Argo/A.D.S - online training

A.D.S have teamed up with Electude. Electude is the world's leading automotive e-learning company.

Argos specialty is creating simulation-based, e-learning modules. They have drawn great inspiration from the gaming industry

Argo, is the most comprehensive and effective automotive e-learning solution currently available.

Argo allows students / technicians  to learn about the complete vehicle, from bumper to bumper, and teaches them how to maintain and repair cars with interactive animations and simulations.

• 300+ modules today
• 650+ modules upon completion
• 2-3 new modules are added each week
• 4 Learning Levels: Level 1 (Beginners) to Level 4 (Diagnostic Specialists)

What are Modules

The content in Argo appears in modules. A module can contain a theory lesson but it could also include an educational computer simulation, a test, an interesting link or even a task sheet.

In short, modules contain all of the elements which make up part of the curriculum. Multiple modules grouped together for a teaching objective are called a course.

Types of Modules

Lessons

The lesson modules in Argo are theory content units which have been developed by Electude. These have been created by game designers based on the educational principle of guided self-discovery.

It is our belief that self-obtained knowledge gives a deeper insight and is more effective for retention.

This means that we aim to provide an environment in which a student / technician can discover operational principles. With small interactive tasks, Argo guides the students step-by-step through the discovery process.

A.D.S own information

The DIY (Do-It-Yourself) lessons allow A.D.S to make their own lessons, videos, links etc and add them to the Argo modules. These DIY modules could be theory lessons similar to those found in Argo; but, other options for the DIY modules could be tests, task sheets or interesting links with or without accompanying text. 

EDT Simulation

The EDT (Electude Diagnosis Trainer) modules are part of the motor management simulator of Argo. It is an application which visually simulates the behavior of a motor management system through the use of highly accurate algorithms. With the aid of a fault code reader, multimeter and other tools, a user can carry out countless actions in this virtual motor management system. Quite simply, a user can do everything they could do on a real engine.

This simulator is equipped with student tasks which have been added as modules. These tasks are related to fault finding. In total more than 100 faults have been programmed with varying degrees of difficulty. These can vary enormously from Level 1, a wet spark plug or an empty tank, to Level 2 where, through the various fault codes, a defective sensor or actuator needs to be found. A Level 4 example is when an erroneous fault code points to the wrong component and the student must think through the problem logically to discover the real solution.

A new approach to training

Students and technicians say that they don't want to read heavy textbooks or to sit through long videos. They want to learn while having fun and working with their hands. What they want is some real interactive and hands-on training.

At Electude, they speak to automotive trainees and students all the time and they regularly complain about:

• the gap between what is read in the book and what is seen under the hood
• the gap between what is seen in a two-dimensional, static illustration and a three-dimensional, moving vehicle
• printed texts are out of date
• new technologies are coming out all of the time and the students and technicians are struggling to keep up
• once they are working, the opportunity for additional training is often limited by the perception that it is too costly

Electude has taken these comments on board; and as a result, Argo offers students and tehnicians the following benefits:

• no more textbooks!
• apply gaming skills to learning
• it is about understanding, not memorizing
• speeds up the learning process and is a fun way to learn
• merges the theoretical with practical
• is an affordable way to be trained
• visually demonstrates how components and their inner workings function
• tracks each learning step and provides you with immediate results on your accomplishments
• practice when, where and as often as you like

Please contact us for further infomation or remote presentation. Or click here for some on-line demos http://www.electude.com/en/argo/interactive-demos 

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