Improving technological infrastructure of distance education through trustworthy platform?independent virtual software application pools

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dc.contributor.authorErgüzen, Atilla
dc.contributor.authorErdal, Erdal
dc.contributor.authorÜnver, Mahmut
dc.contributor.authorÖzcan, Ahmet
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T16:27:45Z
dc.date.available2025-01-21T16:27:45Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentKırıkkale Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractDistance education (DE), which has evolved under the wings of information technologies in the last decade, has become a fundamental part of our modern education system. DE has not only replaced the traditional education method as in social sciences and lifelong learning opportunities but also has significantly strengthened traditional education in mathematics, science, and engineering fields that require practical and intensive study. However, it is deprived of supporting some key elements found in traditional educational approaches such as (i) modern computer laboratories with installed special software suitable for the student’s field of interest; (ii) adequate staff for mainte-nance and proper functioning of laboratories; (iii) face?to?face technical support; (iv) license fees. For students to overcome these shortcomings, a virtual application pool is needed where they can easily access all the necessary applications via remote access. This research aims to develop a plat-form?independent virtual laboratory environment for DE students. This article has been developed specifically to guide DE institutions and to make a positive contribution to the literature. Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) has been used to explain student behaviors. It was concluded that students using the platform performed more successful grades (12.89%) on laboratory assessments and that the students using the developed platform were found to be more satisfied with the education process. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
dc.description.sponsorshipKırıkkale Üniversitesi, KU, (2016/107); Kırıkkale Üniversitesi, KU
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/app11031214
dc.identifier.endpage17
dc.identifier.issn2076-3417
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85100239510
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/app11031214
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/23414
dc.identifier.volume11
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPI AG
dc.relation.ispartofApplied Sciences (Switzerland)
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241229
dc.subjectDistance learning; Education; Engineering education; Laboratory
dc.titleImproving technological infrastructure of distance education through trustworthy platform?independent virtual software application pools
dc.typeArticle

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