Education 4.0: MiReBooks - Development and Usage of Mixed Reality for Teaching Mining in Higher Education

Abstract

In order to meet workplace demands in relation to Industry 4.0, the MiReBooks project was established in 2019. The main focus of this paper is to present the project's outcomes in the field of Education 4.0 whereby, Mixed Reality (MR) Mining Engineering educational material was developed for teachers, this in order to integrate MR in classroom instruction with the aim to enhance student understanding and application of knowledge to increase their competence in the specific field of the subject. An account of a MR application in a mining lecture is presented, together with student feedback, providing grounds to ascertain that the integration of such technology can improve student learning in the achievement of lesson/course Learning Outcomes.