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2022 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Duszenko ◽  
Nicole Fröhlich ◽  
Ariane Kaupp ◽  
Olga Garaschuk

Abstract Background The social distancing and suspension of on-campus learning, imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, are likely to influence medical training for months if not years. Thus, there is a need for digital replacement for classroom teaching, especially for hands-on courses, during which social distancing is hardly possible. Here, we investigated students’ learning experience with a newly designed digital training course in neurophysiology, with intercalated teaching blocks in either asynchronous (unsupervised online lectures and e-labs) or synchronous (online seminars, supervised by instructors) formats. Methods The accompanying anonymized prospective study included 146 student participants. At the beginning and the end of the course, students were invited to answer anonymous online questionnaires with 18 and 25 items, respectively. We conducted both qualitative analyses of students’ survey responses and statistical analyses of the results of cohort-specific summative examinations. The summative assessment results were compared both between 4 current cohorts and with the respective historical cohorts. Results Despite having little prior experience with e-learning (4.5 on the 1-7 scale), students adapted remarkably well to this online format. They appreciated its higher flexibility, time efficiency, student-oriented nature (especially when using inverted classroom settings), tolerance towards the individual learning style and family circumstances, and valued the ability to work through lectures and e-labs at their own learning speed. The major complaints concerned diminished social contacts with instructors and fellow students, the inability to ask questions as they occur, and the lack of sufficient technical expertise. The students valued the newly developed e-labs, especially the implementation of interactive preparative measures (PreLabs) and the intuitive lab design offered by the chosen software (Lt Platform from AD Instruments). The summative examinations at the end of the course documented the quality of knowledge transfer, which was comparable to that of previous classically instructed cohorts. Conclusion Despite the missing personal contact between the faculty and the students, inherent to online teaching, the all-digital training course described here proofed to be of good educational value and, in case the pandemic continues, is worse considering for the future. Some of the described building blocks, like digital lectures or interactive PreLabs, may survive the pandemics to enrich the medical education toolbox in the future.


2022 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-108
Author(s):  
Slaviša Vlačić ◽  
Aleksandar Knežević ◽  
Vladimir Grbović ◽  
Panos Vitsas ◽  
Mihajlo Mihajlovic

Introduction/purpose: The paper provides a review of recent research in the field of digital training applied in the Serbian Military Academy flight training. Flight training represents the foundation of successful education of military pilots. Its division is based on the environment and a phase of realization. The main part and the core of successful flight training is basic flight training. This training phase has experienced significant changes with the introduction of the Technically Advanced aircraft (TAA) which is characterized by a high degree of digitalization not only of the cockpit but also of other aircraft systems. Consequently, a different methodological approach to training is needed, including a digital training concept. The paper shows the achievements and certain solutions based on some elements of digital training concepts used in the basic flight training at the Serbian Military Academy. Methods: The scientific approach is used in the evaluation of aircraft cockpit digitalization and in the implementation of a new training concept in the basic flight training in the Serbian Military Academy. Results: Based on the methodological analysis used, the importance and the values of the digital training concept in basic flight training are shown. Conclusion: Although the digital training concept is not mandatory in the existing flight training model in the Serbian Military Academy, it proves to be a valuable asset. Its potential is significant and, to a certain extent, it can change the nature of basic flight training. Due to digital training, cadets can fly more safely and their flying skills are acquired faster. In accordance with new modern aircraft acquisition in the Serbian Air Force, every aspect of the digital training concept has to be carefully considered, especially in the basic flight training phase, including conversion to new aircraft types.


