Uml Laboratory In A Box, A New Way Of Teching Ece Labs

This paper describes how University of Massachusetts Lowell is changing how we teach Electrical and Computer Engineering Labs using our version of the "Laboratory in the Box". The Lab-in-the-Box based on the Analog Devices "Discovery Module" provides students with a low cost, portable electronic test bench in a box. Students can not only work on their labs on their own terms, in their dorm, in the park, in their home, but now have the tools to innovate and create on their own. Students are not dependent on the few hours of access to conventional test equipment or required to invest significant resources to create their own labs. University of Massachusetts Lowell is working to implement a "flipped laboratory" model based on Lab in the Box for year 1 through 4 labs. We believe that this model not only improves the educational experience of the students, but reduces space requirements, equipment costs, and maintenance costs for the institution.