ACOUCOU ? online platform including interactive educational materials about acoustics

Acoustics is a multi-disciplinary field, in which professionals and students are often lacking skills in some of its sub-disciplines, leading to an overall lack of effective specialists. The ASKNOW project and the associated ACOUCOU Platform (http://acoucou.org/) are part of a strategic plan for expanding and strengthening acoustic knowledge, and for supporting the development of innovative teaching methods based on attractive and effective delivery of content, services, teaching methodologies and practices at national and international levels. The main purpose of the courseware developed is to innovatively bridge theory and practice through digitalization, both in the context of current educational programmes and to increase the awareness of professionals about the role that acoustic comfort plays in citizens? everyday life. The vision of acoustic courseware is to design and combine lessons and practical cases within an innovative online experience, stimulating the development of knowledge and allowing solving of issues connected with acoustics in a broader perspective. In the presentation the platform will be demonstrated in various examples.