Another offering from the Campus Vocational Education (CBB) was recently dedicated to the intuitive modeling software KYUB. As part of a two-day workshop at Uelsen High School, students in the 7th and 8th grades majoring in technology developed the digital model of a Cajon on the first day and assembled the musical instrument the following day.
KYUB
The KYUB software was developed at the Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering and combines interactive software and learning content with the control of manufacturing machines, such as laser cutters. Objects up to the size of a chair can be designed and assembled intuitively.
At the Uelsen high school, the choice fell on a musical instrument, a cajon. On both days of the workshop, experienced specialists such as the designer Bela Fried traveled to the county of Bentheim to support the students in development and construction. The wooden cuts were made using laser cutting and assembled independently by the students. The fact that the instruments differ from each other not only in their design, but also in shape and sound became clear in the presentation of the results of the cajons.
CBB project manager Ilka Maag accompanied the workshop and was impressed by the good collaboration: “gbs provided grinding machines and work materials for the second day of the workshop. Once again, the CBB partners have set up an exciting project, helped each other out and at the end there are project results from which everyone benefits – especially the young people.”
In the case of the Uelsen high school, it was headmaster Kai Schmitt and technology teacher Johannes Pruin who were impressed by the idea and were quickly ready to try out the format in technology lessons: “Our students experience that a digital idea becomes a concrete instrument and they do it can be designed yourself. This gives you an impression of how modern media and methods can be used, for example in woodworking. We hope that insights like these will spark interest in crafts and craft activities.”
Teacher workshop on KYUB
For the vocational education campus, working with KYUB is a good opportunity to clearly convey digital content. The focus is on learning content such as computer science and crafts. However, connections can also be made to other teaching subjects. Depending on the prototype, additional knowledge about statics, sound calculations or music can be imparted. For Markus Schneider, manager of the CBB Innovation Center, the format has great potential: “The combination of digital and practical work not only promotes creativity, but also teaches important skills for the working world of tomorrow.”
The vocational training campus team would like to build on this and is offering teachers a workshop on October 7th and 18th, 2024 in which they can familiarize themselves with KYUB. The focus is on getting to know the software, trying out the manufacturing process and direct exchange with the developers at KYUB GmbH and other teachers. Registrations are possible until Friday, October 4, 2024, by email to cbb@grafschaft.de. Project manager Ilka Maag answers questions by phone at 05921/96 1770.
The Vocational Training Campus (CBB)
The CBB is currently the largest educational project in the Grafschaft Bentheim district. Together with representatives from the education system, business, politics and society, the district is transferring the campus idea of academic education to vocational training and thus counteracting the shortage of skilled workers. Further information at www.grafschaft-bentheim.de/cbb.
