Digitalisation of open educational resources for lifelong learning in mining engineering education: Enhancing education with the help of augmented and virtual reality

Research output: ThesisMaster's Thesis

Bibtex - Download

@mastersthesis{13cd6eb0e0364d118eb0cf6bb4b9df7e,
title = "Digitalisation of open educational resources for lifelong learning in mining engineering education: Enhancing education with the help of augmented and virtual reality",
abstract = "Mining engineering education is prone to change as technological advances and new topics such as environmental considerations need to be addressed. Today¿s young generation can be described as digital natives but some industry professionals could improve their digital knowledge. Open educational resources for lifelong learning are seen as an opportunity to close this gap. The implementation of augmented and virtual reality in mining engineering education can also benefit new students as insight into complex mining systems is made possible. Digital field trips and 3D models of complex mining systems can enhance students learning. Analysis of open or low-cost online educational resources and the improvement of augmented and virtual reality technology lead to development of a publicly accessible immersive learning platform for mining engineering education as part of the MiReBooks project.",
keywords = "Lebenslanges lernen, Bergbau, Ausbildung, Bildung, Hochschulbildung, Technologie, Education, Mining, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, OER, Immersive, Lifelong learing, Technology",
author = "Owain M{\"a}del",
note = "no embargo",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.34901/mul.pub.2023.139",
language = "English",
school = "Montanuniversitaet Leoben (000)",

}

RIS (suitable for import to EndNote) - Download

TY - THES

T1 - Digitalisation of open educational resources for lifelong learning in mining engineering education

T2 - Enhancing education with the help of augmented and virtual reality

AU - Mädel, Owain

N1 - no embargo

PY - 2023

Y1 - 2023

N2 - Mining engineering education is prone to change as technological advances and new topics such as environmental considerations need to be addressed. Today¿s young generation can be described as digital natives but some industry professionals could improve their digital knowledge. Open educational resources for lifelong learning are seen as an opportunity to close this gap. The implementation of augmented and virtual reality in mining engineering education can also benefit new students as insight into complex mining systems is made possible. Digital field trips and 3D models of complex mining systems can enhance students learning. Analysis of open or low-cost online educational resources and the improvement of augmented and virtual reality technology lead to development of a publicly accessible immersive learning platform for mining engineering education as part of the MiReBooks project.

AB - Mining engineering education is prone to change as technological advances and new topics such as environmental considerations need to be addressed. Today¿s young generation can be described as digital natives but some industry professionals could improve their digital knowledge. Open educational resources for lifelong learning are seen as an opportunity to close this gap. The implementation of augmented and virtual reality in mining engineering education can also benefit new students as insight into complex mining systems is made possible. Digital field trips and 3D models of complex mining systems can enhance students learning. Analysis of open or low-cost online educational resources and the improvement of augmented and virtual reality technology lead to development of a publicly accessible immersive learning platform for mining engineering education as part of the MiReBooks project.

KW - Lebenslanges lernen

KW - Bergbau

KW - Ausbildung

KW - Bildung

KW - Hochschulbildung

KW - Technologie

KW - Education

KW - Mining

KW - Augmented Reality

KW - Virtual Reality

KW - OER

KW - Immersive

KW - Lifelong learing

KW - Technology

U2 - 10.34901/mul.pub.2023.139

DO - 10.34901/mul.pub.2023.139

M3 - Master's Thesis

ER -