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E-LEARNING AND IN-CLASS LEARNING SYSTEMS FOR UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENTS: PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL ASPECTS
Authors: Pozdnyakova Svetlana , Kirichenko Natalia , Savinova Yuliya
Published: February 2023

The aim of this work is to describe the most effective tools of e-learning and in-class learning systems for undergraduate engineering students. Experience shows that today's students perceive and assimilate educational material in a completely different way than it was 15 or even 10 years ago. In this article the authors would like to touch upon the main features of perception the information by the modern generation, as the old teaching methods, when the material was absorbed in a simple and quick way, are not effective anymore. Besides while teaching a foreign language for occupational purposes (LOP) it must be taken into account that methodology of teaching General Language differs from that of LOP. The purpose of teaching a foreign language in this case is dictated by the professional orientation of students, thus methodologists and teachers of foreign languages are faced with a task to develop special training programs that meet all requirements of a specific working group. These factors should be kept in mind while compiling educational programs. The research shows that in comparison with traditional forms of education, e-learning requires the use of modern gadgets, the usage of which entails changes in the system of forms and methods of teaching. It should be noted that e-learning does not contradict other forms of organization of the educational process and is easily integrated with it. All in all, new methodology must be implemented to meet the educational needs in a new era of technology. In the article the authors show that combination of e-learning with face-to-face classes allows to optimize the process of learning, makes this process more effective and easier.
TEACHING VISUAL AIDS PRESENTATIONS TO ADVANCED E_ENGINEERING STUDENTS DEVELOPMENT VIA SELF-TEACHER MONITORING
Authors: Simion Doina irina
Published: February 2023

Teaching a foreign language to engineering students often poses an inherent challenge: bridging the gap between a mindset defined by technical skills to a mindset that becomes conversant with soft skills. A learner centred approach to language teaching provides the opportunity of training many of the key soft skills required on the work market: leadership (decision making), teamwork (peer interaction), communication skill (adapting style to audience), problem solving skills (info gap activities), work ethic (pro/con), flexibility/adaptability, interpersonal skills (language functions). As far as the student is concerned, the skill of delivering a power point based oral presentation that features the mandatory task of including any sort of visual aid (graph, flow chart, table etc.) presentation is an extremely useful object for acquiring communication skills due to its transferrable value. As far as the teacher is concerned, the repetitive edge of a teacher's activity offers the possibility of juggling with a range of approaches to teaching the graph presentation skill and make place for improvement. Nevertheless, repetition in a teacher's current work is a double edged challenge. On the one side, it is an accepted part of the mechanism of routine development, a state which pertains to the very process of attaining professional excellence. On the other hand, after attaining a certain plateau level in the outcome of repeated behavior, materials or methodology, the challenge comes from the need of a breakthrough: faster, deeper, more relevant. Although there is no universal recipe for achieving a breakthrough, one of the conditions that may lead to it is the ability of re-structuring, concept usefully developed by Michael Polanyi. This capacity building workshop is meant to explore some of the stages one might face in this attempt of restructuring. The case in point is the experience of teaching the skills needed in visual/electronic aid supported oral presentations to e-profile (electric/electronic/power) engineering students from the Bucharest Polytechnic School.
E-LEARNING RESOURCES AS A MEANS OF ORGANIZING STUDENTS' INDEPENDENT WORK
Authors: Sivtseva Natalia , Latysheva Svetlana , Songolova Zhanna , Solodkova Elena
Published: February 2023

