Designing a Sustainable Large-scale Project-based Learning (PBL) Experience for Juniors in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Taking advantage of the possibilities for learning outside of school requires us to build on what we know about why it is so hard to sustain and scale up unconventional educational experiences within conventional schools. To illustrate the opportunities and challenges, Thomas Hatch describes a large-scale approach to project-based learning developed in a camp in New Hampshire and incorporated in a Brooklyn school, a trip-based program in Detroit, and Singapore’s systemic embrace of learning outside school. By understanding the conditions that can sustain alternative instructional practices, educators can find places to challenge the boundaries of schooling and create visions of the possible that exceed current constraints.

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The Revitalization of the Historic Centre of the Town Slany

Advanced Engineering Forum ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/aef.12.3 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

pp. 3-11

Author(s):

Zuzana Pešková

Keyword(s):

Regional Policy ◽

Large Scale ◽

Test Theory ◽

Team Members ◽

Practical Design ◽

Historic Centre ◽

Reconstruction Project ◽

One Year ◽

The Town ◽

Large Scale Project

In 2006, the town council of Slany decided to respond to the new trend of regional policy in the Central Bohemia region and focused on the revitalization of the historic core of the town. The large-scale project was assigned to a team of professionals (teachers and graduates of the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague), led by Professor Sykora. Team members are to deal with issues of historical centre. The project presented a challenge to test theory, principles and procedures in practical design. The projected area featured Masaryk Square and 22 adjacent streets defined by the existing town walls. The reconstruction project of Vinarickeho Street was the first part of the overall project of revitalization of the historic core of the town chosen to implement. This reconstruction was one of the most technically, organizationally and financially complex works that have been undertaken in Slany recently. Construction started in November 2010 and lasted one year. Although this is a project of smaller scope, thanks to its complexity, sensitive approach and craftsmanship it brought the creators the price Construction of the Year 2012 in the Central Bohemia region and advanced to the second round in the competition Construction of the Year 2012 in Czech Republic.

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Life-cycle Environmental Friendly Construction of A Large Scale Project: A Case Study

Journal of Sustainable Development ◽

10.5539/jsd.v1n3p17 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Qian Shi ◽

Ting Gong

Keyword(s):

Life Cycle ◽

Large Scale ◽

Environmental Friendly ◽

Large Scale Project

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The Practical Research of Engineering Materials for the Temporary House after Earthquake

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.978.27 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 978 ◽

pp. 27-30

Author(s):

Si Ru Qian

Keyword(s):

Wenchuan Earthquake ◽

Large Scale ◽

Earthquake Disaster ◽

The Wenchuan Earthquake ◽

Disaster Area ◽

Practical Research ◽

Engineering Materials ◽

First Time ◽

Large Scale Project

After the WenChuan earthquake in may 12,2008,Many province government built the temporary houses for earthquake disaster area.For the first time, they initiate such large scale project, there are many problems emerged during the process of construction such problem like economy ,environment, engineering materials and technology. In this article, we collect problems and analysis them ,seek for the possible measures of construct the temporary house and the effective way to rebuilt the disaster area.

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