Methods for distance learning

Concepts for distance learning/blended learning

 The holistic learning environment concept is designed to enable learners to engage with the teaching content in a cognitively activating and adaptive way. Various teaching and learning formats are offered in the sense of individual learning paths, so that students can take on a receiving, reactive role or an independent, active role or systematically combine these.
https://ruhr-uni-bochum.sciebo.de/s/kjlj7J7z7IfxYP5?path=%2FRWTH#/files_mediaviewer/Lernumgebungskonzept.png

Kontakt: https://www.lbb.rwth-aachen.de/cms/LBB/~eaxk/Der-Lehrstuhl/

In collaboration with its community, the Hochschulforum Digitalisierung website develops general (non-statics-related) digital concepts and offers a collection of tools, an education tool and link collections with tools and guidelines on the corona crisis
https://hochschulforumdigitalisierung.de/de/hochschulen-und-corona-was-jetzt

Conclusion of the project 'Structural Dynamics: Implementation of a blended learning concept':
In the project, blended learning elements were added to the courses Structural Dynamics (100 students) and Structural Dynamics (50 students) in order to promote students' self-learning behaviour, facilitate the understanding of theoretically difficult concepts and increase the quality of teaching. To this end, interactive self-study units were developed, inverted classroom elements were designed and implemented and lectures were recorded and made available to students via Moodle.
https://lehrwerkstatt.zhqe.uni-due.de/baudynamik/

Kontakt: https://www.uni-due.de/statik/de/

Learning platforms

Moodle

Moodle, a free platform for managing users, courses, content and activities
https://moodle.de/ 

OPAL

OPAL, a learning platform for the creation of courses, groups, provision of documents in digital form and communication (written, oral, visual) simultaneously synchronously or asynchronously.
https://www.bps-system.de/help/display/
LMS/OPAL+und+Corona+COVID-19

OpenOLAT

OpenOLAT, an open source learning platform for teaching, learning, assessment and communication.
https://www.openolat.com/

PDF tutorial on OLAT and Adobe Connect:
https://ruhr-uni-bochum.sciebo.de/s/kjlj7J7z7IfxYP5?path=%2FUni-Innsbruck#pdfviewer
Kontakt: https://www.uibk.ac.at/bft/

Streaming and web conferencing

Zoom is an easy-to-use video conferencing software with useful features such as conference recording, screen-sharing functions and much more. 
https://zoom.us

Adobe Connect is a conferencing solution that is suitable for online events of all kinds - from small-scale meetings and virtual classrooms to webinars with thousands of participants. 
https://www.adobe.com/de/products/adobeconnect.html
PDF tutorial on Adobe Connect and OLAT: 
https://ruhr-uni-bochum.sciebo.de/s/kjlj7J7z7IfxYP5?path=%2FUni-Innsbruck#pdfviewer 
Contact: https://www.uibk.ac.at/bft/

Cisco Webex enables video conferencing, IP telephony, instant messaging, file transfer and screen sharing. 
https://www.webex.com/de/video-conferencing.html

Microsoft Teams is a software that combines chat, meetings, notes and attachments. 
https://products.office.com/de-de/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software

OBS is a free open source software for video recording and live streaming. 
https://obsproject.com/de
Video instructions for using OBS: 
https://ruhr-uni-bochum.sciebo.de/s/kjlj7J7z7IfxYP5?path=%2FTU-Dortmund#/files_mediaviewer/
Tablet%20verbinden%20und%20f%C3%BCr%20OBS%20nutzen.mp4

https://ruhr-uni-bochum.sciebo.de/s/kjlj7J7z7IfxYP5?path=%2FTU-Dortmund#/files_mediaviewer/
OBS_Installation%20und%20Einstellungen.mp4

https://ruhr-uni-bochum.sciebo.de/s/kjlj7J7z7IfxYP5?path=%2FTU-Dortmund#/files_mediaviewer/
Zuschneiden%20von%20Fenstern%20mit%20OBS.mp4

Contact: www.bauwesen.tu-dortmund.de/bmsd/de/Lehrstuehle/Team-Statik-und-Dynamik/index.html

Camtasia Studio is a paid software for recording screencasts as videos and editing them: 
www.techsmith.de/camtasia.html

PDF tutorial on video recording with Apple systems 
ruhr-uni-bochum.sciebo.de/s/kjlj7J7z7IfxYP5
Contact: https://www.ismd.tu-darmstadt.de/team_2/professoren/schneider.de.jsp

Communication

Slack is a central platform for chat communication and data exchange. It can be linked with other apps and services; for example, Zoom can be used to hold video conferences.
slack.com/intl/de-de/

Creation of instructional videos

 PowerPoint can be used to record screen presentations. A lecture can be explained slide by slide and recorded with audio output. 
support.microsoft.com/de-de/office/bildschirmaufzeichnung-in-powerpoint-0b4c3f65-534c-4cf1-9c59-402b6e9d79d0

Limited access to university content / special university regulations

Videos on the strength density method

YouTube links to the IASS workshop „Force Density Method“, Zürich August 25, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxHXC49JkrQhmFQgx5FDADTNeUw3WC6-0
0.)  Introduction:  https://youtu.be/gM4o5rxEqtg
1.)  Work and energy theorems, virtual work/energy:  https://youtu.be/E7Vdg9imntk
2.)  Nonlinear stress and strain measures, force density:  https://youtu.be/T6x0zSh3jls
3.)  The force density method (linear, non-linear, constraints, etc.):  https://youtu.be/ILX0OyfkUD4
4.)  Some numerical aspects:  https://youtu.be/y6WSRjGygKk

Download link for handouts: https://syncandshare.lrz.de/getlink/fiUeDKR1tAvahiTa8fusT1/IASS24_revised_handouts_20250321.zip

Instructional videos for Stiff3D, linear-elastic 3D bar structures, and shape finding using the force density method for cable nets in 3D
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxHXC49JkrQh01k73EB9fvGN7UotvDxqg
https://syncandshare.lrz.de/getlink/fi5aswtikL53a3AKb75htZ/Stiff3D%20Tutorials
0.)  Principles:  https://youtu.be/y0MA6Wl9GoM
1.)  Basics of generating nodes and elements:  https://youtu.be/NUet0rVnCQE
2.)  Directly generating nodes:  https://youtu.be/RPpzJUMqMLA
3.)  More about nodes:  https://youtu.be/xcc9D8zcn48
4.)  Dealing with elements:  https://youtu.be/NkjHZ10UdrU
5.)  Hinges and coupled degrees of freedom:  https://youtu.be/VEmIbIjYXgs
6.)  Moving objects, copy and paste, merging: https://youtu.be/NeL-o77y3AE
7.)  Modifying objects, rotation, scaling etc.:  https://youtu.be/VVIKIArhqFg
8.)  Creating a grid of elements, blending:  https://youtu.be/IjuVHmQVE0g
9.)  Morphing, e.g. a grid to a HP surface:  https://youtu.be/EVxVLGYZyDI
10.)  Linear elastic analysis:  https://youtu.be/doorncbtnDo
11.)  Form finding by the force density method:  https://youtu.be/MFDIqXgOk44
12.)  Form density method and controlling node positions:  https://youtu.be/AmlPhDIM6nY