Interactive Learning with a Digital Library Education in Science, Technology, and Engineering

Abstract

Numerous extensive initiatives to create digital libraries have been spurred by the requirement for information systems to facilitate the distribution and reprocess of educational materials. Ideas like online learning are currently being applied to teaching and learning in education more often. But when it comes to adopting new technology techniques, STEM education is still lagging behind because of the nature of the subject matter. This discrepancy can be attributed to the fact that these areas frequently need laboratory exercises in order to effectively teach skills and offer practical experience. Making these laboratories available online is sometimes challenging. It is necessary to either reproduce the real lab as a totally software-based virtual lab or permit remote access to the real lab. New and developing technologies are presently being developed that can get around some of the possible challenges in this field. These comprise virtual worlds, computational dynamics, augmented reality, and computer graphics. The state of the art in virtual labs and virtual environments for science, technology, and engineering is compiled in this article. Therefore, many of the same learning processes may be observed in the usage of virtual labs for other scientific and non-robotic engineering purposes. This can involve encouraging the introduction of new ideas as part of studying science and technology, as well as the introduction of more general engineering knowledge. It can also involve encouraging more positive and cooperative training and education activities in the context of a more complex engineering subject, like robotics.