{"id":408,"date":"2025-06-13T13:11:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T13:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/decel.univ-tours.fr\/decel\/?p=408"},"modified":"2025-07-22T15:38:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T15:38:42","slug":"now-available-the-decel-handbook-a-new-era-for-experimental-engineering-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/decel.univ-tours.fr\/decel\/index.php\/2025\/06\/13\/now-available-the-decel-handbook-a-new-era-for-experimental-engineering-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Now Available: The DECEL Handbook \u2013 A New Era for Experimental Engineering Education!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re thrilled to announce the release of the&nbsp;<strong>DECEL Handbook<\/strong>, the culmination of three years of collaborative innovation in higher education across Europe!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Developed by a consortium of four leading universities \u2014 University of Alcal\u00e1 (Spain), University of Porto (Portugal), University of Ferrara (Italy), and Universit\u00e9 de Tours (France) \u2014 the&nbsp;<strong>DECEL (Digital Electronics Collaborative Enhanced Learning)<\/strong>&nbsp;project has reimagined how experimental engineering courses are taught, shared, and scaled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd0d&nbsp;<strong>What\u2019s Inside?<\/strong>&nbsp;The DECEL Handbook is your practical guide to transforming STEM education through:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Modern Teaching Methodologies<\/strong>: Active, project-based, and collaborative learning tailored for hands-on disciplines.<\/li><li><strong>Remote Laboratories &amp; Hardware-as-a-Service (HaaS)<\/strong>: Real-time access to physical lab equipment from anywhere in the world.<\/li><li><strong>The DECEL Digital Platform<\/strong>: A modular, open-access learning environment that integrates remote labs, COIL projects, and more.<\/li><li><strong>COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning)<\/strong>: International teamwork embedded into the curriculum, fostering intercultural skills and global collaboration.<\/li><li><strong>Implementation Guidelines<\/strong>: Step-by-step strategies, templates, and real-world case studies to help institutions adopt and adapt the DECEL model.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udca1&nbsp;<strong>Why Read It?<\/strong>&nbsp;Whether you&#8217;re a university leader, educator, instructional designer, or policy maker, this handbook offers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>A scalable and adaptable framework for course modernization.<\/li><li>Proven strategies to bridge the gap between education and industry.<\/li><li>Tools to empower students with both technical and transversal skills \u2014 from teamwork to intercultural communication.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf0d&nbsp;<strong>Join the Movement<\/strong>&nbsp;The DECEL Handbook isn\u2019t just a summary \u2014 it\u2019s an invitation. An invitation to reimagine engineering education, to collaborate across borders, and to build a more inclusive, flexible, and future-ready learning ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcd8\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/decel.univ-tours.fr\/data\/report\/DECEL_HandBook_v2.1.pdf\">Download the last version (21\/07\/2025) of the DECEL Handbook<\/a> today and be part of the transformation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(NB: Previous version could be found <a href=\"https:\/\/decel.univ-tours.fr\/decel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DECEL_HandBook_v2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re thrilled to announce the release of the&nbsp;DECEL Handbook, the culmination of three years of collaborative innovation in higher education across Europe! 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