Real Virtual Lab Proposal for Virtual Research Environment

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Library & Researcher • Symbiotic relationship

Library: Repository to Source UDL

Virtual Labs 1. Demonstration Purposes 1. Medicine: Howard Hughes Medical Institute 2. Chemistry: CMU – The Chem Collective 3. Physics: Virtual Labs & Simulations Site

Virtual Labs 2. Data Collection Social Psychology Network Ø Online participation ØJury Decision Making ØProbabilisitic Reasoning

Virtual Labs 3. Remote Researcher (Ukraine) Night sky (Mexico) Telescope (New Zealand) Geneticist (South Africa) DNA Sample (U. S. )

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

UDL: Scope for Expansion Real Virtual Lab (RVL) • Market for online experimental activities 1. Portal Ø Increase connectivity between existing virtual resources and users 2. Complete Research Environment Ø Develop new experiments

RVL Features 1. Post Original Experiment a) Why Ø Reduce need for replication Ø Eliminate problem of Non-identical results b) What/How Ø Compile & run Ø Allow parameter changes

RVL Features 2. Post Experimental Templates a) Why Ø Experimental Paradigms: Frequently used “Subjective ratings using linear scale” “Reaction Time” Ø Economical: Students Ø Pilot Study: Quick Assembly b) What/How Ø Maintain: Call for Paradigm Templates

RVL Features 3. Post New Theories & Experimental Designs a) Why Ø Relevant to New fields: Cognitive Science Ø Missing Distinction: Theory / Experimentation Ø Rapid Development: Case “Physics” b) What/How Ø invite Ø Hypotheses Responses: experimental testing Experimental results Responses: theoretical explanations

RVL Features 4. Online Cross Cultural Studies a) Why b) Ø Relevant to studies involving human subjects • Human Computer Interaction, Anthropology etc. . • University of Salamanca, Spain: Non Verbal Behavior Ø Avoid Long Distance Travel What/How Ø Global Standardization of Experimental Procedures Ø Joint venture with schools & colleges Ø Instructor supervised participation

RVL Features 5. Universal Access Why Ø Reduce Dependence on funding agencies Ø Global Research Culture Ø Stronger College Applications

Real Virtual Lab Summary of Benefits 1. Rapid Development of Field 2. Reduced Need for Funding 3. Global Participation 4. Research as “Hobby” “UDL as U. N. of Research” End