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8.3 Festo Learning Experience (Festo LX) Technical basic and further training is in a continuous process of change. Megatrends are changing not only the content of learning, but also the way learning is done. Digitisation is creating new opportunities for learning. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, homeschooling has increased sharply in 2020. Since then, it has become more important than ever that learning content is accessible regardless of location and time. The Festo Learning Experience (Festo LX) is the new digital learning portal from Festo Didactic and takes into account these new circumstances. Learning trends such as micro-learning, mobile learning and blended learning not only make learning more flexible and individ- ualised, but also more efficient. One thing is particularly important here: people are unique – therefore, education should also be ori- ented towards the individual needs of the learner. With Festo LX, the focus is therefore clearly on the learner. The learning nuggets can be worked on in a modular way and com- bined into individual learning paths. In addition, the content can be easily assigned to learners. With the so-called LX Creator, it is now possible to create completely new learning nuggets in no time at all and to design your own learning paths. The learner can always get started from where they are currently. In addition, the didactic methods preferred by the learner can be taken into account when creating or modifying the learning paths. At the same time, multimedia formats such as videos, animations, simulations, text units or small quizzes ensure optimal focus and concentration. In the future, it is planned that Festo LX will also enable learning with virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). Introduction and use during the COVID-19 pandemic Many customers from all over the world now use Festo LX. The market launch of the digital learning portal was greatly accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Festo LX digital learning portal offers comprehensive learning content for basic and advanced courses. Both educational institu- tions and industrial companies can benefit from these trainings using Festo LX. The topics on the digital learning portal range from factory auto- mation and pneumatics to hydraulics, electrical engineering, pro- cess automation, renewable energies and STEM Industry expertise is combined with didactic know-how, theory with practice and online with classroom teaching. The fusion of familiar learning methods with digital elements ensures that the full learning poten- tial can unfold optimally. Festo LX is based on a micro-learning approach with multimedia ‘learning nuggets’, which are small, self-contained learning units consisting of information, questions and tasks. During the pandemic, the digital learning portal was also used internally at Festo so that trainees could continue to receive opti- mal training. There are currently 70 external customers worldwide with a total of 8,455 users. Two-thirds of the users are from Ger- many, Austria and Switzerland, but Festo LX is also used in coun- tries such as the United States, Sweden, Thailand and the Nether- lands. There are currently 327 courses available with a total of 2,060 hours of learning time. A competent community of teachers and trainers around the world continues to enrich the courses. The course programmes all have the goal of making further learning content available in as many languages as possible. With Festo LX, we want to continue to reach thousands of users and provide access to the content. To the digital learning portal for teachers and learners: lx.festo.com 8. Technical training and Corporate Educational Responsibility 8. Technical training and Corporate Educational Responsibility 72 73 Festo SE & Co. KG Sustainability Report 2020 Festo SE & Co. KG Sustainability Report 2020