The participation of Russia in global processes and the necessity of its integration into European and global educational spaces have caused the urgent modernization of the national educational system. Currently, due to the two-level system "Bachelor - Master" provided by the Bologna declaration modern methods of teaching related to increased academic freedom become generally available for the Russian educational system. Students have the opportunity to study at foreign universities and receive their second diplomas there. These changes led to higher academic mobility, which is considered to be a factor improving the quality of education. Thus, a lot of attention is paid not only to the issues of professional training of technical specialists; the problem of foreign language acquisition comes to the fore. This is relevant throughout all the levels of education and carrier on a nationwide scale, as not only students can get education abroad, specialists who are fluent in foreign languages can present the results of their scientific work to their foreign colleagues, improve their qualifications, studying foreign technical developments, etc. In this regard, it was decided to include the final state exam in a foreign language in the curriculums of Irkutsk National Research Technical University (INRTU). This article is an attempt to justify the relevance and topicality of such an innovation, to describe the structure of the state exam; it presents the assessment of students' retained knowledge, which makes it possible to assess their level of language proficiency effectively. The necessity of transition from the traditional exam format to a format that allows assessing students' potential and level of language proficiency required by a specialist is proved. Students' willingness to pass such an exam depends not only on their acquisition of general foreign language competence, it presents their ability to work with scientific professionally-oriented literature in a foreign language, the level of their oral and written scientific communication skills that require knowing principles of business communication. Besides, one of the main tasks of a foreign language teacher training students for such an exam is to expand and strengthen interdisciplinary connections for the development of students' professional foreign language competences. Thus, as there appears a need to organize students' independent preparation for the exam (the gap between the classroom sessions and the exam is three terms), the article pays great attention to the development of electronic resources that provide high-quality independent training for students.
THE EUROPE 2020 STRATEGY ON THE EDUCATIONAL FIELD
Authors: Lutan (petre) Anca georgeta , Nica Elvira
Published: February 2023

This article reviews recent literature concerning the Europa 2020 strategy. Using data from Eurostat and Eurydyce database , I performed analyses and made estimates regarding aims at formal, non-formal, ICT education or informal education for all levels, from pre-school to adult vocational training. I have also performed analyses and compared the objectives of the strategy for Romania and the E.U countries about the integration in a proportion of over 95% of the preschoolers in the educational system, the decrease below 15% of the number of the 15-year-olds who do not have sufficient knowledge of reading, mathematics and sciences, the decreases of the weight of the 18-24-year-olds who leave school early with 3.9% starting from a value of 13.9% in 2010 and targeting a value of 10%. As for the indicator regarding the increase in the number of persons with higher education for those between the ages of 30 and 34, the EU has a target of 40% for 2020, starting with a value of 33.8% in the year 2010. Increasing the participation of adults in lifelong learning activities by 15%, and attending part of the study or professional training program in another country, for students (reaching a minimum of 20%), and for young people aged 18- 24 years minimum 6%.Empirical and secondary data are used to support the claim that each country applied aims of the Europa 2020 strategy and how each of them trough support and knowledge of ICT succeeded in using and putting them into practice.
ANALYSIS AND MODELING THE DOMAIN OF OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FROM LEARNING ANALYTICS PERSPECTIVE
Authors: Ivanova Malinka , Grosseck Gabriela , Holotescu Carmen
Published: February 2023

Open Educational Resources (OERs) contributes to ways for knowledge sharing and reusing among given scientific and academic societies. The students and teachers have rapid and unlimited access to content, prepared for different purposes and digital formats. Many projects have been started to extend and improve the existing digital collections. A few analytical tools are developed for automatic identification and monitoring of newly created and added OERs and for tracing the changes in existing OERs. The researchers have applied learning analytics techniques for discovery, analysis and reflection on given characteristics of emerged online content.
The aim of the paper is to review, analyze and model the domain of the OERs focusing on the following research questions: What is the current state of research in the area of OERs?, What are typical features of OERs? What kind of tools are used for OERs development, tracing and analysis?, How learning analytics contributes to OERs creation, improvement and reusing?
The applied methodology consists of several procedures related to: discovery of appropriate scientific literature in abstract and citation databases and usage of search engines, indexing and delivering the full text or metadata concerning available scientific production; summarization and analysis of returned results through bibliometric and machine learning methods and techniques; development of analytical models that outline the current achievements and predictive models that show the future trends.
The findings point out the educational context of application of OERs, the technological approaches for automatic identification and analysis of OERs, the tools for OERs creation from pedagogical and technical point of view, the attainments of learning analytics for further development and enhancement of OERs.
Modelling the domain of OERs leads to better understanding how the OERs are created and utilized, what are the main areas of their usage, what are the future directions of evolvement. The models could be used by teachers and researches for outlining the current findings and for decision making about OERs application and topics for research identification.
BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGIES AND MICROSERVICES FOR OPEN LEARNING COMMUNITIES. A SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE PERSPECTIVE
Authors: Stefan Livia
Published: February 2023

