Beyond Hands-on-Learning: Fostering Creativity in Student Competitive Teams

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahed Siddique
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
University Of Oklahoma ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Fostering Creativity ◽  
Hands On Learning ◽  
Team Design

Engineering educators and practitioners have suggested that collaborative-competitive team design events promote innovation. These competitions are popular, and they attract sponsors and participants. Beyond being popular, they are believed to provide rich learning opportunities for students. We are currently investigating combining student centered learning to have a more appropriate mix of theory and experience (hands-on activities) to provide a complete experiential learning environment to foster innovation and creativity. In this paper we investigate the theoretical models that can be used to model the Sooner Racing Team (SRT) of University of Oklahoma. Experiential Learning is the foundation to develop the competencies of students engaged in SRT. The SRT is setup as a learning organization and relies on peer-learning to facilitate developing innovation related meta-competencies.

Enhancing Experiential Learning in Collaborative-Competitive Student Design Teams

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith Hurdelbrink ◽  
Bobby Doyle ◽  
David Collins ◽  
Nic N. Evans ◽  
Paul A. Hatch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Design Teams ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
New Members ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Concrete Experience ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Team Design

Engineering educators and practitioners have suggested that collaborative-competitive team design events promote innovation. These competitions are popular, and they attract sponsors and participants. Beyond being popular, they are believed to provide rich learning opportunities for students. In this paper we present a peer-to-peer learning environment for student centered learning to have a more appropriate mix of theory and experience (hands-on activities) to provide a complete experiential learning environment for collaborative-competitive student design teams. A student-taught seminar course on designing an FSAE vehicle is being offered to new members of the team to address issues in collaborative-competitive student design teams, which addresses the concrete experience and active experimentation element of the experiential model, but has deficiencies in the reflective observation and abstract conceptualization elements of the cycle. In this paper we will present the structure of the seminar course and how it tries to support and enhance the experiential learning in the FSAE team.

Simulation-Based Learning: It’s Not Just for NRP

2012 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 281-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jobeth Pilcher ◽  
Goodall Heather ◽  
Cynthia Jensen ◽  
Valerie Huwe ◽  
Cordelia Jewell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Previous Knowledge ◽  
General Overview ◽  
New Information ◽  
Time Simulation ◽  
Simulation Based ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Hands On Learning

Simulations are experiential learning opportunities during which participants can learn new information, as well as have the opportunity to apply previous knowledge. While hands-on learning has been incorporated into NRP and similar training for some time, simulation-based learning is increasingly being utilized in new and varied situations. This article begins with a general overview of simulation, along with a brief review of the historical background of mannequins and simulation. This is followed by several mini-articles describing how the authors have applied simulated-based activities to promote learning. The article concludes with a look at the potential future of simulation-based education.

Formative Assessment in Hands-On STEM Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 165-193
Author(s):  
Bryanne Peterson ◽  
Britton T. Hipple
Keyword(s):  
Formative Assessment ◽  
Stem Education ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Elementary Level ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Hands On Learning ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
Development Of Students ◽  
Better Than

This chapter serves as an introduction to transdisciplinary learning, Integrative STEM Education, and current methods for infusing formative assessment into hands-on instruction at the elementary level. Subscribing to the approach that formative assessment is a process that takes place in the classroom to enable learning, the chapter discusses the use of engineering notebooks, competency-based assessment, and qualitative assessment (rubrics and portfolios) in the context of formative assessment while facilitating hands-on learning opportunities. In addition to introducing each of these topics from a research and literature perspective, examples are provided and discussed from a practical perspective. No one formative assessment is better than another, however, one type may be more practical due to the teacher's willingness to try new things, development of students, standards teacher is measuring, type of lesson/unit, time, available resources, and associated costs.

scholarly journals Microplastics in the Environment: Raising Awareness in Primary Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 82 (7) ◽  
pp. 478-487
Author(s):  
Patricia Raab ◽  
Franz X. Bogner
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Aquatic Ecosystems ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Purchase Decisions ◽  
Marine Animals ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Environmental Threat ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Hands On Learning

Microplastic pollution is an environmental threat with substantial effects on ecosystems. Persistence and ubiquity are the central causes of the problems microplastics generate, especially throughout water-based food webs. To limit microplastic pollution, accountability of individuals is needed, which requires reliable information for an individual to act accordingly. Knowledge about sources, contamination, fate, and effects of microplastic in the environment may be an essential element in enhancing students' motivation and sense of responsibility. Our module “Plastic Detectives – The Search for Plastic” offers consciousness-raising tasks that involve students in hands-on learning activities. Within student-centered activities, different tasks on sources in everyday life, sinks in aquatic ecosystems, effects on marine animals, and prevention strategies for microplastics are in focus. With an appropriate overview, students may be sufficiently enabled to ponder their purchase decisions and potentially limit microplastic pollution in everyday life.

scholarly journals TEACHING THE FUNDAMENTALS OF CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIALS THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua Woods ◽  
Natalie Mazur ◽  
John Gales
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Experimental Testing ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Beam ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Hands On Learning ◽  
Engineering Materials

