Incorporation of a demonstrator into Internet-mediated laboratory experiments

A new form of interactive Internet-mediated science/engineering practical class that can be conducted by students from any campus within a hosting multi-campus university has been developed using readily affordable technologies. Unlike existing computer-aided learning packages and Internet-mediated practical classes, this new teaching/learning tool incorporated direct two-way voice demonstrator-student interactions. This combination of computer-aided learning and the more conventional real-time demonstrator-guided learning drew benefits from both modes of teaching and learning to produce an enhanced alternative to practical class delivery.