Using and Evaluating Remote Labs in Transnational Online Courses for Mechanical Engineering Students

Abstract

Dominik May holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from TU Dortmund University (Germany). Currently he is a research associate and doctoral candidate at the Center for Higher Education at TU Dortmund University in the area of engineering education research. In his position he is managing several research and development projects on engineering education and technical training. Furthermore he offers workshops on professional teaching and learning for engineering faculty. In his research Dominik May focuses, inter alia, on future requirements for science and engineering graduates, such as international competence, in order to become successful engineers in a globalized professional world. Therefore he designs and investigates respective educational strategies with a special focus on online solutions and the integration of remote laboratories. For his research and the development of several transnational online courses he benefits from his working experience in international companies and a broad international professional network. Furthermore Dominik May is founding member of both the Engineering Education Research Group at the Center for Higher Education and the Working Group for Engineering Education at the German Society for Higher Education (dghd). Mr. Claudius Terkowsky, TU Dortmund UniversitySince 2009, he is senior researcher, lecturer and trainer in higher engineering education. Since 2012, he is scientific lead of the "Engineering Education Research Group" at the Center for Higher Education / TU Dortmund University. He holds a degree in education and works for many years in engineering education research, higher education research, and science and technology studies. His current research fields are: teaching and learning in the engineering lab; fostering creativity in engineering; digital media in higher education and vocational training; engineering education cultures.Mr. Tobias R. Ortelt, TU Dortmund University Tobias R. Ortelt graduated in Mechanical Engineering (Design Engineering and Automation Engineering) at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum in 2012. In August 2012 he started as a research associate and doctoral candidate at the Institute of Forming Technology and Lightweight Construction (IUL) at TU Dortmund University. He is in charge of the development of a remote lab for material characterization in the project "ELLI -Excellent Teaching and Learning in Engineering Sciences". Since April 2015 he is also project manager in this project. Since October he and Dominik May lead the MOOC project "MINTReLabInternational Manufacturing Remote Lab". Tobias R. Ortelt became head of the department "Engineering Education and Remote Manufacturing" at IUL in January 2016. Therefore, he coordinates the lectures, exercises and labs at IUL and is co-responsible for the international master study program "Master of Science in Manufacturing Technology (MMT)" at the faculty of mechanical engineering. His research focus is on engineering education, forming technology, online learning and Industry 4.0. Using and evaluatin...

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