The Art Institute of Chicago's pioneering development of public computer programs jump started with two fortuitous events. In 1987 the museum was asked to join a consortium of museum education directors from seven art museums whose main goal was to research and experiment with educational computer technology. Soon afterwards, the Art Institute became one of sixteen American institutions selecte...

Standard precautions (SP) are recommendations to prevent infection and protect health care workers during the provision of care, however, still exists low adherence to these recommendations. Objective To analyze the reasons and consequences of low adherence to standard precautions by the nursing staff. Method integrative literature review, search in seven databases, from 2005 to 2014. Results 3...

This study explored occupational safety practices and regulatory compliance in a representative sample of Maine commercial fishing vessels. Data were collected on demographic characteristics, safety equipment and training, and regulatory compliance during at sea boardings of working commercial fishing vessels (n = 259). Trends in safety and compliance were explored using standard comparison tes...

The dramatic growth in Optical Communication Networks in most developed countries and also in South Africa, desperately needs skilled human resources (engineers) for design, operation and maintenance of these sophisticated networks. With only 8 ECSA accredited engineering schools in South Africa, we are faced with a huge shortage in suitably qualified engineers. Proper education in Optical Netw...

Laboratory tests are crucial in education and training of engineers. Experimental equipment and process simulators are extremely expensive. It is not possible and justified economically to build such laboratories, for educational purposes, in large number of schools. On the other hand, education and training based on video films, etc., is not adequate and personal contact of students with a pro...

In online context, the design and implementation of effective remote laboratories environment is highly challenging on account of hardware and software needs. This paper presents the remote laboratory software framework modified from ilab shared architecture (ISA). The ISA is a framework which enables students to remotely acccess and control experimental hardware using internet infrastructure. ...

Distance education has been the topic of much research in the past years. However, much of this research has been aimed at constructing distance education environments that require high-bandwidth network connections and specialized equipment. Use of these systems has so far been largely limited to a few well-funded research groups, while many educational institutions, particularly in less devel...

Many students have limited opportunities to develop scientific expertise. This is caused, in part, by the scarcity of scientific educational materials and the expense of supplies and equipment. To address these concerns, we developed an inexpensive laboratory experience that introduces students to the scientific process. Our objective was to create an interactive experiment that requires minima...

It is well known that laboratory applications are of significant importance in chemistry education. However, laboratory applications have generally been neglected in recent educational environments for a variety of reasons. In order to address this gap, this study examined the effect of a virtual chemistry laboratory (VCL) on student achievement among 90 students from three different ninth-grad...