Hybrid and Online Learning during Covid-19, A show case study of Universitat Politecnica de Valencia

The present paper describes the hybrid and online learning during Covid-19 in the Graphical Engineering subject in the School of Industrial Engineering at Universitat Politecnica de Valencia. The methodology applied and the results of the hybrid and online learning are also presented. The study is focused on the description of the development of all aspects involved in online learning as the Learning Management System, the Virtual Laboratory, Evaluation System and Online Learning Tool. Likewise, technological advances made it possible to introduce improvements not only in online education but also in face-to-face university education. These technological advances helped us to shift in an easy way from face-to-face learning to online and hybrid learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite many troubles with the online learning, it was developed in an excellent way. © 2022 IEEE.

Educational experiences on virtual teaching of electric motors condition monitoring courses

Electric motors condition monitoring courses, due to their eminently practical nature, have been seriously affected by the irruption of the COVID-19 pandemic. Classical laboratory sessions, face-to-face demonstrations and seminars and student visits to real industrial facilities have had to be replaced by other learning mechanisms adapted to the new context of virtual teaching. Instructors of these courses have been forced to devise, often in a very short time, suitable strategies to replace the aforementioned presential mechanisms, by substituting them by solutions adapted to the virtual learning that, on the one hand, guarantee the acquisition of the necessary competencies and skills, and, on the other hand, maintain the student interest and motivation. This paper explains the strategies adopted in the context of two courses related to electric motors condition monitoring that are taught at the authors' University. The described strategies have not only shown satisfactory results to transmit the regulated contents but also open new perspectives to enhance the future teaching in those courses. The ideas presented here may be useful for other instructors teaching similar courses or other subjects related to the considered area.

The Role of Graphic Design in Perceived of Enjoyment in Online Education

Covid-19 is a pandemic disease and as the evidence shows, the world is not ready for such a disease like this. Therefore currently, online education is used to prevent the limitations of learning. This paper seeks a way to expand and develop the joy of perception and encourage more teachers and students to use the online environment to conduct classes. The results of this article show how the use of graphic design material help to online educational be more interactive and motivate students. In this study, we try to use a package of General Standards for using colors, text, Illustrations, and pictures, video clips, using soundtrack, and music. But the most important thing is when we convert the whole chapters of classes to short movies like comic video or cartoons the participation rate increase significantly. Also, we convert a small video of the next class or theme in order to motive the students for the next session. In this case, using technology in graphic design education will create a sense of pleasure in learning and teaching for both categories of teachers and students. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

E-Learning in Industrial Electronics during Covid-19

The educational methodologies employed in Industrial Electronics have been affected by Covid-19. In many cases, conventional learning methods relying on face-to-face lectures have been replaced by online methodologies. The whole process has required a fast adaptation and development of the e-learning tools to ensure a quality of theoretical, practical and laboratory lectures, as well as the development of new methods for the reliable assessment of the learning process. From this perspective, the present paper deals with the different strategies that have been implemented in institutions of several countries located in different geographical areas, including Portugal, Spain, Japan and Australia. It is shown that the use of methodologies, such as flip teaching, has provided a wide variety of possibilities to adapt to the new educational context. Moreover, for Industrial Electronics degrees, the use of virtual or remote laboratories, portable learning tools and advanced information and communication technologies have also risen as valuable resources. The paper also reports the problems arising during the development of the e-learning tools, their implementation constraints, and the evaluation of their results. © 2021 IEEE.