Real Virtual Lab

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Real Virtual Lab

• Proposal for Virtual Research Environment

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LIBRARY

• Information reserves
• -- books
• -- journal articles
• -- videos

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Library Researcher

• Symbiotic relationship

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Library Repository to Source
UDL
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Virtual Labs 1.
Demonstration Purposes

• Medicine Howard Hughes Medical Institute
• 2. Chemistry CMU
• The Chem Collective
• 3. Physics Virtual Labs Simulations Site

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Virtual Labs 2. Data
Collection

• Social Psychology Network
• Online participation
• Jury Decision Making
• Probabilisitic Reasoning

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Virtual Labs 3. Remote Research
Night sky (Mexico)
Researcher (Ukraine)
Telescope (New Zealand)
Geneticist (South Africa)
DNA Sample (U.S.)
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Apache Point Observatory (APO) Sunspot, New
Mexico

• Remote Observation 70
• REMARK
• GUI application
• Laptops
• Multiple remote users
• connect simultaneously
• Savings in travel
• well over 100,000

Optical Telescope
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UDL Scope for Expansion Real Virtual Lab (RVL)

• Market for online experimental activities
• Portal
• Increase connectivity between existing virtual
  resources and users
• Complete Research Environment
• Develop new experiments

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RVL Features 1. Post Original Experiment

• Why
• Reduce need for replication
• Eliminate problem of Non-identical results
• b) What/How
• Compile run
• Allow parameter changes

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RVL Features 2. Post Experimental Templates

• Why
• Experimental Paradigms Frequently used
• Subjective ratings using linear scale
• Reaction Time
• Economical Students
• Pilot Study Quick Assembly
• What/How
• Maintain Call for Paradigm Templates

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RVL Features 3. Post New Theories
Experimental Designs

• Why
• Relevant to New fields Cognitive Science
• Missing Distinction Theory / Experimentation
• Rapid Development Case Physics
• What/How
• invite Hypotheses
• Responses experimental testing
• invite Experimental results
• Responses theoretical explanations

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RVL Features 4. Online Cross Cultural Studies

• Why
• Relevant to studies involving human subjects
• Human Computer Interaction, Anthropology etc..
• University of Salamanca, Spain Non Verbal
  Behavior
• Avoid Long Distance Travel
• b) What/How
• Global Standardization of Experimental Procedures
• Joint venture with schools colleges
• Instructor supervised participation

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RVL Features 5. Universal Access

• Why
• Reduce Dependence on funding agencies
• Global Research Culture
• Stronger College Applications

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Real Virtual LabSummary of Benefits

• Rapid Development of Field
• Reduced Need for Funding
• Global Participation
• Research as Hobby
• UDL as U. N. of Research
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