Virtual Machines and Simulations to Accelerate Student Learning

These presentation slides, published by Northwest State Community College, are part of the Scaling Elements of a Competency-Based Hybrid Instructional Model into Advanced Manufacturing Courses project, which aims to implement competency-based hybrid instructional models for hands-on learning through faculty workshops and mentoring services. This presentation, led by Tom Wylie, explores how virtual machines and simulations can augment but not replace hands-on learning. Wylie introduces the purpose and uses of virtual machines for educating students, details types of simulators and how to customize them, covers the programming of these virtual machines, and provides an example on how instructors can apply this technology for a basic electrical course.