It is a well-known fact that innovative e-learning concepts have pushed IT technologies to new levels of development or, reciprocally, innovative or even disrupting technologies have opened new possibilities for elearning. There are many examples of IT technologies that contributed to new or improved learning paradigms and styles, such as social networks, mobile devices, augmented and virtual reality, MOOCs and distributed computing. Recently, several research works discuss how the blockchain concepts and technologies can be applied not only in cryptocurrency, but also on elearning and educational processes with an essential impact, e.g. de-centralization of resources, open learning, tokenization of elearning, authenticity and security of information and resources.
The current research paper will address how blockchain can be utilized with microservice based architectures, based on similarities, to support the most modern trends in education, such as open learning communities.
In the first part of the paper, the main concepts and mechanisms behind the blockchain technologies are reviewed and explained in comparison with concepts and characteristics of microservices, considered a similar architectural pattern. Blockchain relies on the existing algorithms (such as cryptography) and distributed computing to bring new concepts such as ledgers and smart contracts. Likewise, microservices have roots on Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Application Programming Interfaces (API). Microservices represent a new arhitectural pattern, to change the traditional way of software development resulting in "application monoliths" to a true modularization by means of composition of standalone software components (microservices), having well-defined functionality, securely exposed to other microservices or applications.
In the second part, a software architecture leveraging blockchain smart contract and microservices to support open learning communities, unique identity, secure storage and retrieval of resources will be proposed and described.
USING BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY IN SMART UNIVERSITY
Authors: Stoica Marian , Mircea Marinela , Ghilicmicu Bogdan
Published: February 2023

The evolution of information and communications technology (ICT) has a huge impact in all spheres of activity, leading to major changes in every process, gaining important benefits but also facing challenges, especially those related to data security and protection. In the educational sector, there was a switch from traditional university to ICT based university. The use of SOA (Service Oriented Architecture), Cloud Computing, Internet of Things (IoT) and other technologies paves the way to switch to a new stage: intelligent university. Although IoT offers numerous benefits to the educational system, scalability and security of increasing number of objects connected to the network are major challenges. Switching to a decentralized IoT may be a solution for this challenge. Blockchain technology allows decentralization of process management thus being able to solve many of current problems of IoT, especially regarding the security.
Also, the grows of e-learning and m-learning sectors requires using technologies that improve the trust and value of distance education. Additionally, increasing amount of electronic content, new law requirements regarding personal data security and protection and storing data in clouds require the adoption of new technologies that can solve current problems (see the Fog Computing paradigm). Blockchain technology may improve the educational system in various aspects, like: trust, collaboration, transparency, data security, issuing and security of certificates, management and protection of intellectual property, fighting intellectual fraud, lifelong high quality education, decentralized education, etc.
Use of blockchain technology in educational system is in early stage. Very few universities have started using this technology, most of them only for validation of certificates/diplomas. There are few researches addressing the use of blockchain in education and the benefits and challenges of adopting this technology. This paper approaches three major issues: benefits of adopting blockchain in universities, challenges of adopting blockchain technology in universities, state of using blockchain technology in Romania.
ABCTOVLE - ABC-LD COURSE DESIGN EXPERIENCES FOR BLENDED AND ONLINE EDUCATION
Authors: Andone Diana , Mihaescu Vlad , Vasiu Radu
Published: February 2023

How can we engage and enable our time-pressured teachers design rich blended and online courses (modules)? Today's education system needs to design future-looking, digitally rich, flexible courses (module), mobile-ready and attuned to students' expectations for engaging, professionally related learning experiences (UK Open University "Innovating Pedagogy 2018"). ABCtoVLE planned to develop, implement and, evaluate a rapid development learning design method in the form of a downloadable 'pack' to help university and college teachers design ICT rich blended courses, investigating a range of pedagogical, technological, support, quality, cross-cultural and strategic issues. This development includes running several workshops using the ABCtoLD (ABC to Learning Design) resource pack, methodology and to apply this to specific national requirements. ABC to LD is an effective and engaging workshop, which has been tested so far successfully on a number of educational programs in over 30 universities. In just 90 minutes, using a game format, teams are able to collaborate to create a visual "storyboard" that highlights the type and sequence of learning activities (online and offline) required to meet the learning outcomes of the course or specialization. ABC is especially useful for new specialties or in the process of modification, but also for those that turn into an online format or blended learning (with technology support). The involvement of Romanian higher education professionals is done through the full translation of the program, running workshops and supporting teachers into integrating the ABC Learning Design principles in their ongoing educational programs. This paper presents the development of the Romanian workshops by integrating the ABCtoLD principles as part of the ABCtoVLE project.
INTRODUCTION TO SMART EDUCATION
Authors: Vlasin Ioan
Published: February 2023

