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Completed project · 2025–2026
Bringing digitalisation to life virtually in vocational education and training: A VR module for trainee teachers
The DIVE IN project is developing a module that uses virtual reality (VR) and collaborative robots (cobots) to provide trainee vocational school teachers with practical preparation for the reflective use of digital technologies in the classroom and for promoting their acceptance.
Background and Problem
Digitalisation is fundamentally changing vocational education and training (VET) and placing new demands on teachers and learners alike. At the same time, the education of prospective vocational school teachers often lacks practice-oriented concepts for integrating digital technologies into teaching in a didactically reflective way that fosters acceptance.
Research questions
The project investigates how digital innovations can be integrated into VET. Virtual reality (VR) and collaborative robotics (cobots) serve as illustrative examples for exploring ways of designing the didactics and practical application of digital technologies. A central focus is the question of how learners' acceptance of digital technologies can be fostered.
Approach and Results
A practice-oriented teaching module is being developed and piloted for students on the Bachelor's degree programme ‘Vocational Education – Mechatronics’. Using VR-supported learning settings and practical exercises with cobots, students try out digital technologies and experience and reflect on aspects of technology acceptance.
The project is developing and piloting a teaching module on the use of digital technologies in VET. This produces practice-oriented learning scenarios on VR and cobots, through which the reflective use of digital technologies is taught and tested.
Dissemination and Transfer Activities
The VR learning scenarios and teaching concepts developed are to be embedded in the degree programme ‘Vocational Education – Mechatronics’ in the long term. In addition, exchange takes place through specialist events, networks and cooperation with schools and teacher education institutions.