Conference article

Experiences and Trends in Control Education: A HiOA/USN Perspective

Tiina M. Komulainen
Department of Electronics Engineering, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences (HiOA), Oslo, Norway

Alex Alcocer
Department of Electronics Engineering, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences (HiOA), Oslo, Norway

Finn Aakre Haugen
Institute of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology and Cybernetics, University College of Southeast Norway (USN), Porsgrunn, Norway

Download articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.3384/ecp17142812

Published in: Proceedings of The 9th EUROSIM Congress on Modelling and Simulation, EUROSIM 2016, The 57th SIMS Conference on Simulation and Modelling SIMS 2016

Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 142:119, p. 812-818

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Published: 2018-12-19

ISBN: 978-91-7685-399-3

ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)

Abstract

Global trends in higher education including e-learning, massive open online courses, and new teaching methods have positively affected control education. Control course content has evolved due to changes in industrial practices and the increasing availability of affordable computer hardware and software. Continuous developments in virtual remote and real laboratories have made hands-on tasks more accessible and affordable. In this article, we share our experiences of undergraduate and graduate control education at the University College of Southeast Norway (USN), and Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences (HiOA). First, we present an overview of the course content at our institutions, and then, we give examples of the development of real and virtual laboratories, online course materials, new learning platforms, and teaching methods.

Keywords

control education, control laboratories, virtual laboratories, simulation, learning management systems, active learning methods

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