Projects @ UQ iCampus
This page provides details about the MIT iCampus projects UQ has adopted as well as projects specifically developed for the UQ environment. Of the many MIT iCampus projects that have been developed only a number of projects suit UQ. You can find specific information about the individual UQ projects by following links from this page.
If you have new ideas for projects or like to learn more about current projects at UQ iCampus, email us enquiries@icampus.uq.edu.au
Project Listing
iLab
- Principal Investigator - Dr Peter Sutton & Dr Mark Schulz
- Started - 2005
- Goal - To build remote laboratories that can be accessed anytime, anywhere.
- Overview of project - Staff and students of the School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering are building a number of experiments that will be available under the iLab framework. Other groups at in the early stages of developing additional experiments.
[ UQ iLab website] [ MIT iLab website ] [ contact the UQ project team ]
XTutor
- Principal Investigator - Dr Peter Robinson & Dr Roger Duke
- Started - 2005
- Goal - Online Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (ITEE) lectures, homework and interactive tutoring.
- Overview of project - UQ teaches the same course in Introductory Computer Science as MIT. There are plans to enhance and adapt the existing content.
[ UQ xTutor website ] [ MIT xTutor website ] [ contact the UQ project team ]
XMAS
- Principal Investigator - Dr Peter Holbrook
- Start date - 2006
- Goal - To allow students to select, annotate and share video sequences for use in online discussions, multimedia essays and in-class presentations.
- Overview of project - The Faculty of Arts is evaluating the tool for use in Shakespearean studies.
[ UQ XMAS website ] [ MIT XMAS website ] [ contact the UQ project team ]