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    Discussing modernizing engineering education through the Erasmus + Project Titled "Open Educational Resources on Enabling Technologies in Wearable and Collaborative Robotics (WeCoRD)
    (Ege University) Kılıç-Bebek, Ebru; Nizamis, K.; Karapars, Gülhis Zeynep; Gökkurt, Muharrem Ali; Ünal, Ramazan; Bebek, Özkan; Vlutters, M.; Vander Poorten, E.; Borghesan, G.; Decré, W.; Aertbelien, E.; Borisova, O.; Borisov, I.; Kolyubin, S.; Kodal, M. I.; Uğurlu, Regaip Barkan; Industrial Design; Sectoral Education and Professional Development; Mechanical Engineering; BEBEK, Ebru Kılıç; KARAPARS, Gülhis Zeynep; GÖKKURT, Muharrem Ali; ÜNAL, Ramazan; BEBEK, Özkan; UĞURLU, Regaip Barkan
    The Erasmus + project titled “Open Educational Resources on Enabling Technologies in Wearable and Collaborative Robotics (WeCoRD)", can serve as a model to establish strategic international and multidisciplinary partnerships to modernize engineering education. WeCoRD project is a collaboration among internationally renowned institutions from Turkey, Belgium, Russia, and the Netherlands to create an innovative course on wearable and collaborative robotics with Open Educational Resources (OERs) and an online Virtual Lab aimed at accessibility across Europe. This collaboration involves many fields from engineering, health, and design disciplines as well as an industry partner from the automotive manufacturing sector. The main objectives of the project are to: (1) prepare a graduate-level course in wearable and collaborative robotics, (2) enhance EU higher education capacity in the field with clear use-case scenarios from the industry and medical applications, (3) provide open-source materials including a virtual lab, and (4) fill the skill gap between the industry and the academia while also aiming a continued professional development. With these goals which aim to modernize engineering education and make it more relevant to the industry, the WeCoRD project brings both multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary aspects of robotics education to a new level. Each intellectual output (IO) of the project is allocated to a project partner based on their expertise. The course module design and development is planned as follows: The IO1 (the first course module) on “Components for wearable and collaborative robots” is led by Ozyegin University, Turkey; the IO2 (the second course module) on “Modeling, design and control or wearable and collaborative robots as systems” is led by ITMO, Russia; the IO3 (the third course module) on “Human-robot interaction for wearable and collaborative robots” is led by KU Leuven, Belgium; the IO4 (the fourth course module) on “Medical applications” is led by U.Twente; the IO5 (integration of the first three course modules into one course) on the graduate-level course to be integrated into graduate degree programs and to be adopted for continued professional development (CPD) training programs, as well as the translation of the course materials into Turkish is led by KU Leuven, Belgium; the IO6 on the “Virtual Lab” is led by ITMO, Russia; and finally IO7 on the “Video Collection” is led by Ozyegin University, Turkey. FORD-Otosan, which is one of the industry partners from Turkey will host students, provide site visits and offer workshops. Each project partner and their contributions will be addressing the fundamental need for modernizing engineering education through students’ active participation and boosting students’ skill development. In addition to multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary exposure, students will get a chance to work with industry partners and learn through authentic problem solving and relevant feedback. Providing a deeper and more effective learning experience will be among the core design principles of the course modules, labs, videos, and industry collaborations.
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    Transdisciplinarity as a learning challenge: Student experiences and outcomes in an innovative course on wearable and collaborative robotics
    (IEEE, 2023-06) Kılıç-Bebek, Ebru; Nizamis, K.; Vlutters, M.; Bebek, Özkan; Karapars, Gülhis Zeynep; Ünal, Ramazan; Yılmaz, Deniz; Uğurlu, Regaip Barkan; Industrial Design; Sectoral Education and Professional Development; Mechanical Engineering; Mitchell, J.; BEBEK, Ebru Kılıç; KARAPARS, Gülhis Zeynep; BEBEK, Özkan; ÜNAL, Ramazan; UĞURLU, Regaip Barkan; Yılmaz, Deniz
    Contribution: This study provides evidence for the benefit of short online courses for transdisciplinary competence development of graduate students. It shows the significant challenges students face while learning, and provides instructional recommendations to improve students’ learning quality and professionalism. Background: Developing wearable and collaborative robots requires industry collaboration and transdisciplinary competence. Industry’s involvement in long-term programs is becoming infeasible, and the nature of transdisciplinary learning has not been explored to inform instructional practices. Intended Outcomes: This study aimed to provide instructional recommendations based on an in-depth examination of a diverse group of graduate students’ learning and teamwork experiences as well as outcomes in a 5-day online transdisciplinary course. Application Design: 31 graduate students of engineering, industrial design, and health fields from 4 countries participated in online mixed-discipline instructional sessions and teams to address a real industry challenge. A mixed-methods approach was used to examine students’ experiences and learning outcomes based on a competence measure, session participation data, student journal entries, team progress reports, team elaboration visuals, and final team presentations. Findings: Students’ knowledge of industrial design, medical considerations, ethics and standards, effective teamwork, and self-regulated learning were increased. Students’ high motivation helped them deal with the challenges involved. Daily student journals, team reports, and visual elaboration tools were found to be beneficial for determining the challenges and learning quality. The observed student progress within 5 days is promising, making it worthwhile to further explore the benefits of short online courses for increasing graduates’ readiness and establishing university-industry collaborations in education.