Results from the pilot experiment within the project “new trends in electrical engineering training in a pandemic”

The main challenge for engineering training is to create a strong connection between theory and practice.Only in this way the new generations of engineers will be able to adapt to a fast -changing work environment.That was the reason Plovdiv University "Paisii Hilendarski" to start a project "New trends in Electrical engineering training in a pandemic" in 2021.The project aims at developing educational technology to support the laboratory exercises in electrical engineering during the distance or blended learning and to make them more effective and flexible in a pandemic.Project-based learning, remote access to laboratory equipment, computer simulations via Multisim Live and QR codes were used to support the practical classes in electrical engineering.Multimedia instructional resources were developed within the project, including: multimedia resources related to the theory, instructional videos demonstrating how to conduct the laboratory exercises or how to work with the measuring instruments in the laboratory.Students were able to access these videos during the face-to-face classes by scanning QR codes located on the laboratory equipment or printed on students' laboratory handouts.