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Designing Inclusive and Engaging Online Learning for Industry Professionals: a Case Study in Automotive Engineering Education

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Designing Inclusive and Engaging Online Learning for Industry Professionals: a Case Study in Automotive Engineering Education

Morteza Soleimani

ABSTRACT:

This paper presents a case study of a one-week intensive online course on Automotive Embedded Systems, developed for engineers in a car manufacturing company as part of their professional development. Delivered through the SmartLearner platform using Articulate 360, the course integrated multimedia content, including instructional videos, embedded quizzes, voiceovers, and structured text, to create an engaging and professionally relevant learning experience. Participants engaged with content asynchronously and reconvened for structured, synchronous group activities delivered via Microsoft Teams. These collaborative tasks were designed to encourage peer learning across disciplinary backgrounds and apply theoretical concepts to real-world automotive scenarios. The course followed a constructively aligned pedagogical model, linking learning outcomes, instructional strategies, and assessment activities. Built-in feedback tools and analytics supported continuous improvement, while participant evaluations consistently praised the course’s clarity, structure, and real-world relevance. The paper outlines the pedagogical rationale behind the course design, discusses the affordances of digital tools in supporting collaboration and application-based learning, and reflects on implications for inclusive, flexible Continuing Professional Development (CPD) delivery in engineering contexts. The findings suggest that structured digital learning, combined with synchronous collaborative tasks can effectively engage industry professionals and support the development of applied technical competencies.

Keywords: Articulate 360, Collaborative Learning, Constructive Alignment, Multimedia Integration, Professional Development