scholarly journals ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN CANADA IN THE WAKE OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Hosseini ◽  
S. Koohi-Fayegh
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Course Delivery ◽  
Online Assessment ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Administrative Staff ◽  
Short Term

In this article, a number of difficulties faced in research, teaching and learning by engineeringinstructors, researchers, students and administrative staff in the universities in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic are discussed. A few solutions, such as use of a sample online assessment tool, that might aid in better delivery of engineering courses are provided. The effectiveness of such solutions devised for short-term use and their applicability in the longer-term online teachingare discussed. Special focus is given to engineering education due to the special standards of course delivery and assessment required by the Engineers Canada and Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board.

scholarly journals Content, language and intercultural challenges in engineering education: (E-)strategies to improve instructional design

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
pp. 153-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margarida Morgado
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Instructional Design ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Online Learning Environments

Intercultural, multilingual and culturally and academically diverse classrooms are a common reality in current higher education (HE) landscapes, as globalisation is effectively taking place in all major schools. Rethinking instructional design strategies that contribute to the overcoming of communication and cultural differences in both online and blended learning processes may help not only improve the development of more efficient online learning environments but also meet the challenges of current teaching and learning processes. Special focus will be put into engineering education through the medium of English and the training of engineering lecturers in HE through communities of practice (CoPs), which present, integrate and discuss how to integrate content and language (through what is known as the content and language integrated learning (CLIL) approach) as well as trends, challenges and opportunities related to recent technological developments on students’ learning ourcomes. The desciption of the pedagogical training shared through a CoP describes E-strategies to improve instructional design in engineering courses in online learning environments when English is used as a medium of instruction and integrated with content in a CLIL approach. Keywords: Higher education, CLIL/ICLHE, English Lingua Franca, instructional E-design, online learning environments, training of engineering teachers.

scholarly journals Quizizz Website as an Online Assessment for English Teaching and Learning: Students’ Perspectives

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Dinda Firly Amalia
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
Online Assessment ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Traditional Test ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

This paper aimed to investigate the students’ perspectives toward the use of Quizizz as an online assessment tool for English teaching and learning, especially on a formative one. The research design of this study was descriptive qualitative. The subjects of the study were 20 students of Dynamic English Course. The data was collected by asking the students to fill the questionnaire. The data analysis was implementing the Likert Scale. The result of the study showed positive perspectives of the students toward the use of Quizizz. In conclusion, the students strongly agreed that Quizizz has an attractive display which is interesting and fun, students can’t cheat during the test, Quizizz creates a competitive atmosphere in the classroom, and Quizizz is better than the offline traditional test.

scholarly journals A Bridge too Far or a Bridge to the Future? A case study in online assessment at Charles Sturt University

2007 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet F. Buchan ◽  
Michael Swann
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Software Tool ◽  
Online Assessment ◽  
The Future ◽  
The University ◽  
Learning From History

<span>The in house development of an online assessment tool, OASIS, has provided a unique opportunity to research the use of online assessment in teaching and learning across the university. The developing relationship between IT staff, educational designers and academics serves as a model for integrated and evolving management systems which demonstrate how academic research is informing improvements in applying educational technology. A framework, the</span><em>Bridge Support Framework for Online Learning,</em><span> is proposed for the support and implementation of online learning systems. A case study in online assessment in a microeconomics subject describes the development of this framework in response to a 'systems' failure when using the online assessment software tool during a major assessment event for a large external student cohort. As the university moves towards an open source learning management system for 2008, the range of online assessment methods will increase. It is here that our case study and the proposed </span><em>Bridge Support Framework</em><span> have potential value in learning from history to improve processes and procedures for the future.</span>

scholarly journals Perception of Students on Online Self-Assessment Tool in Anatomy During COVID-19 Crisis

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sudakshina Chakrabarti ◽  
Miss Vidya Bhansali
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
First Year ◽  
Online Assessment ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Academic Achievements ◽  
Long Run ◽  
The Right

Background and Aim of Study: As anatomy subject is the basis of the MBBS curriculum, it’s clear understanding and knowledge is needed. Syllabus of anatomy is vast and also volatile, to summarise large amounts of facts and train students for acquisition of the skills, we believe that students learn by practice. Due to COVID-19 crisis on educational system online learning and assessment of students has become a preferable replacement of conventional in person teaching and learning. The aim of the study: to determine the perception of first year MBBS students on online self-assessment tool in anatomy, to evaluate their academic achievements during COVID-19 crisis. Material and Methods: The present study included 50 students of first year MBBS of Saveetha Medical College. Steps to conduct the aim for divided in two google forms, one contains challenging questions on the topic Lungs and Heart and other was a questionnaire to know the students’ perception on this online assessment tool. Results: It was observed that majority of the students have attempted the first google form and have also performed really well in it. 80% of the students were successful in giving the right answer for the questions given. In the second google form, which was a questionnaire, 85% of the students have found this online self-assessment to be really useful, interesting and easy way of learning. They found the questions to be challenging and help them to remember the topic in a long run. 91% of the students have liked the way of learning. Conclusions: Online self-assessment tool definitely proved to be a student friendly method of learning. This method gave them a way to learn and practice their subject topics as well as helped them in improving their perception and memory.

scholarly journals The System Analysis in Language Teaching and Learning for Technical Students in Russia