New technology-inspired terms such as Smart City, Smart Education or Smart Society are being circulated lately. The usual approach to achieving them is aimed only at introducing smart technology, not a comprehensive analysis based on systems theory, to which specific elements allow them to be intelligent, autonomous and self-programmable. A short analysis of what the term smart means, how it can be applied to humans and how education should be, if we consider these things, is a brief review of the work. From the analysis carried out here it results another approach, much more natural and truly effective called Smart Education.
Classical education does not take into account the fact that man is an intelligent, self-programmable, autonomous and integrable system, which is why it does not report realistically and respectfully to the pupil, its intervention is brutal, even traumatizing. At the age of individualization, it ignores the real, profound needs of man and works only as a cultural programming tool. It does not really develop competence as a quality participation, but only certain skills etc. It does not consider the real integration of the person itself and in overpower systems because it does not explicitly pursue the development of character and preservation of integrity, the basic elements to be trustworthy.
Smart education does not imply the introduction of modern technology in education, but its superior recovery as an environment, according to M. McLuhan's approaches that allows for a retrieval and self-development of man as a smart system. It is built from a new, transcultural perspective based on systems theory, complemented by the analysis of how smart systems work and taking into account the three types of human programming. In full accord with the nature of man, looking at the most general possible perspective, it supports its individualization and integration, giving the human (organizations, communities, etc.) the possibility of deployment from cultures and their higher recovery.
In order for education to be truly a smart one, the approach and tools used within it must lead to the conscious construction and management of all components of an intelligent system, adapted and capable of supporting any entity that wants to learn, from one person to a nation. Thus, education can be greatly improved and supported entities can become self-aware and act more intelligently than using classical education.
DATA SCIENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES FOR CASE-BASED LEARNING IN MEDICAL BIOENGINEERING EDUCATION
Authors: Buiu Catalin , Danaila Vladrares
Published: February 2023

Data science and artificial intelligence (AI) are the main factors driving a new technological revolution. Just recently (November 2019), key U.S. policymakers have announced intentions to create an agency that would invest $100 billion over 5 years on basic research in AI, with a focus on quantum computing, robotics, cybersecurity, and synthetic biology.
The need for well educated people in these areas is growing exponentially, and this is more stringent than ever for medical bioengineering professionals who are expected to play a leading role in the promotion of advanced algorithms and methods to advance health care in fields like diagnosis, monitoring, and therapy.
In a recent study on the current research areas of big data analytics and AI in health care, the authors have performed a systematic review of literature and found that out the primary interest area proved to be medical image processing and analysis (587 entries out of 2421 articles analysed) followed by decision-support systems and text mining and analysis.
Case-based learning is an instructional design model that is learner-centered and intensively used across a variety of disciplines. In this paper, we present a set of tools and a case study that would help medical bioengineering students to grasp both theoretical concepts (both medical, such as gynecological disorders and technological, such as deep learning, neural network architectures, learning algorithms) and delve into practical applications of these techniques in medical image processing.
The case study concerns the automated diagnosis of cervigrams (also called cervicographic images), that are colposcopy images used by the gynecologist for cervical cancer diagnosis, study and training. The tools described in this paper are based on using PyTorch, Keras and Tensor Flow. They allow image segmentation, automated detection of cervix, and cervical cancer classification, while also sustaining an intense interaction between participants to the case study. Based on these tools (for which we describe their distinctive advantages and provide comparisons in terms of accuracy and speed), we describe in full details different teaching strategies.
A PROPOSAL FOR A SIMULATOR FOR RESPIRATORY CONTROL SYSTEM, TOWARD A LEARNING TOOL FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS
Authors: Corciova Calin , Gheorghita Andrei , Fuior Robert , Turnea Marius
Published: February 2023

