Open Digital Lab for You – Laboratory-based learning scenarios in education, research and qualification

This paper describes the intention to integrate Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 related learning resources in a remote and virtual lab-based environment for higher education and research. The objective of this concept is to provide a laboratory environment as integral part of the curriculum at universities and as, in equal measure, an industry-related service for researchers. The educational aim of the lab focusses on the development of competences to meet current and future professional industrial requirements. The paper describes the challenges which need to be tackled for the technical integration and the design of the learning environment and it is structured into three main chapters: (1) Description of the intention for the project and outline of the idea for an Industry 4.0-/IoT-Lab platform. (2) Presentation of the didactical approach and description of the implementation based on three scenarios. (3) Presentation of key findings and first results as well as current tasks.