EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

In summary, the majority of the research conducted for this paper is focused on identifying the status-quo of Festo’s Learning Platform and analysing possible future trends in digital learning to implement. A gap analysis bridges these two researched aspects by determining the missing pieces which Festo should implement. The awareness and willingness of learning digitally is already widespread among users. Therefore, it is of vast importance to constantly maintain and improve the Festo LX platform as well as consider future oriented tools.

Goal

The goal of the conducted analysis is to provide Festo Didactic with recommendations on how to adapt to the future learning requirements of their users. Once the Festo Didactic users’ individual preferences for digital learning and the requirements for the Festo Learning Campus are identified, a comparison between current and future learning methods in the digital context shall be drawn. Afterwards, solutions are derived on how to bridge the gap between these two states. The objective is to determine key elements which Festo Didactic should be advised to establish and implement in order to provide an optimal learning experience adapted to the needs of their users.

Methodology

To reach the project goal, multiple methods are utilized. The first step is the status quo analysis, which consists of desk research as well as the quantitative survey. The second step is a trend analysis, which includes desk research, in-depth interviews with trends analysists and a quantitative survey. The final step is a gap analysis, where a comparison between current and future learning methods in the digital context are drawn. By gathering all the information, solutions are derived on how to bridge the gap between current and future digital learning methods and recommendations, on how to adapt to the changing requirements, are provided.

Results

By combining all the information gathered, the following key results are obtained.

Videos are still greatly desired among users and contribute a considerable part to their learning success. There is a high preference for interactive videos to be taken into consideration. Also, trend analysists are convinced that videos will always have a significant benefit for digital learning. Festo Didactic should further improve and expand their video offering to meet these requirements.

Blended learning is another concept which has high potential in digital learning, as confirmed by trend analysists and extracted from the survey. Festo Didactic should strongly consider this digitally mixed approach to further improve their learning offerings and adapt to the needs of their users.

Virtual reality and augmented reality are two of the biggest and most impactful changes Festo Didactic should implement. Since this is the most future-oriented approach, it is important to note that these are long term goals, and the users must be introduced to these step by step.

Cooperation Partner

• Festo Didactic
  Linzer Straße 227
  A-1140 Wien
  automation.at@festo.com

Contact Person

• Dr. Ute Gebhard - ute.gebhard@festo.com

Student Team

• Ela Kurt

• Emma Wittwehr

• Lisa Habersatter

• Valerian Kaiser

Project Manager

• Caroline Fabian

• Shtefi Mladenovska