Author(s): M. Paul; M. Muller; R. Hinkelmann; R. Helmig; G. Kaule

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Keywords: E-learning; Groundwater flow; Internet-based; Learning modules

Abstract: In the education provided by universities, interdisciplinary tasks and understanding play an increasing role. Especially in the fields of engineering the combination of profound specific expertise and an awareness of the implications of and interrelations with other disciplines is becoming more and more important, as this is of outstanding practical relevance for many tasks in the students future professions. In this paper a learning module, which was produced within the project ‘gimolus', is described, accompanied by a brief introduction of the projects general concept and architecture. A characteristic of this project is the development of self-contained learning modules of various environmental disciplines and their interdisciplinary integration by reference to a virtual landscape using modeling and simulation techniques. The learning modules are internet-based and therefore allow the students a flexible access. The modules are embedded in the curricula of the providing institutions as self-study units to deepen the comprehension of complex processes or contexts. The specific module regarding the basics of groundwater flow modeling presented here incorporates various aspects of the educational approach followed within gimolus.

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Year: 2003