There are only few non-commercial models that models the cardio-respiratory system that take into account the main interconnected units involved in respiration ("PNEUMA" and "Respilab"). The proposal for respiratory control presented in this paper follows the Tahrani's model with options in GUI (Graphical User Interface) more suitable biomedical engineering students that have knowledge about modelling and simulation and numerical methods for differential equations. The obstructive diseases as hypercapnia and hypoxia are simulated by modeling the forces (stimulus) as consequences of the modification of values of inspiratory gas partial pressures. The parameters of models can be changed in an interactive mode. The user has the possibility to select which variable to be displayed and also parameters for integration of system of differential equations. The model has a PI integrator, and as sequel, a short tutorial about PID (Proportional-Integrative-Derivative) controllers are available in help section.
The calculation of respiratory frequency has three predefined models: Otis' equation, Mead's equation and Widdicombe's equation. A user defined option is possible give a by constructor module that afford the select a linear combination of the predefined models or to create a completely new model with the save option for future use.The implementation uses the Matlab/Simulink tool with transparent view of the model schemas and subschemas avoiding the usage of .jar files from Java environment. The working version can provide a standalone working model directly from Matlab implementation using a suitable compiler. This educational software is constructed in a modular form, other modules including visualization of waveforms can be improved with no substantial effort in the future.
A SIMPLE EDUCATIONAL TOOL FOR MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF SKIN ABSORPTION FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS
Authors: Rotariu Mariana , Ilea Mihai , Corciova Calin
Published: February 2023

Biomedical Engineering (BME) is different from other engineering or medical areas, in the sense that the results are obtained usually by experimental procedures and the simulation using mathematical approaches are familiar to them without a very deep knowledge of medical subjects specific to physicians.
The tool proposes one and two compartment models for mathematical model of skin absorption selected from models in literature. The compartments models are described by system of differential equations that are solved by numerical methods. The user has the possibility to select the model and the parameters of the models (the Graphical User Interface - GUI) is automatically updated according the selected model along with a graphical image of compartments and the variables that are assigned to interaction among compartments. The parameter for simulation (the solving of system of differential equations) are adjusted optimally according to selected model but they can be also modified by the user in order to test the sensitivity of the models to different value of parameters.
The dosage substrate and/or inhibitors can be calculated by user using this tool. The constant of permeability and diffusion, deduced by experimental data, can be included and saved for future use using a selection panel.
The implementation is made as a Matlab application with a GUI designed as a friendly user interface. The graphic of evolution of variable are displayed in a window, and the user has the possibility to select the group of variables to be visualized.
The tool is accompanied by a small user's manual with a set of practical tests in the form of laboratories in order to improve the e-learning process.
A more concise form of the mathematical model can be used by students in Balneo-Physio-Kinetotherapy (BFKT) by simulated be the Sulphur absorption by skin in sludge therapy.
THE VIRTUAL DOCTOR: AN INTERACTIVE WEB BASED TOOL TO SUPPORT UNSCHEDULED VISITS FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS (CF) PATIENTS
Authors: Vagg Tamara , Curran Aine , Morrissy David , Plant Barry , Tabirca Sabin
Published: February 2023

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) patients need to meet with their Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) approximately every four months. In-between these scheduled visits, patients may contact the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) via phone to express any health-related concerns. This often requires a phone evaluation before organizing an unscheduled appointment. Due to the sporadic nature of these phone calls, resources and time are often heavily affected. With the predicted increase of the adult CF patient population, there is a need for better ways to manage and educate patients on their condition.
The aim of this ICT intervention is to reduce this effect by creating an online virtual Dr, that can be accessed by the patient from their own home. This Virtual Doctor (Dr) will generate a report and an initial evaluation that will be sent to the MDT to action. The patient is also provided with a response outlining when the team will be in contact.
The system includes a Dr avatar with facial animations and 3D scene. The voice of the avatar is generated using Node.js along with the Amazon Web Services Polly. The Web Speech API speech recognition is used to provide the ability to recognize voice context from an audio input; in this case the patient's computer microphone. This allows for the patient's interaction with the avatar and the documentation of the answers. These answers are scored and used as a comparison to the patient's baseline health status. The patient's answers and scores are stored within a database and sent via email to the MDT for evaluation. The score informs the Virtual Dr's response and MDT report.

It is anticipated that this tool will be of benefit to both patients and medical staff. By creating such a system, patients can learn about their own condition and health status, while improving time and resource management. A prototype of the system has been created in preparation for pilot testing with adult CF patients.
E-LEARNING - A TOOL FOR EXPLOITATION OF TEXTILE TENSILE TESTING MACHINE
Authors: Fogorasi Magdalena simona , Komjaty Andrei , Bucevschi Adina , Barbu Ionel
Published: February 2023

