Distance Learning in Technical Education on Example of Estonia and Poland

The rapid restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, has changed the face-to-face education principles that were developed during the centuries and became the main way to transfer knowledge in higher education institutes. The distance learning is challenging for the students and makes it hard for educators to track and evaluate the student's progress. Distance learning is more challenging for the technical education, where the practical courses plays significant role in educational process. In this paper, the modifications taken place in Department of Electrical Power Engineering and Mechatronics at Tallinn University of Technology (Tallinn, Estonia) and Department of Power Electronics, Electrical Drives and Robotics at Silesian University of Technology (Gliwice, Poland) are analyzed. The experience in preparation of additional electronical materials for the students and elements of hybrid education taken in recent years was the key factor for a fast and successful transfer of technical education into distant learning.