2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan A. Khyzhniak

The potential use of digital laboratories is constantly growing every year, as such a device allows you to conduct research in such fields as biology, physics, chemistry and other natural sciences. It is proved that the use of modern equipment increases the efficiency of laboratory classes in schools. Today, there are a large number of educational digital laboratories, which find many areas of use, from laboratory work at school to laboratories at universities. However, if you analyze these digital labs, you can see that they do not have a user-friendly interface and settings. The purpose of this work is to review existing solutions, as well as find solutions to create an improved version of digital training laboratories. The main disadvantage of existing solutions is the lack of data transfer via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, as well as connection to a computer or smartphone, which could significantly improve the process of working with such a device. One of the solutions to this problem is the creation of digital training laboratories based on the ESP-32 microcontroller. After analyzing the existing digital laboratories, we can conclude that this area needs improvement, as existing technologies allow to create much better devices in terms of ease of use and opportunities for educational purposes. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are the main elements, the addition of which will significantly improve digital laboratories. One such solution is the ESP-32 microcontroller, as it includes these modules, and its technical characteristics allow you to create a device that will collect data simultaneously from many connected sensors. The creation of a digital laboratory with such characteristics will significantly improve the process of laboratory work in schools and universities, as well as allow more organized distance learning online, which will have a positive impact on the educational process in schools and universities.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 13958
Author(s):  
Alvaro Guitart Martín ◽  
Ricardo J. Palomo Zurdo

In the knowledge economy, financial indicators are not sufficient to predict the evolution of business competitiveness and anticipate risks. This paper proposes new non-financial indicators based on the analysis of eighteen variables representative of the interest of the different stakeholders, which correlate the organization’s commitment to socially sustainable digital transformation and the enhancement of business capabilities. This study, based on a specific adaptation of the IMPACT methodology and carried out in forty countries, obtains as main findings that there are significant differences in the perception of the business impact generated by the improvement of the digital capabilities of the workforce according to variables, such as job level, area of work, cultural area of the interviewee, type of company, or the number of years that digital training programs have been implemented among the workforce, while factors, such as gender or generation of the interviewee, company size, or productive sector, are not determinant. The proposed analysis methodology provides useful indicators for corporate governance bodies to analyze and improve human performance and labor engagement in the face of digitalization, applicable to any type of organization, sector, or country, facilitating the deployment of more economically efficient and socially sustainable transformation programs.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 13641
Author(s):  
Arso M. Vukićević ◽  
Ivan Mačužić ◽  
Marko Djapan ◽  
Vladimir Milićević ◽  
Luiza Shamina

Occupational safety and health (OSH) is a very important issue for both practical purposes in industry and business due to numerous reasons, so a number of software, educational and industrial solutions are available. In this paper, the cloud-based mobile application for digital training and advanced learning in the field of occupational safety was presented. The proposed framework architecture was based on a novel approach: Node.JS for the server backend and the React Native for the front-end development; while MongoDB was used for implementing the cloud data storage using sensors that are all available on the Android platform. In the development of this application, a number of options were developed (using open-source software) such as the reading of a QR code, usage of built-in sensors within android platforms, reporting, and voice messages. The developed SafeST solution is presented through a real industry example. It emphasizes two main possibilities of the solution, improving OHS reporting and significant empowerment of the students in the OHS field based on the learning-by-doing approach. In this way, the additional engagement (identification, recording and reporting of UA/UC) of OSH managers has been reduced to a minimum, taking into account requested reports from management and authorities, and the continual training of the employees and preparation of the students for future working activities. The system was tested for educational purposes with the initial idea to develop an application for smartphones which could be useful and well adopted among engineering students in the OSH field.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Ferrara ◽  
Luca Dal Forno ◽  
Giorgio Ricci Maccarini ◽  
Katia Demetri ◽  
Monica Neboli ◽  
...  