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Sidorenko ◽  
Vladimir Yampolsky
Keyword(s):  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
Technical Students ◽  
Language Courses ◽  
University Level ◽  
Personal Skills

Integration of the Russian system of engineering education into the global educational domain compelled Russian universities to enhance the importance of humanities in engineering programs with a special focus on foreign languages. However, it must be admitted that the system of language training in Russia at a university level comes up against serious problems of historical, economic or political backgrounds, for which reason there are processes in the system that hamper a solution of the tasks set before the university and the society. The solution requires strong and decisive initiatives capable to improve the situation with the language proficiency among the graduators. Therefore, there is a rapid need in essentially new approaches to teaching foreign languages attain the desired outcomes for engineers, which reflect not only subject-oriented knowledge but also personal skills and the ability to effectively communicate with an opponent or a partner. The need to identify barriers towards high-quality language courses at a university level motivated the authors to carry out a special research based on the methods that are typical to system analysis.

scholarly journals Development of Interdisciplinary Lessons Integrating Science and Engineering in Heterogeneous Teams: Education Students’ Attitudes

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aharon Gero
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Nature Of Science ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Theoretical Part ◽  
Interdisciplinary Teaching ◽  
Science And Engineering Education ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Heterogeneous Teams

The course “Interdisciplinary Aspects in Science and Engineering Education” is a unique course designed to expose students of science and engineering education to the characteristics of interdisciplinary teaching and learning. The theoretical part of the course deals with the nature of science and engineering and the interaction between the two, various hierarchies describing the level of integration between disciplines, and possible strategies for developing interdisciplinary lessons. In the practical section, the participants develop, in heterogeneous teams of students from different academic backgrounds, an interdisciplinary lesson integrating science and engineering, and teach it to their peers. Using qualitative tools, the research described in this paper characterized the attitudes of 112 students towards developing an interdisciplinary lesson as part of a team. The findings indicate that the students identified both the difficulties involved in developing an interdisciplinary lesson as part of a team and the advantages inherent to teamwork. It was further found that the weight of the attitude component that recognized the contribution of teamwork to the development of interdisciplinary lessons was considerably higher than the weight of the component indicating the difficulties that involved teamwork.

scholarly journals Innovative Teaching and Learning Pathways for Responsible Use of Resources Focusing on the ESEE Region

2022 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Mariaelena Murphy ◽  
Corina Pacher
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Cultural Perspective ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
Life Long Learning ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Knowledge Triangle ◽  
Learning Pathways

In a world depicted by rapid growth and consumerism, where pressing societal issues such as, the critical climate crises, resources exploitation in developing countries and much more, it is essential to educate all citizens about raw materials, their uses and about responsible production and consumption. Developing life-long learning wider society programmes is an essential tool to educate the population starting with the youngest members of society (pre-school) to adulthood (life-long learning) with a special focus on the life-world orientation from a learners’ perspective. The wider society learning flagship project, ‘Raw Matters Ambassadors at Schools’ (RM@Schools), is an innovative programme funded by the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) which promotes science education and careers in the raw materials sector. Since the project’s commencement in 2016, it has gained stronger European representation with a current total of 32 partners from 18 countries. This includes the consortium members from a parallel funded programme, RM@SchoolsESEE. This project aims at extending best practices and diversifying the current portfolio to East and Southeast European countries. What makes this project so innovative is in the programme and individual learning pathways. Considering a multidisciplinary and cultural perspective, a framework was developed to assist in forming raw materials ambassadors through engaging programmes for school pupils from aged 10 up to 19 years old and through the development of educational hands-on toolkits that range from experiments to game-based tools and much more. In particular, and as a way to increase impact, the project aims to mentor teenagers from all educational disciplines between the ages of 14–19 years old to become ‘Young RM Ambassadors’. This approach utilises state-of-the-art teaching and learning methods resulting in peer-to-peer knowledge exchange and dissemination. Built into the programme is a continuous feedback loop that involves stakeholders from all sides of the knowledge triangle: educators, pupils, professionals and researchers.

scholarly journals Using Kahoot! As A Formative Assessment Tool in Science Teacher Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Noluthando Mdlalose ◽  
Sam Ramaila ◽  
Umesh Ramnarain
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Formative Assessment ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Science Teacher Education ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Physical Sciences ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
Motivation And Engagement

The development of 21st century competencies and skills in science teaching and learning is a key strategic imperative. Game-based learning platforms can be used to promote pedagogic innovation in various educational settings. Game-based applications such as Kahoot! have been increasingly used in education to facilitate meaningful enactment of formative assessment practices. Within the realm of science education, formative assessment is largely perceived as an assessment practice with pedagogic potential to enhance students’ academic performance, motivation and engagement during the teaching and learning process. Kahoot! is an interactive game-based learning platform which can essentially be utilised to enhance students’ academic performance, motivation and engagement in the classroom. This paper explores the role of Kahoot! as a formative assessment tool to enhance students’ academic performance, motivation and engagement with a view to help students to achieve stipulated learning outcomes during remote teaching and learning in undergraduate Physical Sciences teacher education. The research study adopted a generic qualitative design and involved 21 purposively selected preservice Physical Sciences teachers at a South African university. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews and the administration of qualitative user-generated online quizzes with the participants. The findings demonstrated that Kahoot! plays a significant role in enhancing students’ academic performance, motivation and active engagement during remote teaching and learning. Theoretical implications for technology-enhanced teaching and learning are discussed.

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