for future use.
Maintained by professionals and run with high availability and reliability, these web experiments bring the concept of remote-controlled laboratories from today's large multinational research institutions into school laboratories.
Running an in-school web experiment can raise the motivation of pupils to start a scientific career, because together with their teachers, they are the maintainers of the set-up. More visibility of the science branch in a school is given to the public, enhancing its scientific profile. Schools are therefore encouraged to setup international cooperation around the web experiment, sharpening the awareness of cooperation in science.
About INTEL Education
Because teachers are the key to improving learning for students, Intel® Innovation in Education delivers a wide range of resources for K-12 educators and those who support them with professional development. Our training programs, online tools, and resources are developed by teachers, for teachers. Some programs are delivered face-to-face. Others are shared internationally via the Web.
About Arbeitsgruppe Jodl
Prof. Dr. Hans-Jörg Jodl guides the working group for optical solid state spectroscopy and didactics of physics at Kaiserslautern university.
His research topics in experimental physics are applications of extreme pressure, molecular structure, computer simulation and basics of solid state physics.
He introduced the use of modern media in the didactics of physics within the FiPS project (Früheinstieg in das Physik Studium). The RCL (Remote Controlled Laboratory) project allows remote students to run real experiments. Since 2003 the technology is made available for schools in cooperation with INTEL, the Eberhard-von-Kuehnheim-Stiftung and the Arbeitgeberverband Gesamtmetall organisation. Important experiments of the secondary level experiments are now online available for teachers and students.
About Xplora
Xplora is the European gateway to science education. It is aimed at teachers, pupils, scientists, science communicators and science educators. It is run by European Schoolnet - EUN (www.eun.org), a network of 28 ministries of education across Europe.
The Xplora portal is supported by the PENCIL project (Permanent EuropeaN resource Centre for Informal Learning), a large scale European project, which intends to promote science education among young people. The PENCIL project is funded by the European Commission's Directorate General for Research as part of Science and Society.
About European Schoolnet
European Schoolnet (EUN) is a unique not-for-profit consortium of 28 ministries of education in Europe created in 1997. EUN provides major European education portals for teaching, learning and collaboration and leads the way in bringing about change in schooling through the use of new technology.
For additional information about web experiments:
http://www.xplora.org/ww/en/pub/xplora/megalab/web_experiments.htm
Contact:
Karl Sarnow
Xplora – European Science Education Gateway manager
karl.sarnow@eun.org
Rue de Trèves, 61
B-1040 Brussels Belgium
Tel: +32 2 790 75775
Fax: 32 2 790 7585
www.europeanschoolnet.org
www.xplora.org
