Education of the future: The "ALepa.nrw" project, funded by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, provides practice-oriented, digital teaching and learning materials that make studying physics and electrical engineering more flexible and modern - tailored to the current needs of universities and students.
"ALepa.nrw" stands for adaptable learning sequencesfor basic physics and engineeringeducation. The freely available teaching and learning materials for electrical engineering and physics were developed by experienced lecturers at six NRW universities. They enable adaptive, individual learning and, thanks to the open licenses, can be flexibly adapted and used in different educational contexts - from university teaching to self-study.
The task pool includes mechanics, kinematics, thermodynamics, vibrations and waves, direct and alternating current, power, semiconductors, electric fields and Kirchhoff's laws.
"With ALepa.nrw, we want to make learning in electrical engineering and physics more modern, flexible and accessible," says project manager Prof. Dr. Inga Saatz from Fachhochschule Dortmund. "Our materials are practical, didactically sound and can be used both in classroom teaching and in digital self-study."
The offer includes numerous interdisciplinary learning sequences based on structured task collections. All content can be accessed free of charge via the state portal for studying and teaching ORCA.nrw.(Opens in a new tab) Students are specifically prepared for the requirements of physics, electrical engineering and related study programs.
"Particularly in view of the shortage of skilled workers in technical professions, it is important to make studying attractive and up-to-date. ALepa.nrw makes an important contribution to this," emphasizes Prof. Dr. Inga Saatz.
Promotion of open educational resources
The project was funded by the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia as part of the OERContent.nrw initiative. OERContent.nrw is the largest nationwide funding line for open educational resources. With a total funding volume of 27 million euros, the Digital University NRW and the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia have funded a total of 47 projects in three rounds of calls for proposals since 2019. The digital teaching and learning opportunities created in the projects are made available on the state portal ORCA.nrw. "We are proud to be able to present such high-quality materials thanks to the generous funding from the state," says PD Dr. Markus Deimann, Managing Director of ORCA.nrw.
Advantages at a glance
- Universities and vocational colleges benefit from up-to-date, quality-assured materials
- Teachers save time when preparing lessons
- Students and trainees are supported in their basic physical and technical training in physics, electrical engineering and related study programs
About ALepa.nrw
ALepa.nrw is a joint project of Fachhochschule Dortmund, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Technische Hochschule Köln, RWTH Aachen, Aachen University of Applied Sciences and Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences and part of the OERContent.nrw initiative. The aim is to develop and provide open, digital learning materials for electrical engineering and physics in NRW.