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Exploring the virtual classroom: What students need to know (and teachers should consider)

open access: yes, 2011
Technological improvements in many countries have meant that institutions offering distance education programmes now have more options available to them to communicate and interact with their students, and increasingly, attention is being turned to the ...
Falloon, Garry, Garry Falloon
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Compliant Pneumatic Feet with Real‐Time Stiffness Adaptation for Humanoid Locomotion

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A compliant pneumatic foot with real‐time variable stiffness enables humanoid robots to adapt to changing terrains. Using onboard vision and pressure control, the foot modulates stiffness within each gait cycle, reducing impact forces and improving balance. The design, cast in soft silicone with embedded air chambers and Kevlar wrapping, offers durable,
Irene Frizza   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Virtual Learning Environment to enable CPD for Orthopaedic Surgeons across Europe

open access: yes, 2003
The Virtual Orthopaedic University (VOU) is an EU-funded project which has developed a learning environment which links explicit pedagogical approaches to a set of specialised tools and resources, which will enable orthopaedic surgeons to facilitate the ...
Grange, Simon   +2 more
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Universal Gripper for Industrial Manipulation With Enhanced Rigid Mechanics and Self‐Adaptable Fingers

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
An enhanced universal gripper combining rigid mechanics with self‐adaptable fingers is presented for industrial automation. The novel six‐bar linkage with integrated compliant pad eliminates mechanical interference while enabling passive shape adaptation.
Muhammad Usman Khalid   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

USE OF VIRTUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS DURING STUDYING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE OF PROFESSIONAL DIRECTION

open access: yesІнформаційні технології і засоби навчання, 2013
This article summarizes the experience of educational web resources in higher educational establishments. The general scientific and methodological approaches to the use of web-based virtual learning environment for language learning vocational guidance ...
Roman B. Kotsyuba
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Managing humanitarian emergencies : Teaching and learning with a virtual humanitarian disaster tool

open access: yes, 2012
The project received start-up funding in the form of a University of St Andrews FILTA awardThe importance of specialist intervention in the form of humanitarian aid from governments, NGOs and other aid agencies during a humanitarian emergency cannot be ...
Miller, Alan Henry David   +4 more
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Muscle Control of an Extra Robotic Digit

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This study compares muscle‐ and movement‐based control for operating a supernumerary robotic thumb. While movement control performs better in the proposed tasks, muscle‐based (EMG) control promotes broader motor learning. The results highlight the promise and challenges of using biosignals for human augmentation, offering new insights into intuitive ...
Julien Russ   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Elementary Science Instruction: Examining a Virtual Environment for Evidence of Learning, Engagement, and 21st Century Competencies

open access: yesEducation Sciences, 2014
This mixed methods study examined the effectiveness of a virtual world curriculum for teaching elementary students complex science concepts and skills.
Terry K. Smith
doaj   +1 more source

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