VIRTUAL LABORATORY AS A FACTOR OF INCREASING MOTIVATION IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION

Abstract

In the transition to a digital economy, one of the main conditions is the development and use of innovative tools and teaching methods that are relevant to the specifics of the information society. At the same time, at present, there is a decrease in the interest of the younger generation in obtaining technical professions, for this reason, an environment should be created that will motivate students to obtain technical specialties. The purpose of this study is to create a virtual laboratory as a tool to provide the required level of motivation and methods for its development and use, taking into account the specifics of the training system for vehicle maintenance engineers. A characteristic feature of the proposed method is the combination in this project to create digital content and virtual equipment models of the efforts of university employees, teachers and students of automotive and computer specialties. In the process of joint work, teachers and students of several directions exchange experience and knowledge in an environment close to a real professional one.