scholarly journals Crossing Boundaries: Developing Transdisciplinary Skills in Engineering Education

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanya Tan ◽  
Susan Nesbit ◽  
Naoko Ellis ◽  
Peter Ostafichuk
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Systems Thinking ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Learning Assessment ◽  
First Year ◽  
Metacognitive Skills ◽  
Initial Attempt ◽  
Evaluation Approach ◽  
Holistic Understanding ◽  
Formative Learning

Transdisciplinary engineering curricula prepare future engineers with a holistic understanding of complex real-world problems, and the ability to tackle these problems with knowledge and skills in both engineering and non-engineering areas. What are transdisciplinary skills in the engineering education context? What learning activities can we design and implement to develop students’ transdisciplinary skills in the first-year engineering program? How can we assess transdisciplinary skills and evaluate the instructional effectiveness of these learning activities?The current study is an initial attempt to explore these questions. We introduce a conceptual framework ofusing systems thinking, empathy and metacognition asproxy indicators of transdisciplinary skills, and presentthe learning activities we have designed to developstudent competencies in these areas. In addition, wepropose an evaluation approach that includes a surveyinstrument and formative learning assessment, with which we investigate the relationships among empathy, systems thinking, and metacognitive skills in the context ofengineering education.

A Novel Paradigm for Engineering Education: Virtual Internships With Individualized Mentoring and Assessment of Engineering Thinking

2015 ◽  
Vol 137 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naomi C. Chesler ◽  
A. R. Ruis ◽  
Wesley Collier ◽  
Zachari Swiecki ◽  
Golnaz Arastoopour ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
First Year ◽  
Collaborative Environment ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Engineering Problems ◽  
Complex Engineering ◽  
Potential Impact

Engineering virtual internships are a novel paradigm for providing authentic engineering experiences in the first-year curriculum. They are both individualized and accommodate large numbers of students. As we describe in this report, this approach can (a) enable students to solve complex engineering problems in a mentored, collaborative environment; (b) allow educators to assess engineering thinking; and (c) provide an introductory experience that students enjoy and find valuable. Furthermore, engineering virtual internships have been shown to increase students'—and especially women's—interest in and motivation to pursue engineering degrees. When implemented in first-year engineering curricula more broadly, the potential impact of engineering virtual internships on the size and diversity of the engineering workforce could be dramatic.

scholarly journals Ideologies of Depoliticization in Engineering Education: A Mediated Discourse Analysis of Student Presentations in a First-year Projects Course

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin O'Connor ◽  
Frederick Peck ◽  
Julie Cafarella ◽  
Carlye Lauff ◽  
Daria Kotys-Schwartz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
First Year ◽  
Mediated Discourse

scholarly journals Project Based Learning Activities in Engineering Education

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (S2) ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiago Faustino Andrade
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Academic Environment ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Master Degree ◽  
Excellent Opportunity ◽  
Teaching Learning

<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US">In the present work, the author reports examples of his involvement in different teaching/learning methodologies during his five years of the Integrated Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto. The aim is to explain how useful those experiences have been, allowing him to explore many techno-scientific activities within his engineering education while student as well as other <span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">transferable</span> skills and later, up to the present, as a professional in academic environment. The author wishes to underline the excellent opportunity he had to practice reflection processes as an essential methodology of his engineering education.</span>

scholarly journals Competition-Based Learning Activities within Civil Engineering Education:

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brock Barry ◽  
Karl Meyer ◽  
Kevin Arnett ◽  
Berndt Spittka
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Learning Activities

scholarly journals Engineering Education for All University First Year Students Using Playing in the Sand and Blowing Soap Bubbles

2008 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 111-114
Author(s):  
Masami TSUNEKAWA ◽  
Naoki HIROYOSHI ◽  
Mayumi ITO ◽  
Tsuyoshi HIRAJIMA
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Education For All ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Soap Bubbles

scholarly journals Peningkatan pembelajaran keterampilan berbicara melalui media gambar seri di kelas I

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Zarlianti Zarlianti
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
First Grade ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Learning Assessment ◽  
Research Subjects

<p><em>The</em><em> goal is that students are brave, accustomed to being able to speak in all functions according to proper pronunciation and intonation Data collection is carried out by tests, observations or observation sheets and other supporting instruments of research. This study uses a qualitative approach with a type of classroom action research. The research subjects were first grade students of SDN. 08 Painan District IV Jurai. Based on the results of the study, the serial image media can improve students' speaking skills with three-stage learning activities, namely: (1) initial activities, (2) core activities, and (3) final activities. The result of the first cycle of research based on the implementation of the lesson plan is 76.8% and the recapitulation of student learning assessment is 74%. The results of the second cycle research based on the implementation of lesson plans were 83.9% and the recapitulation of the assessment process and student learning outcomes was 83%. From the results of observations and recapitulation of values obtained by students, it appears that students are active in the learning process.</em><em></em></p>

scholarly journals Autonomous English Language Learning Beyond the Classroom: Indonesian Tertiary Students’ Practices and Constraints

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 194-213
Author(s):  
Daflizar Daflizar
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Autonomous Learning ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
First Year ◽  
English Language Learning ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
English Major ◽  
Attention To Students

. In response to the interest in learner autonomy in recent years, educational research has been increasingly paying attention to students’ out-of-class autonomous learning activities. This study aims to (1) describe the extent to which Indonesian tertiary students engaged in autonomous English language learning outside the class, (2) explore their perceived constraints in practicing autonomous learning, and (3) examine whether there are any significant differences in the autonomous learning activities between female and male students and between the English major students and non-English major students. Employing the explanatory mixed-method design, a total of 402 first-year students completed a questionnaire, and 30 of whom were interviewed. The questionnaire data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and non-parametric tests, and the interview data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The results showed that the students did engage in several out-of-class English learning activities, however many of the activities were more receptive than productive. The interviews echoed the questionnaire results, and the students claimed that they were not autonomous in their learning due to several constraints. The results also revealed that there is no significant difference in the level of practice of autonomous out-of-class activities based on gender but a significant difference was found concerning majors of study. Practical implications for the Indonesian context are put forward.

scholarly journals EFFECTIVELY ASSESSING PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SKILLS

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
David S. Strong ◽  
Sue Fostaty Young
Keyword(s):  
Faculty Members ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
First Year ◽  
Solo Taxonomy ◽  
Adoption And Implementation ◽  
Cognitive Transformation ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Learning As A Process ◽  
Core Course ◽  
Ice Model

This paper outlines the assessment dilemmas and challenges that were experienced by faculty members and students alike during initial iterations of APSC 190 (a first-year, professional engineering skills core course in the Faculty of Applied Science at Queen’s University) and how the adoption and implementation of the ICE model of assessment [1], [2], [3] served to address those challenges. ICE, an acronym for Ideas, Connections and Extensions is based on cognitive/transformation theories of learning similar to those put forth by Biggs’ and Collis’ SOLO taxonomy[4], and describes learning as a process of growth from novice toward expert. Unlike SOLO, ICE was intentionally designed for use in the classroom by teachers and students. The simplicity of the model increases its utility and portability to a host of learning activities and furnishes an accessible vocabulary and framework to facilitate communication about expectations for learning. The paper includes an overview of the ICE model, suggestions for implementation and the effects and limitations of the model for use in professional skills courses. Current-use examples are provided that illustrate the model’s utility and its implications for shaping student learning.

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