Abstract

In mechanical engineering, students pass several seminars aiming at selfconducted experiments and trials. In the ELLI project (Excellent Teaching and Learning in Engineering Science), different virtual and remote laboratories have been installed within the three engineering departments at the Ruhr-University Bochum. The preparation in a classic experiment is usually done with a classic paper print scriptum. This is not suitable for a virtual or remote laboratory, since, amongst others, no supervision is provided. Due to that, a classic scriptum has been transferred in a digital scriptum based on the Open Source software “Adapt Learning” and has been extended by various implemented digital items. This contribution is discussing preliminary student experiences and identified prospective improvements. It turns out that the digital scriptum is suitable for the preparation of virtual and remote laboratories but can be an excellent alternative to the classic printout scriptum in a student experiment in a hands on laboratory as well.

Highlights

  • Project ELLI (Excellent Teaching and Learning in Engineering Science) is a joint project of the three German universities RWTH Aachen, Ruhr-University Bochum and TU Dortmund University, and it was funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research

  • Since practical experience is considered as essential part in engineering education, engineering students are usually encouraged to take part in seminars aiming at selfconducted experiments and trials

  • By using the “Start”-button, the preparation is started and the view changes to the chapter overview

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Summary

Introduction

Project ELLI (Excellent Teaching and Learning in Engineering Science) is a joint project of the three German universities RWTH Aachen, Ruhr-University Bochum and TU Dortmund University, and it was funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. At Ruhr-University Bochum, these laboratories are maintained from all engineering faculties, so topics from environmental, mechanical and electrical engineering are covered. Since practical experience is considered as essential part in engineering education, engineering students are usually encouraged to take part in seminars aiming at selfconducted experiments and trials. It is planned to implement the virtual and remote laboratories at Ruhr-University Bochum as digital enhancement of seminars aiming at practical experiences. The preparation of students prior to conducting an experiment is essential for the learning outcome of both digital and handson laboratories. The aim of this contribution is showing first experiences of student preparation for conducting a digital experiment in a remote laboratory

Student experiment preparation
Experiment set-up
Results and discussion
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Summary and outlook

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