Abstract During the last five years, a digital training solution, based on Virtual Reality, for immersive and collaborative experience on a virtual drilling rig, was developed and updated by company’s Well Operations Department in collaboration with Corporate University Infrastructures. This paper will present the digital training environment and its applications, including a discussion of all supporting deployment facilities. The digital Drilling Environment consists in the full digitalization of a last generation offshore semi-submersible drilling rig. On the Virtual Rig, it is possible to access all equipment and workplaces, re-play past operations from a company’s database and interact with a number of safety situations from inductions and drills to the reproduction of a series of real incidental events. The virtual environment is accessible in dedicated 3D rooms, by using Virtual Reality headsets, stand-alone PCs, via lan or by remote internet connections. The new training method, which proved incremental to traditional approaches, turned out to be decisive in supporting long distance education in unprecedented times of sanitary emergency. In particular, the virtual drilling rig ensures an immersive and collaborative experience of rig operational and emergency conditions, while granting a safe and protected environment where knowledge can be quickly achieved. The necessity to focus on new long distance training approaches and the further enhancement of the virtual drilling environment portability were boosted by the particular world situation, which led to the necessity to address, manage and review the overall company’s educational strategies. This paper is made available to discuss suggestions and to present all lessons learnt.


2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (13) ◽  
pp. 157-165
Author(s):  
A. Chechina ◽  
N. Churbanova ◽  
A. Garibyan ◽  
M. Trapeznikova

The paper deals with the development of software for traffic flow simulation combining the widest spectrum of mathematical approaches used in this field. Macro- and microscopic models, models of cellular automata as well as different numerical methods of their computer implementation are incorporated into a digital platform. Original developments of the authors of the paper  such as quasi-gas dynamic traffic model and multilane cellular automata model take the main place. Potential users of the software are students and researchers. The platform possesses an intuitive graphical interface ensuring interactivity. Microsoft Visual Studio with C# is chosen as the development environment, the Unity 3D engine is employed for visualization and collaboration with WinForm projects. In the future, the platform can be transformed into a network computer laboratory providing access to information resources via  Internet.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 7700-7715
Author(s):  
Mendoza Velazco Derling Jose ◽  
Cejas Martinez Magda Francisca ◽  
Villavicencio Álvarez Víctor ◽  
Flores Hinoztroza Elizeth Mayrene ◽  
Navarro Cejas Mercedes

The aim of the study was to design a theoretical approach to the existing techno-ontological logical emotions of university mathematics teachers working in universities in Ecuador. The research was qualitative. For the selection of the sample, a random selection was carried out under the criterion of intentionality. Twenty (20) students and eight (8) mathematics teachers from different universities participated. For data collection, we used a participatory digital observation guide and an open-ended interview. Three categories emerged from the results: the andragogic retrotopia of being a mathematician, the emotional scar in teacher training and the educational perception of the university student. We conclude with a theoretical approach in which the deficit of professional digital training in mathematical sciences allows the emotional logic of the Ecuadorian teacher to drive him/her to portray an academic being that generates hatred and rejection in the university educational community.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (22) ◽  
pp. 10885
Author(s):  
Natalia Koteleva ◽  
Valentin Kuznetsov ◽  
Natalia Vasilyeva

Digital technology is being introduced into all areas of human activity. However, there are a number of challenges in implementing these technologies. These include the delayed return on investment, the lack of visibility for decision-makers and, most importantly, the lack of human capacity to develop and implement digital technologies. Therefore, creating a digital training simulator for the industry is an actual task. This paper focuses on the first step in creating a digital training simulator for the industry: developing a dynamic process model. The process chosen is flotation, as it is one of the most common mineral processing methods. The simulation was performed in AVEVA Dynamic Simulation software. The model is based on a determination of reaction rate constants, for which, experiments were conducted on a laboratory pneumomechanical flotation machine with a bottom drive. The resulting model was scaled up to industrial size and its dynamic properties were investigated. In addition, the basic scheme of a computer simulator was considered, and the testing of the communication channels of a dynamic model with systems, equipment and software for digitalizing was conducted. The developed model showed acceptable results for its intended purpose, namely, an exact match to the technological process in terms of time. This helps to account for inertia and a fast response on all tested communication channels, as well as being acceptable for the real-time simulation speed of the solver.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Di Donato ◽  
Irene Stanzione ◽  
Marta Cecalupo ◽  
Ilaria Bortolotti

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