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e-Learning; e-Science
Abstract:
eScience is usually characterized by the cooperation of distributed
groups of researchers who share data and computing environments
and perform experiments together. Often immense data sets that were
produced by expensive equipments need to be accessed and evaluated.
Such eScience scenarios require both, support for collaboration of researchers
at distant locations and also the remote control of the shared
laboratory devices. However, this type of remote experimentation and
collaboration must be taught during university education. In this paper,
we propose a framework that supports the training of above practices
through the provision of a dedicated collaboration environment.
It extends current approaches with support for a life cycle of remote
labs, including scheduling the access to remote labs as well as defining
access permissions. Our experiences in teaching lab courses suggest
that the approach is also applicable in eScience scenarios.