Nowadays, all the more we witness to a rapid technological development and the entanglement of information technology in the formation and maintenance of human connections. As a consequence, the educational system must comply with the current flows. The use of information and communications technology in education exerts a crucial function in increasing the learning process and augmenting its efficiency. Taking into account these premises, we develop a novel approach for the study of a subject of textile metrology. Laboratory practices are fundamental in teaching and learning Metrology by enabling students to acquire practical skills through measurements which allows a more thorough comprehension of the delivered content.
Design of this laboratory represents a challenge from the perspective of learners and teachers as well, since it aims to address all learning styles and enhance student's motivation. The laboratory combines a face-to-face teaching and online learning in a blended learning framework, by combination of text based learning with audio-visual support. The virtual laboratory will provide an exhaustive content comprising a description of the dynamometer, measurements that can be accomplished, determined parameters for fabric tensile strength testing, sample preparation and procedures. In order to attract student's attention, the presentation is performed in Power Point. Furthermore, hyperlinks ensure the transition from unit to unit or to other significant issues within an unit. After measurements, follows the calculation and statistical - mathematical processing of the values, according to the applied standards. For the calculation of typical survey values like arithmetic average, dispersion, standard deviation, coefficients of variation, kurtosis and skewness, we use the Excel program. These obtained values will be imported into Power Point and will be compared with those provided by the device, knowing that the device has a touch screen console for control, adjustments and for displaying of measurement values.Thus, this approach can be used either to train students prior they conduct hands-on measurements or after to deep their knowledge.
By using this approach, the learning process can be supported independent of the student's location and available infrastructure. The connection occurs via phone, computer etc. from the official website by accessing the university platform on https://core.uav.ro/ .
CAD/CAM FOR JACQUARD WEAVING: THE PATH FROM DESIGN TO WOVEN FABRIC
Authors: Niki vlad Mancasi , Cristian Irina
Published: February 2023

Jacquard woven fabrics are a special type of textile materials, which distinguish themselves from regular woven fabrics by the bigger amount of detail that can go into a large-size design. The weaving principle is mostly the same, requiring at least a set of weft yarns (picks) and a set of warp yarns(ends), but the way the ends are handled is what actually makes the difference. In Jacquard weaving, each warp yarn is controlled individually by a hook, rather than by a frame which also incorporates several other yarns, as in normal weaving. Therefore, a difference in the technology needed is also noticeable.

We stand on the brink of the fourth industrial revolution, that will fundamentally alter the way we live, work and relate to one another. With that being said, digitalisation is something one must be aware of at all times. The emergence of electronic Jacquard mechanisms has made possible the large-scale use of CAD/CAM(Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacturing) systems for creating and producing fabrics with complex designs. The introduction of software to this process was a major turning point, reducing the amount of time needed to create the design and generate the card which controls the weaving machine. Nevertheless, precision has also increased, meaning that the software is able to correct human errors, going through each and every binding point and float. Furthermore, IoT(Internet of Things) encompasses a better communication between machines and a seamless wireless exchange of data between the computer where everything is created and the machines.

The paper focuses on the methodology of designing and production of original patterns for double weft jacquard woven fabrics, using the Affinity Designer software for designing the repeat unit and the NedGraphics bundle(Texcell, LoomEditor, Weave Editor and Product Creator) for generating the card. A detailed description of the whole process will be provided to the reader, from the initial design file(.jpg or .png) to the generation of the final card(.ep file).It stimulates the curiosity and imagination of both textile engineering and fashion design students through eLearning, giving them a better look inside the whole process of turning their creations into actual products. It also challenges their capability of dealing with several issues and limitations of both software and hardware. The designed fabrics were realised on a Picanol loom equipped with a Bonas electronic Jacquard head, using 2400 hooks.
TEACHING WEB-ENHANCED COURSES FOR FOOD SAFETY AND TEXTILE DESIGN CLASSES
Authors: Radu Dana , Fogorasi Magdalena simona
Published: February 2023