This study presents an overview of a civil engineering materials course curriculum at Carleton University developed by the authors. The curriculum aims to move away from traditional civil engineering materials courses, which focus heavily on concepts related to material science, and instead concentrate on concepts that are more relevant to today’s practicing civil engineers. The rationale, application, and analysis of the integration of these concepts through an advanced application of case-based and experiential learning is discussed. Central to this new course curriculum is a hands-on experiential learning activity on the construction and experimental testing of reinforced concrete beam specimens in lab sections of approximately 25 students. The goal of the lab is to provide students with a hands-on learning experience and use this as a tool to cover advanced topics related to civil engineering; for example, environmental sustainability and resilience. The assessment of the students’ understanding of the concepts taught in class were performed through the use of an anonymous questionnaire distributed at the end of the course and through traditional examination and assignments. Results of the survey were compared between classes who engaged in the advanced experiential learning laboratory and those who did not. The results demonstrate that after introducing experiential learning into the course curriculum, students were more likely to form an educated opinion on the potential sustainability of a material. Experiential learning is shown to be a valuable tool for engineering education that, when used efficiently, can seamlessly incorporate newly emerging engineering concepts to ensure that graduating students are equipped with the knowledge and tools they require to be competitive in the job market. The relation of the course to contemporary accreditation of Graduate attributes is discussed at length along with critical information regarding the effectiveness of balancing student engagement in STEM subjects.

scholarly journals INTRODUCING STUDIO ORIENTED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT (SOLE) IN UPM SERDANG: ACCESSING STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING (SCL) IN THE ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 241
Author(s):  
Mohd Zairul
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Peer Assessment ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Student Autonomy ◽  
Environment Model ◽  
Design Perspective ◽  
Initial Results

This article reports the initial results of the exploratory research related to student-centered learning (SCL) in final year Architecture studio education in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). SCL is defined as an approach to empower students in their own learning. Although studies on the adaptability of this concept in education has increased, there are few studies conducted for the benefits of architectural education from studio design perspective. In this article, we define SCL as an approach to increase student autonomy in learning curve especially in making decisions related to design subjects using a summative and formative approach. The objective of this article is to experiment the SOLE model and how it can move forward. The SOLE (Studio Oriented Learning Environment) model encompasses lecturing, sharing and peer review that is inspired by self-regulated theory. However, several problems and difficulties were identified namely, a lack of tutor input and problems in discussion dynamic in addition to resistance to peer assessment. This article suggests a number of improvements for future recommendations. The study will benefit educators in the architectural field in contributing to helping students to build on unique background knowledge and at the same time let the students generate learning opportunities and reconstruct knowledge dynamically in an open-ended learning environment to implement SCL in the studio module.

Fostering creativity and critical thinking with the use of ICT: Theoretical foundations and empirical examples

2021 ◽  
pp. 43-50
Author(s):  
A. M. Mikhailova
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
Student Autonomy ◽  
Digital Devices ◽  
Fostering Creativity ◽  
Key Competencies ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

The purpose of this article is to highlight some theoretical foundations for a connection between critical thinking and creativity as concepts to develop at school, to find the feasibility of use of ICT in such lessons, and to give examples of lessons conducted in such a logic. The competence approach, despite the ambiguous attitude towards it in secondary vocational education, has been re-examined by researchers in connection with a new wave of discussion on how to develop key competencies in secondary education. Critical thinking and creativity are seen as part of key competencies. The article describes in detail these constructs and correlates with well-known works of Russian and foreign practitioners and psychologists, such as L. Vygotsky, J. Piaget, and J. Dewey. The concepts overlap in many ways, which should be taken into account when evaluating innovation and designing educational experience of students. Despite the some differences, the existing modern didactic Russian and foreign approaches (such as problem-based learning, activity-based approach, student-centered learning, and others) meet the objectives and organization of a lesson, which foster critical thinking and creativity. Portable digital devices contribute to the development of greater student autonomy, which is one of the most important components of the development of key competencies. The final part of the article is structured through three theses on implementation of ICT in such lessons with examples of use of such practices by teachers during the project “Fostering creativity and critical thinking in education with the use of ICT” in 2018–2019. Examples allow us to determine how theoretical concepts, having many diachronic intersections, can be implemented in practice.

scholarly journals An evolution in student-centered teaching

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 278-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara E. Goodman
Keyword(s):  
Science Communication ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Claude Bernard ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Selection For ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Educational Scholarship

The American Physiological Society (APS) Teaching Section annually honors an educator through its Claude Bernard Distinguished Lecture at the Experimental Biology meeting. Since I knew about my selection for almost a year, I had a long time to think about what I wanted to say and how I wanted to say it. The theme of my presentation was “nothing in education makes sense except in the light of student learning.” My presentation began with a video of my “And, But, Therefore” description of my educational scholarship (see Randy Olson Great Challenges Day at TEDMED 2013, Ref. 10). “Physiology is the basic foundation of all the health professions AND physiology can be hard for students to figure out BUT many physiology courses expect students to memorize a large number of facts; THEREFORE, my scholarship is to help students learn physiology better for the long-term with various types of student-centered learning opportunities.” To stress the goal of student-centered learning, my brief video was followed by a 2-min video of one of my students describing her experiences with student-centered learning in one of my two-semester Advanced Human Physiology classes. Since I have been convinced that Randy Olson is an expert on science communication (11), the rest of my presentation was the story about how I have evolved from a sage-on-the-stage lecturer into a student-centered learning facilitator. I have chosen Olson's “And, But, Therefore” approach to narrative for this written version of key aspects of the presentation.

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