Abstract
Physics is fundamental to engineering education and professional practice. At our university of applied sciences, students enter with highly diverse levels of prior knowledge. This diversity creates both the need and the opportunity to design courses that support weaker students while also challenging those with advanced skills. To meet this demand, we developed the digital platform Fit für Physik (Fit for Physics). The platform integrates three components: Knowledge, Experience, and Practice. Knowledge provides structured lecture material for self-study and flipped classroom formats. Experience presents video-based experiments that illustrate physical phenomena. Practice offers problem sets with automated feedback and self-assessment. In combination these components foster conceptual understanding and systematic practice. Competence requires both. The platform is adaptable. Exercises are available at multiple levels, enabling students to progress at their own pace. Mobile access supports regular training and sustained engagement. We also investigate the role of AI in physics education. AI generates quizzes and tasks and provides hints that guide students to relevant videos and scripts. This approach encourages learners to construct their own solutions. AI should not replace deep engagement with the subject. Instead, it can function as a supportive tool. Possible uses include adaptive task generation, adaptive recommendations, and intelligent search in natural language, restricted to the corpus of scripts and materials. Retrieval-augmented generation methods may further enhance reliability.
Presenters
Lauryna LötscherPhysics Lecturer, IMN, FHNW, Aargau (de), Switzerland Salomon Billeter
Lecturer of physics, mathematics, and data science, Institute for Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Aargau (de), Switzerland Nicola Schulz
Professor, Institute of Electric Power Systems, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW, Aargau (de), Switzerland Martin Krejci
University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland Myrsini Lafkioti
Lecturer, Institut für Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften HTU, Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz, Aargau (de), Switzerland
Details
Presentation Type
Theme
Considering Digital Pedagogies
KEYWORDS
Physics education, Digital learning, Heterogeneous learners, Flipped classroom, Sustainability, Knowledge