Teaching in the digital era brings along a lot of interesting opportunities for both teachers and learners in various engineering subjects. Using information technology may facilitate learner centred instruction, as teachers are expected to meet the learning needs of all students through a personalized learning approach. Depending on the amount of content delivered online, courses could be Web Facilitated (or Web-Enhanced), Blended (or Hybrid), and Online.
The main purpose of this case study was to experiment and evaluate the implementation of Web Enhanced courses for specific food engineering and textile engineering disciplines. Such Web Enhanced courses combine online and face-to-face activities, although online elements play a supplemental role to the face-to-face class. To decide on which e-teaching and learning resources (e-TLR), specific to food safety and textile design disciplines, would be more helpful for students to achieve their learning goals, an evaluation of the online environment was conducted. The remarkable increase in free resources and relevant tools (dedicated software) available online, via Webinars, blogs, open repositories, journals and social media allows appropriate choices. Also, in order to increase engagement, collaboration and understanding among students, the social media suitability as an interaction conveyer was assessed. Courses, delivered using Power Point Presentations, are accessible to students both during scheduled classes and virtually through the university platform (on https://core.uav.ro/) anytime via personal smart phone, computer, tablet, etc.
Exploring ways technology and the internet could be used in food safety and textile design learning, the results pointed out to the importance of appropriate courses design and use of e-TLR. Accordingly, discussion concerning the findings and implications for future research are elaborated.
THE ANALYSIS OF THE PLANTAR PRESSURE IN THE GIANT SLALOM TURN IN THE HIGH PERFORMANCE ALPINE SKIING
Authors: Leonte Nicoleta , Rachita Iancu , Popescu Ofelia , Teodora Wesselly
Published: February 2023

The specific bypass of the giant slalom in the high-performance alpine skiing is characterized by specific movements of pivoting the inner ski, by advancing the trunk forwards and by a sharp turn.
As the speed increases, the centrifugal force is higher, and the skier will activate a control of the pressure of the external ski, giving him the possibility of steering the bypass. The plantar pressure exerted by the skier during the turns steering becomes extremely important, being a determining factor in improving the control over the edges.
The purpose of the research is to identify the main mistakes during the turn and to make the preparation more efficient by identifying the ideal route. The constatative research is a descriptive case study that used a single subject, a member of the national group of alpine skiing. The research was conducted during the preparatory period (November, 2018), in Austria, totaling 14 training days, respectively 56 hours training.
The evaluation was carried out through the Pedar X analysis system, which adds to the kinematic analysis data regarding the distribution of pressures at the foot plant level, information that is particularly useful in assessing the dynamics of the movement. This evaluation system allowed us to observe, in real time, the distribution of the plantar pressures and the forces exerted by the athlete in the most difficult area of the route. The results obtained emphasized the need to improve the technical training, focusing on the equal distribution of plantar pressure on both feet near the gate.
LEARNING HEALTHY LIFESTYLE THROUGH SLEEPING BEHAVIOUR
Authors: Mocanu Irina , Placinta Alexandru , Cramariuc Oana , Cramariuc Bogdan
Published: February 2023

Sleep represents a main factor for a healthy lifestyle. It improves health and quality of life in many ways: 1) it is vital for physical health; 2) it is essential for mental health; 3) improves memory and focus and 4) promotes personal and public safety.
Sleep is a basic biological function that undergoes changes along with ageing and many pathological conditions. Some changes due to age are so deep that it is hard to distinguish between ageing and disease. Each person is different, considering the activities they perform that influence the sleep during the night, but also their metabolism, age etc. Different methods are therefore needed to explain the variation in sleep patterns for many people. Also, physical activity and sleep are highly interrelated health behaviours. The physical activity during the day influences the quality of sleep, and vice versa.
The purpose of this paper is to present a system for creating a user profile based on his sleep behaviour. Based on the learnt profile, the system will automatically detect changes in the user's sleep pattern. If there are changes, the system will automatically check other medical parameters: heart rate, respiratory rate, physical activity during day (eg. number of steps, number of stairs). In case of existing abnormal values, an alarm message will be sent to the user with some suggestions regarding his daily programme. Data analysed is collected using two sensors: Emfit QS sensor for sleep monitoring and Fitbit for physical activity monitoring. In case of sleep, different machine learning methods were applied through pairs of sleep parameters (eg duration in rem versus total sleep duration, duration in light versus total sleep duration, duration awake versus total sleep duration, activity versus toss and turns count) in order to learn the profile of the user. The learning method is based on regression models. The regression is performed on a variable number of days in order to find a model that will learn the data set. For each number of days used for training, the model score will be calculated on the following days, and in the end, the model that has managed to obtain the highest score will be chosen. The models used are simple linear regression, polynomial regression, regression trees and regression support vectors.
The models were evaluated on data collected from three users. The data sets used for the evaluation of each user was collected over a period of six months. The following models have proven to be common to all users: the model that learns the correlation between the variation of sleep duration in the light stage versus the total sleep duration.
Thus, the proposed system will be able to generate alerts or recommendations using his sleep pattern. In case of differences between his history, the user will receive information that will help him to correct his lifestyle. Through the learning profile of the user, the system will proactive supervise him, making possible to reduce the possibility of illness.
THE USE OF THE COMMUNICATIVE APPROACH AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES DURING A VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR PRACTICAL COURSE. STUDENTS' PERCEPTION AND INPUT
Authors: Cotoc Alexandra
Published: February 2023

