The Future of Education
A "Learning Path” towards the Personalized Engineering Education
Anton Anton, Technical University of Civil Engineering (Romania)
Romeo Susan-Resiga, Politehnical University of Timisoara (Romania)
Andrei-Mugur Georgescu, Technical University of Civil Engineering (Romania)
Liviu Stroia, Sangari Engineering Services, S.R.L. (Romania)
Abstract
PiiF, (PiiF stands for “Fluid Engineering Informatics Platform” which in Romanian is: “Platforma Informatica de Ingineria Fluidelor”) is a new web-based platform, developed by a consortium of 6 Romanian Technical Universities, aimed to use the collective experience in Fluids Engineering Education. The platform, available on www.piif.ro, has the following pillars:
- Concepts (more than 900)
- Applications (more than 220 simple applications and 183 complex ones)
- Books (more than 180)
- Animations and movies (more than 300)
- Virtual Laboratories (12 on-line test stands)
This platform represents the collaborative work that, the fluid mechanics, hydraulics or hydraulic machineries departments, of the consortium members, have put together to be used, by students as well as by professors, in the study of fluid engineering. We consider this project to be a good example on both: collaboration in engineering education and new innovative methods for engineering education.
Learning Paths are the most innovative part of the platform, a component using and integrating synergic elements of the other components A learning path can be constructed by any professor /user of the platform by dragging concepts, animations, application or practical work in the virtual laboratories, and putting them into an array suited for an education purpose. It can be a learning path for regular education in fluids engineering, for short term specialization, or in depth study of a specific subject. It is according to our opinion an important tool for a personalized education in engineering.
