Challenge and selection

I am the technical head of a technical club of my college that deals with providing knowledge of  various technical aspects related to mechanical engineering like hands-on experience of engine  assembly and dismantling, seminars on latest technological advancements, workshops etc. But the  CoVID-19 lockdown has ultimately hampered the proceedings of the club. To keep the enthusiasm of  the members, we had to do something so that we could keep the interest of our participants in the  club intact and also make sure that the activities should conduct efficiently. To overcome this, I have  used the learning launch tool that is a small experiment that tests our idea before scaling it to a large  scale. I opted for the learning launch tool to gather real-life data to determine whether my view has  enough merit to warrant detailed investigation with the commitment of additional time, people and  resources. Our idea was to conduct a webinar/video lecture on how a Continuously Variable  Transmission (CVT) works for around 1500 participants. Still, we were unsure whether this would  work out or not as explaining something as complex as this through a web meeting is a herculean  task for the presenters and we were unsure how much of it would the members be able to grasp.      Application   We have decided to conduct a small scale webinar with people from the Department of Mechanical  Engineering such as few professors and students. These students were selected from the opposite  ends of the spectrum depending upon their interest in attending the webinar/ video lecture so that  we could arrive at a general opinion of how much of it could an average person grasp and how  sufficient was it. We made a detailed plan assigning various aspects of the event to the organizing  committee, like making catchy and informative presentations, acquiring multiple cameras for  multiple camera angles of the CVT. We have put subsequent efforts in creating a feedback form  which everyone had to fill after the activity, also a test for testing how we conveyed the idea.        Insight and Approach   The event was successful except for a few errors; the most important outcome was the feedback.  We conducted a post-session survey to determine if our audience understood our topic. 70% of the  audience were able to grasp the subject. The launch tool was successful, and we plan on deploying  this method to conduct other seminars.  We plan using other online tools to be able to explain the complex topic and have achieved a way to  keep the activity more interactive and curious. I feel that this the apt tool for accomplishing our  need because any other means would not justify our requirements in this particular aspect.

