Designing of an AM Learning Factory Using Interactive Videos as a Didactic Approach

The integration of video-based pedagogical tools into educational practices has become a prevalent approach. However, the effective utilization of video teaching in the context of additive manufacturing education presents unique challenges, primarily arising from the traditional physical educational practice involving equipment and machinery. In this research, a learning factory design blending online education and a physical workshop has been tested to see how to deliver learning about a full additive manufacturing process chain to full-time industrial employees using digital learning technologies, formats and methods. The learning factory aimed at giving access to content and learning outside of the classroom and at the users’ convenience. However self-learning modules especially designed for single participants calls for a greater attention on how to ensure intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. In this study interactive videos were used as primary teaching tool. Quizzes and discussion forum were enabled to boost intrinsic motivation (instruct active viewing) for the participants to complete the videos. After video teaching, physical workshops were offered to the participants to assure learning effect as well as an extrinsic motivation for the video watching. Statistics based on the viewer engagements show that short videos perform better in keeping full-time employees engaged. The study indicates that further research on the role of interactive videos to secure intrinsic and extrinsic self-learning motivation is a promising field in learning factories studies.