Usually, Mechanical Engineering requires in-person learning from the unit’s teaching team. Facing the challenges of Covid-19, the Aerospace Design team adapted by creating an innovative and supportive new structure for the course, and endeavouring to deliver the same high quality teaching at a distance as they would in person. 

In order to achieve this, they set about creating first a bespoke virtual learning environment (VLE), complete with a flight simulator and engaging content, designed to give students a similar experience to the one they would have had in a lab. They posted out drone construction kits to the students' homes, wherever they lived, and then, through a combination of the VLE, one-on-one tutoring and seminars, they helped students to build their own working and flyable drones, from the comfort of their own homes.