A Systematic Analysis of Learning Factories in Germany - Concepts, Production Processes, Didactics

This article describes a comprehensive analysis of the learning factory landscape in Germany. On the basis of a quantitative survey, the learning factories at universities were identified and analysed on the basis of their concepts and characteristics. On the one hand, the different target groups as well as the learning and research content were examined. On the other hand, the production process of learning factory was examined and evaluated with regard to the used manufacturing techniques and software. The product manufactured there was also part of the analysis. In addition, the teaching methods were examined with regard to basic didactic concepts. With the help of these results, a reworked morphology will be developed that can be used to systematically describe and categorize learning factories.