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This paper describes the results of a project funded by the Austrian government that has set a starting point for the digitalisation of the Austrian fire brigade training. Within the scope of this project, the theoretical contents of the group commander training were transferred to an online learning platform (Moodle). This has led to the great advantage that the trainees are not absent from their workplace for an entire week, but only two to three days. In addition, the time gained can be used to offer the important practical training more intensively and in better quality. A Moodle course was set up to teach the theoretical content in advance of the shortened but more intensive practical training. At the end of the course, an exam is held which is the entitlement for the practical part. The participants receive a certificate which is automatically generated by the learning platform.
Additionally, Citizen Science methods were used to ensure the quality of the online education. Approximately one hundred people were interviewed on the design of the course, including participants, future participants, teachers at the fire brigade academy, and citizens affected by firefighting operations. For this purpose, teaching content and videos of courses held were made available on a public web platform. The results were used to further improve the course and increase its quality.
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Klinger, T., Tschabuschnig, K., Hoffland, M., Ratheiser, V., Kreiter, C. (2021). Remote Training for Firefighter Group Commanders. In: Auer, M.E., Rüütmann, T. (eds) Educating Engineers for Future Industrial Revolutions. ICL 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1328. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68198-2_71
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