Research Status and Trends of the Application of Digital Teaching Tools in Mechanical Engineering Teaching

Abstract

The application of digital teaching tools in the teaching of mechanical engineering has been developing gradually, and now the research and development trends of these tools have attracted the attention of many scholars in the interdisciplinary field of educational technology and mechanical engineering. Good results have been achieved in many areas of research so far, such as mechanical design and production processes, electromechanical control and virtual simulation, 3D model platforms, learning analytics systems, etc., and hot spot research has also emerged in these fields. The four types of tools are Model and Analysis, Simulation and Application, Modelling, Analysis, etc. Most of the previous studies have used the system development and effect verification method, but they are lacking in sample representativeness, longitudinal tracking and measurement of mediating variables. The Design of Tool Interaction Based on Cognitive Load Theory, the Creation of Concept Visualisations with Geometry and Physics Engines, and the Construction of Teaching Feedback Models Based on Learning Behaviour Data are representative cases of the application of digital technology in teaching mechanics. In the future, the direction of development will be the integration of intelligent tools and adaptive learning environments, the construction of immersive scenarios based on extended reality technology, and the joint construction of cross-platform toolchains and mechanical knowledge graphs. A systematic review of the above content will offer some references for research and development in this area.