Combining moodle and redmine as e-learning tools in Project Based Learning of Industrial Electronics

This paper reports on the application of the Project Based Learning (PBL) methodology in the teaching of Electronics Instrumentation to undergraduate students using as e-learning platforms the well-known Moodle framework and Redmine, a project management web application. In this PBL implementation each student group develops a different measurement or data acquisition project over the course of an entire academic term, maintaining customer-provider relationships with other groups. In this context, Redmine complements Moodle by providing dynamic time tracking and task management capabilities. In addition PBL is enriched by introducing the students to the use of a project management application.