The Notebook University Karlsruhe (TH): How to Promote and Support the Education of Architects and Engineers via Mobile Networks?

The article describes the didactical integration of wireless access networks for
the campus of the University of Karlsruhe in the education of architects and
engineers. It focuses on the development of an interdisciplinary communication
network to encourage, support and promote the communication and collaboration
between students.<br />
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The discussed modules were developed during the Notebook University Karlsruhe
(TH). An applied project, aimed on several targets. The invention of a notebook
university for all students. The distribution of software via a „software fuel station“,
the integration of UMTS in campus networks, the support of online lessons,
and the encouragement of students to work over the internet. The author joined the
consortium with the subproject called: „Interdisciplinary Cooperation Modules in
Mobile Networks“ (INKOP). This project lead to a couple of tools, listed in this
contribution.<br />
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Based on the design and project oriented cooperation platform netzentwurf.de
the authors developed the tools „Jobadmin“ to administrate multidisciplinary
workgroups, „Swarm Knowledge Catalogue“ to collect and store knowledge and
„LivingCampus“, an instrument providing basic services for dynamic communication.
The author assumes that the fundamental learning impulses take place
among the students themselves and that the training of architects and engineers
should enable them to organise themselves and their workgroups. Therefore, the
collective acquisition of knowledge and cooperation has to be trained during the
studies closely.