Nuevas herramientas cliente-servidor para la enseñanza en modelado, simulación y análisis de datos: IODA y WebEJS

Francisco Esquembre; Jacobo Saenz Valiente; Jesús Chacón Sombría; Sebastián Dormido Canto

doi:10.17979/ja-cea.2025.46.12215

Authors

Francisco Esquembre Universidad de Murcia
Jacobo Saenz Valiente UNED
Jesús Chacón Sombría Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Sebastián Dormido Canto UNED

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17979/ja-cea.2025.46.12215

Keywords:

Education, Modelling, Simulation, Data analytics

Abstract

The universal and widespread access to the Internet in education is leading to the transformation of computer tools into client-server platforms that can be used from any device with access to the network. In this paper we introduce two of these implementations. WebEJS is the Internet-centric evolution of the well-known Easy JavaScript Simulations, which previously required a computer and a Java virtual machine. IODA is a graphical client-server tool for guided data analysis that, created for research purposes, can be useful for introductory data courses for physics students. Both tools not only facilitate universal access to existing teaching technologies, but also open up new possibilities for teachers and educational researchers.

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