IO2 Chemistry

The chemical industry is characterized by continuous and discontinuous synthesis of chemical compounds. The first one is mainly carried out by bigger companies. Rather small and medium-sized companies (SME‘s) focus on discontinuous or batch productions. The core production processes reflect the effects of flexibilization, modularisation and digitalisation.
The digitalisation of company process started since the 1970‘s. In recent years, the progress in e. g. sensors and computing capacities allows to make the synthesis of chemical more efficient. That is why the use of devices, like tablets, smartphones, and Augmented Reality (AR) glasses, for e. g. the qualification workers, such as apprentices, is seen to provide an economic and pedagogical value added. These both parameters are interlinked with each other. It is currently stunning, that rather less experiences exist on how to use AR or smart glasses, during training. The shift to so called immersive workspaces (Gartner, 2019), which integrates technologies like AR and AI (Artificial Intelligence), is obvious.
This course will guide trainers and VET teachers, from the chemical industry, to use these AR glasses technically and didactically right.
The course integrates the relevant contents of the new elective „Digitalisation and interconnected production“ for the occupational profession of chemical operators, where AR is used in teaching and learning as technology and as a teaching method. Furthermore, it provides the knowledge to (company) trainers and VET teachers to enrich their teaching and learning materials with relevant AR applications for the relevant school and company environment.
Course Features
- Lectures 68
- Quizzes 3
- Duration 50 hours
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 2
- Certificate Yes
- Assessments Yes
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Module 1
- Learning goals
- Learning environments
- Digital teaching and learning
- Technical equipment
- VR – Complete immersion in a virtual world
- AR – the virtually expanded reality
- MR – interaction of objects in the real and virtual world
- Transmission types
- Augmented Reality (AR)
- Technical and didactic backgrounds
- Legal Aspects
- Occupational and explosion protection
- Licenses and copyright
- Personal rights and trade secrets
- AR glasses hardware
- HoloLens hardware (1st generation)
- HoloLens hardware (2nd generation)
- Further product types
- Vuzix Blade Upgraded
- RealWear HMT-1Z1
- Conclusion
- Algorithm for selecting AR glasses
- Operating system, software, and online resources
- Operating system
- Software
- Specialized content creation for the chemical industry
- Quiz Chemistry Module 1
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MODULE 2: Communication and collaboration
- Introduction
- Existing forms (methods) of communication and collaboration
- Learning goal definition
- Media use
- AR forms
- Augmented Reality Remote training
- Augmented Reality Guidance (“Guides”)
- Augmented Reality digital twin
- Augmented Reality Mesh (“Avatar”)
- Augmented Reality and Artificial Intelligence
- Note on Data protection and GDPR:
- AR enriched communication and collaboration forms in practical training in chemistry
- Updated communication and collaboration forms
- Quiz Chemistry Module 2
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Module 3
- Introduction
- Current situation in the chemical industry
- Data, information, and data quality
- Data analysis and simulation
- Data protection
- Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Use cases of AI and machine learning in the chemical industry
- Process optimization in the chemical industry by using AI
- Combination of AR/MR and AI: possible scenarios
- Quiz chemistry 3
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Module 4
- Case 1: Distillation of a mixture of ethanol and water
- Learning objectives 1
- Communication forms 1
- Lesson plan 1
- Self-control questions – 1
- Case 2: Taking and conserving samples
- Learning objectives 2
- Communication forms 2
- Lesson plan 2
- Self-control questions – 2
- Case 3: Changing the flexible tube of a peristaltic pump
- Learning objectives 3
- Communication forms 3
- Lesson plan 3
- Self-control questions – 3
- Case 4: Analysis of synthesized chemical compounds with AAS (digital twin)
- Learning objectives 4
- Communication forms 4
- Lesson plan 4
- Self-control questions – 4