Augmented Reality as an Aid to Collaborative and Autonomous Learning in Engineering Education

Abstract

Many years of experience in teaching pneumatic control have pointed out numerous problems in understanding the logic of pneumatic control. Therefore, this paper focuses on describing the effect of Augmented Reality (AR) applications developed for engineering students to enhance collaborative and autonomous learning and understanding of pneumatic control schemes. Also, a new version of workbook was introduced. In order to monitor the results of using AR applications, an evaluation was conducted among students for the original and upgraded versions of AR applications. Through the evaluation, the students expressed their impressions about the innovative teaching process and the use of AR technologies in the learning process. AR is emerging as the very good technology to complement and enhance the traditional learning process. The AR applications have a significant contribution to the understanding of pneumatic schemes and a strong impact on students' knowledge that helps them achieve the desired learning outcomes faster.