ISBN
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978-602-97249-0-5
International Seminar on Vocational Education and Training
220
is written for the program involved with the HTML on the Web pages whereas the HTML is a popular form of access for sending data across the Internet.
3. Operation of Virtual Lab
The system administrator creates a template virtual workstation for each class, installing and configuring the required software as per the specifications of the
instructor. The instructor is then given a number of student accounts, which are replicas of this template. Students are then provided with the virtual machine name, and given a
login ID and password. Unlike with a shared server, the names of the virtual machines are different for each account, and this account has full administrator rights. Students
can connect to their VWS either from conventional teaching lab workstations that by themselves do not have IIS running, or from home, as long as they have remote
desktop connectivity. This allows students to develop, host, and test their web applications directly without being constraint by the settings of the local machine.
The major advantages of this setup are: 1 It becomes possible to support in- class web development exercises using conventional computer labs, 2 Students don’t
have to install and configure IIS and necessary software development, 3 environments like Visual Studio at home, 4 Students don’t have to submit projects,sine the instructor
has access to all their virtual accounts, 5 Once a VWS is created, each studentinstructor can install their own personal software, 6 Special software that
requires individual licenses can now be installed on the right number of virtual machines, 7 System administration is made much easier: a Each semester, the
original template is used to re-create the class accounts by simply cloning it, bBoth the students and the instructor have full administrative rights and therefore do
not have to wait for tech support, c Should an account become corrupted, only the project files need to be saved while the workstation is re -cloned
1. Evaluation Of The Virtual Lab
The virtual lab was installed and tested during the one semester, and two faculty members were given access to a small number of VWS to allow them to learn
the system, configure “template” workstations for their respective courses, and write inc structions for students. To address this question, we administered a survey based on the
ISBN
:
978-602-97249-0-5
International Seminar on Vocational Education and Training
221
theory of TAM’s Technology Acceptance Model key efficacy constructs: “ease of use” and “usefulness” Gallivan, 2001; Chircu et a., 2000; Straub et al., 1997.
2. Virtual Laboratory Development In Vocational Education To Strengthen Cognitive Skill
