The VISIR Implementation Process at IFSC - problems, obstacles and solutions

摘要

In recent years, the use of remote laboratories applied to teaching has become more frequent in several educational institutions around the world. The benefits to the learning process are easy to verify. In addition, remote laboratories bring with their application, operational advantages associated to component inventory, equipment maintenance, security, plus other practical issues. Considering this general scenario, it is intuitive that the implementation of a remote laboratory and its use is easily recognized and accepted by the users, namely, students and teachers. This paper aims to present the obstacles and advantages observed in the implementation of the VISIR (Virtual Instruments Systems in Reality) remote lab at the Federal Institute of Santa Catarina - IFSC, as well as the obtained results.