Today's warp-speed world and new technologies have shaped our students and their learning behaviour. As such, they are motivated by relevant, up-to-date, interactive classes that contain collaboration and digital devices. In this context, the use of the communicative approach and the blend of offline and online activities are fundamental in creating and maintaining efficient teaching strategies and methods. Our study focuses on the integration of these two elements in an English Vocabulary and Grammar practical course given to first year students majoring in English at the Faculty of Letters.
The first part of the study will focus on the presentation of the specificity of the course: targeted group, duration, content and requirements, the students' personal and professional profile and the teacher's role.
The second part of the article will introduce some useful digital tools and offline and online practices that we used with our students, providing some concrete examples and samples produced by the students during classroom activities.
The last part of the article will give an insight into our students' perception, feedback and input at the end of the course.
Our study analyses the design of a practical course and the students' perspective on it with the aim of tailoring and adjusting the educational context to suit our students' needs and expectations and also to improve our students' language skills and academic performance. Moreover, we also aim at producing autonomous learners and develop transferable skills that our students can use not only in other courses and seminars, but also in their future profession as language and communication specialists.
DIDACTIC CAPACITY OF "WEBQUEST" TECHNOLOGY IN MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION
Authors: Savinova Yuliya , Pozdnyakova Svetlana
Published: February 2023

The paper focuses on didactic capacities and perspectives of "WebQuest" technology elaboration in teaching foreign language communication. The establishment of a new educational system, aimed at interacting at international level requires a high level of knowledge and preparation for any life conditions. It means that the learning of several foreign languages rather than one has become one of the educational background conditions, a factor, which has a significant impact on successful advancement in various spheres of activities in a new post-industrial society.
Contemporary conditions to higher education have highlighted the need for blended learning application, which combines a methodical variability. In this regard, the "WebQuest" technology in foreign language teaching has proved to be an effective and motivational tool. Based on the project-based learning, it integrates communicative, problem-based learning and research methods, and possesses a number of advantages. Firstly, the "WebQuest" technology improves building creative and motivational capacity of students and enhances the objectivity of assessment. Secondly, learners enlarge their experience in presentation making, business negotiations and the use professional terminology. Thirdly, learners acquire new knowledge, extend multidisciplinary links due to the related subject areas, use authentic materials in foreign languages, which significantly enhances possibilities of professionally oriented foreign language communication. Thus, the use of the educational "WebQuest" technology in teaching foreign languages at HEIs showcased that its effectiveness in the educational process is of polarized nature. This kind of activity fosters positive motivation, which in its turn results in enhancing foreign language competence of students, desire to raise their personal and professional self-esteem and take competitive advantage in society.
THE IMPACT OF COVID 19 ON THE ROMANIAN MILITARY EDUCATION
Authors: Constantinescu Maria , Dumitrache Vlad ionut
Published: February 2023

The Romanian military education system, like other military and civilian educational systems worldwide, has been affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Sanitary measures such as lockdowns and the need to respect social distancing have had profound implications on the education process, such as the need to move the classes in hybrid and online formats, depending on national regulations and the severity of the outbreak in various countries and regions. The aim of this paper is to analyse the advantages and disadvantages of online compared to regular military education, with particular focus on the Romanian military education system. The pandemic has highlighted numerous failures in the current educational system, some of them specific to the online education (such as lack of training for teachers in designing online courses, lack of training for students on using e-learning technology) and some more general, related to the educational system itself (such as a lack of foresight and strategy related to e-learning, whose implementation had to be done on emergency basis, with the associated problems). At the same time, the COVID 19 pandemic has brought to the public and decision maker's attention the undeniable advantages of e-learning, both in the civilian and military education systems. In the second chapter, the paper offers potential solutions and forward steps into implementing online procedures, techniques and tools to further develop online education and training in the field of military education that could be of use in a post pandemic world. The main conclusion of the paper is that digitalization is a priority in a globalized world and online education as part of it has expanded to the circumstances of the Covid-19 crisis. The Romanian military education system should strive to correlate the needs of students, teaching staffs and institutions and to integrate the resulting effects will lead to a more innovative and effective driven learning process.