Open AccessTRAINING OF TEXTILE CREATIVES IN THE FIELD OF ETEXTILES DESIGN SOFTWARE
Author(s) -
Ion Răzvan Rădulescu,
Raluca Maria Aileni,
Adrian Săliştean,
Serban Olaru,
Marian C. Grosu,
Razvan Scarlat,
Irina-Mariana Săndulache
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
tex teh
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2068-9101
DOI - 10.35530/tt.2021.40
Subject(s) - html5 , curriculum , general partnership , engineering , engineering management , timeline , software , computer science , knowledge management , multimedia , sociology , pedagogy , business , archaeology , finance , history , programming language
Textile technologies are rapidly developing and coping with the modern software applications of etextiledesign means a substantial benefit for textile creatives. The target group of textile creatives is consideredto include both young professionals in the textile industry as well as students of Higher Education in technicalfields. A partnership of six prestigious research and educational providers in Europe, coordinated by INCDTP –Bucharest have joined their expertise to offer educational modules related to this need, within the Erasmus+project “OptimTex- Software tools for textiles creatives”. The project has duration of two years (2020-2022) andhas already implemented the educational modules in e-learning format on the project’s website(www.optimtex.eu). The five educational modules follow the main textile technologies and describe in aProblem-Based-Learning (PBL) approach software applications for: weaving, knitting, virtual prototyping ofclothing, embroidery of e-textiles (electronic textiles) and experimental design. The PBL approach consists inlearning by examples, followed by the theory, the corresponding software applications and a quiz for selfassessment.The e-learning instrument was programmed in HTML5 and JavaScript and offers quick access theeducational modules. INCDTP has conceived the fifth module on experimental design, by tackling plasmatreatments of textiles for various functionalities: hydrophobic, hydrophilic and electrical conductivity. Fullfactorial, Central Composite Design and Fractional factorial experimental design plans were described. Thistopic is of interest for the envisaged target group, for it represents alternative and useful knowledge to theofficial curricula of Higher Education engineering studies. Intensive Study Programs and Multiplier events willbe organized in the second project’s year for students of Higher Education and textile professionals.