Interactive 3 D Multimedia Cases For Manufacturing Engineering Education With Internet Support

Abstract

The objective of this research was to create a case-based / problem-based teaching and learning curriculum that enables students to explore design and manufacturing engineering, management, biomedical engineering, computer systems and other subjects with the aid of a generic architecture, that includes 3D web-browser readable multimedia, text, images, interactive videos, active codes for calculations, and even self-assessment tools (as spreadsheets and spreadsheet templates). In this paper we introduce the principles of our educational methods and solution, and explain and demonstrate (during our presentation) a series of case-based learning modules that encourage reusable interactive multimedia development, team-oriented learning and problem-solving with real-world challenges, focusing on manufacturing engineering and technology education. Our efforts are supported by over 30 academic and industrial partners, assuring the diversity, the relevance and the quality of this rapidly growing library and teaching / learning method.