Physics-Electronics Practical Work Model Accessible and Manipulable Remotely via the Web

Abstract

Today, hands-on laboratory work is the most effective way to develop skills in the field of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). However, this practical work usually takes place in local laboratories, which poses a problem in the context of higher education marked by the massification of students. Researchers have proposed solutions for remote practical work for computer science courses (programming, networking) by using screen sharing, improved functionality of LMS platforms, virtualization and the cloud. However, remote practical work in the field of physics-electronics is very limited and does not take into account the flexibility and simultaneous access to practical work benches. In this paper we propose a model of physics-electronics practical work accessible and manipulable remotely via the web. To illustrate the relevance of our model, we propose a device to detect a laser signal via an optical fiber controlled by a Raspberry pi from our web platform.