Radojka Krneta

Blended Learning of Programming in the Internet Age

This paper presents an advanced variant of learning programming by the use of the Internet and multimedia. It describes the development of a blended learning environment, which, in addition to classroom (face-to-face) lessons, introduces lessons delivered over the Internet: the use of multimedia teaching material with completely dynamic interactive simulations; the use of applications for regular checking and self-checking of the acquisition of knowledge; and applications for regular communication on the teaching material between students and lecturers. This blended learning environment has been developed with the purpose of upgrading the basic programming courses (Programming Fundamentals 1 and Programming Fundamentals 2) at the Advanced School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (VISER) in Belgrade, Serbia. The paper contains a brief description of the goals set, their development and implementation (structure design, the development of teaching materials, scenario implementation, and evaluation), and the results of the implementation and evaluation of these courses.

The remote DSP experiment integrated with Moodle online learning environment

In this paper we presented an educational usage of remote experiment, carried out within master course in DSP on Faculty of Technical Sciences in Cacak. The experiment is based on the National Instruments CompactRIO platform and it is integrated with LabVIEW software for visualization. Students are able to access the laboratory experiment remotely through Moodle block called Remote Lab View (RLV), which is created to do experiment time scheduling and to enable communication between teachers and students during the experiments. This approach enriches blended learning mode and is highly beneficiary for master students who live and work away from University.

Interdisciplinary Project Bridges the Gap in Electrical Engineers' Knowledge of Modern Control Applications

The aim of this paper is to describe an interdisciplinary student project which combines knowledge and skills from power electronics, control algorithms and digital design. The suggested approach is a group-based project that enables students to develop interdisciplinary knowledge as well as interpersonal and communication skills needed to work in todays multidisciplinary field of modern control applications.

Labview-based laboratory environment for learning of filtering concepts

Better understanding of the acquired theoretical knowledge in the field of digital signal processing, for their successful use in future engineering practice, is achieved by introducing interactive laboratory experiments in the classroom. In this paper we present realization of LabVIEW virtual interactive DSP experiments and hardware DSP laboratory experiments on the NI-ELVIS II + development platform. These experiments can be used in the DSP lab for “visualization” of filtering concepts. For the purpose of “visualization”, LabVIEW filter palette has been used for the procedure of band pass digital filter design and active band pass filter has been realized on the NI-ELVIS II+ developing platform. Theoretical characteristics of active band pass filter validated by measurements on realized hardware model.

Evaluation of remote experiments by different target groups: NeReLa project case study

This paper reports a case study of NeReLa project with regard to first results of different evaluations of remote experiments developed within this project. Performed and planned evaluations that were or will be conducted by four target groups are discussed in the paper. Results of first evaluation, performed by trained secondary vocational schools teachers, are disused in the second section. Following is brief overview of the evaluations planned to be performed by students from Serbian partner universities and by students from selected secondary vocational schools. The planned evaluation that will be performed by experts from EU partner universities is described in more details in the last section.

A laboratory setup for magnetic filed distribution monitoring

Nowadays, electrical and computers engineers are making their careers in designing smart, real time data acquisitions systems. This paper presents the computer laboratory setup and teaching methodology design to meet the needs in teaching magnetic field distribution. In modern world people spend a lot of time at their workplace. Because we live in age of electronic, usually working environment is surrounded with many different type of electric devices, e.g. telecommunication equipment, power grid, computers, mobile devices, different type of displays etc. Beside exposure to the influence of electromagnetic radiation from natural sources people are exposed to the influence of electromagnetic radiation from mentioned electronic devices from their working environment. The courses named Computer Control System and Remote Control allow the students to apply their previous knowledge of electrical sensors, microcontrollers systems, communications and software engineering to experience magnetic field distribution by designing and implementing large scale individual projects within semester. A flexible hardware platform accompanied by application and teaching methodologies allow quick completion of course exercises.

NeReLa project: Building network of remote labs using EU best practice

This paper gives brief presentation of the ongoing Tempus project deals with increasing attractiveness of engineering education in Serbia through innovative teaching methods by introducing remote experimentation as well as trough the strengthening of university-secondary vocational schools collaboration. The project objectives and key activities, which would be carried out in order to produce the expected results, as well as project consortium, are introduced. The best practice in using remote experiments for engineering education at EU partner institutions is elaborated.

Introduction to the NeReLa project

This paper gives brief presentation of one ongoing Tempus project dealing with increasing attractiveness of engineering education through innovative teaching methods as well as trough the strengthening of university-secondary vocational schools collaboration. The project objectives and key activities, which would be carried out in order to produce the expected results, as well as project consortium, are presented by using Mind Maps.

Matching learning styles to different type of DSP laboratory experiments

Development of the blended learning environment integrating online and hands-on laboratory practices together with learning of theoretical concepts within engineering course in DSP is described in this paper. The student surveys concerning to Kolbs inventory of learning styles and preferred type of lab exercises are carried out. Survey results were discussed from the point of matching different learning styles with preferred type of DSP lab exercises.

Influence of use of the MATLAB as underlying technology on development of the curriculum for the course in signals and systems

This paper presents an experience in developing of the new course curriculum for signals and systems theory within the frame of Bologna declaration with emphases on new teaching and learning paradigm. Using of MATLAB software is suggested not only as underlying technology for better understanding of abstract mathematical description of signals and systems analysis and synthesis but also as modern tool for simulations and modelling in all engineering courses and in many engineering tasks.