Methodology and Necessary Equipment to Mitigate Capacity Limitations Caused by Covid-19 in Teaching Laboratories

Abstract

The reduction of the space available for students in the classrooms of teaching laboratories, due to the pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2, requires the provision of the laboratories with additional equipment, as well as the application of procedures or protocols that guarantee that all students receive practical education with levels of quality similar to those existing in face-to-face classes, prior to the arrival of the coronavirus. This paper describes the methodology and resources used to teach practical classes in one of the Electrical Engineering teaching laboratories, at the Polytechnic University of Valencia. The use of web cameras, complemented with the use of the Microsoft Teams platform, has allowed all students actively attend laboratory classes in real time, within the established schedule, some in person and others in online mode.