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The paper reviews existing representative remote laboratory environments in the context of e-learning. The focus is then on the NetLab, a remote laboratory developed at the University of South Australia (UniSA) and in operation since 2002. Details of the NetLab configuration and operation are outlined with recommendations of its use for effective e-learning in engineering education. Further developments of an Intelligent Tutoring System to improve NetLab as a smart learning environment are highlighted.
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We would like to acknowledge the Commonwealth Government of Australia funding, received under the Research Training Program (RTP), supporting the PhD project.
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Considine, H., Nafalski, A., Nedic, Z. (2018). Remote Laboratory Environments for Smart E-Learning. In: Uskov, V., Howlett, R., Jain, L. (eds) Smart Education and e-Learning 2017. SEEL 2017. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 75. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59451-4_9
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