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Use of the UNAD WPA@E-lab remote virtual laboratory as an educational resource for experimentation in the virtual practical component of the general physics course
Experimental work in physics teaching is an activity that has an impact on students' learning outcomes by promoting the acquisition of knowledge in practical spaces, where a dialectical relationship is established between theory and practice. Experimental training is traditionally carried out in on-site laboratories, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic that makes physical encounters impossible, there is now a possibility of reorganizing education according to different interests or needs and selecting resources that favor pedagogical mediation appropriate to the new context, this in order to give continuity to the educational process that favors experiential learning. It is for this reason that the use of remote laboratories in the practical component of the general physics course emerges as an alternative to the teaching of face-to-face experimentation and becomes an educational resource to strengthen it. In this sense, this work shows the implementation of the remote virtual laboratory of World Pendulum, which is a global project in which the Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia UNAD participates, which allows experimental learning, safeguarding the standards of quality, relevance and inclusiveness. Among the main results, participants show a high level of acceptance of the remote laboratory as a learning resource for the experimental component and highlight the value of this resource for the achievement of learning in times of pandemic, where it is imperative to mediate the teaching and learning process of experimentation through virtual means.
