Educational Engineering for Models of Academic Success in Thai Universities During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Learning Strategies for Lifelong Learning

The Coronavirus epidemic 2019 has a serious impact on the education system of Thailand. Therefore, the research aims (1) to study and compare the academic achievement of higher education students affected by the situation of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic, (2) to construct an academic achievement model with educational engineering technology to support the learning management process of higher education institutions, and (3) to evaluate the academic achievement model. The research approaches were carried out according to the theory of data mining development using the CRISP-DM methodology (Cross-Industry Standard Process for Data Mining). The data collection was divided into two main parts according to the educational situation. The first part is a normal situation with data collected from 506 students form four courses during the second semester in the academic year of 2019. On the other hand, the second part is an abnormal situation with data collected from 475 students from four courses during the first semester in the academic year of 2020. From the research results and findings, the researchers believe that both of the traditional and online teaching and learning management enabled learners to make an academic achievement. It is imperative that the teacher is aware of the learner’s importance to graduate on time. For the future, the researcher needs to present the findings to the stakeholders in order to prepare for the unexpected situation.

Architectural model through the prism of cultural-historical tradition and new technologies

This article provides a comprehensive research of the architectural model as a cultural phenomenon in cultural-historical dimension since its origin to the latest technological solutions applied in modern architectural modeling. Research methodology is based on the structural-functional and semiotic approaches. The analysis of historical-cultural and modern development of architectural model reveals the five sociocultural functions fulfilled by the architectural model in professional activity, society and culture: professional planning and coordination of architectural project; presentation of the project to customer; commemoration of the outstanding results of human activity; educational engineering; art modeling, namely within the framework of the ensemble type of stenographic art.  It is demonstrated that since the beginning of the XXI century, the main function of architectural model – improvement of the project – intertwines with digital modeling for the most part. However, the presentational, commemorative, educational and artistic functions of the architectural model continue to be implemented in actual material, scaling up the distribution and improving the professional methods and techniques of implementation. Analysis is conducted on the role of 3D- printing for the development of modern architectural model. The conclusion is made that the architectural model is a universal form of retaining and transmitting cultural experience, the possibilities of which are not diminished by the advancement of digital technologies and virtual reality. The relevance of architectural model in modern world is associated with the unique quality of the phenomenon- to give a person an enticing illusion of symbolic appropriation of space. Digitalization of the society, professional activity, and education expands the needs for architectural modeling, and simultaneously provides new opportunities for implementation of a number of sociocultural functions of the architectural model on a new level.

PROJECT APPROACH IN HIGHER ENGINEERING EDUCATION

The subject of the article is the project approach in higher engineering education, the object of the article is higher engineering education in the conditions of the sixth technological way, the purpose of the article is to increase the quality of higher engineering education to the conditions of the sixth technological way; to achieve this goal, the following tasks are solved: studying the specifics of project engineering higher education; developing the methodology of project engineering higher education; performing a comparative analysis of the methodologies of project and subject engineering higher education; analysis of the risks of using the project approach in engineering higher education; description of the methodology for implementing an educational engineering project by students; in the article, the research methods are system analysis, comparative analysis, synthesis, forecasting theory, expert methods; the scientific novelty of the article is related to the development of the methodology of project engineering higher education in universities.

Automating the creation of engineering training WebGL applications

The article discusses an add-on (addon) for Blender 3D 2.9x, written in Python 3.9.2, using the Pandas, Jinja2, math and other libraries, which allows you to automate operations for creating animation of bolts, washers, nuts. Allows you to insert additional tools from external files (screwdrivers, keys, arrows, etc.) that are involved in the animation process. Apply materials from an external library, which is a * .blend file with a set of materials based on the names of objects in the scene. Export the resulting scene to WebGL 2.0, using the Babylon.js framework, with the ability to play the resulting animation, which includes traditional animation control buttons, setting the playback speed, the ability to move through animation frames, as well as access to the view from the Blender 3D camera, there where its animation takes place. An interactive list of scene objects is created in the html page, which was automatically generated from the names of Blender 3D scene objects using Jinja2, when you click on the checkbox of the list items, the object is hidden / displayed. Mechanical gear assemblies imported from T-FLEX CAD 3D 17 in * .stl format were used as examples of evaluating the addon's performance. Some features of creating add-ons for Blender 3D are discussed. A comparison of the Three.js library and the Babylon.js framework is given in order to use them to create interactive engineering applications. The add-on for Blender 3D considered in the work can be used not only in the development of educational engineering applications, but also as an element of preparation when creating, for example, IETM.

Towards a New Educational Engineering Model for Moroccan University Based on ICT

Today, Moroccan decision makers of higher education are aware of the importance of digitalization for the improvement of the educational system and their alignment with international standards. This is the reason why several priority programs have been launched in recent years: Digital Work Environment, Network Virtual Campus and digital gadgets distribution operations. Meanwhile, the pedagogical impact remains limited on the scale of the Substitution, Augmentation, Modification and Redefinition (SAMR) model of Information and Communication Technologies. The present work relates to an engineering model that aims to reach the level of maturity of successful pedagogical models and to make possible the use of digital tools not only in a quantitative way, but also on qualitative and measurable way compared to the performance indicators of Moroccan university. The aim of the article is to propose a pedagogical meta-model for Moroccan university designed from a national high education perception study. The model is implemented by IMS LD, involving digital tools and different pedagogical objects in an environment that is both educational and entrepreneurial to catch the gaps in methodologies and content. This model allows the teacher to make available to the student necessary information, methods and techniques in an easy way. The model is integrated into a digital environment, dynamic and open to the business world.