scholarly journals Experience Sharing on Virtual COOP Training to Mechanical Engineering Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 11401
Author(s):  
Abdul Samad Mohammed
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Virtual Training ◽  
Poor Students ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Teaching Learning

The COVID-19 pandemic, which started in December 2019, brought about a paradigm shift in the lifestyles of people worldwide due to the imposed constraints and lockdowns aimed at containing the spread of the infection. Each and every aspect of our lifestyle such as eating, travelling, socializing and learning was affected by this pandemic. Even the education sector was not untouched due to this pandemic, which caught the various stakeholders of this industry, such as the students, faculty and the administration, unaware. The education of a complete generation of kids and adults all over the world required some drastic adjustments so that their learning process would continue unaffected. Even though distance learning and online teaching have been around for a long time in the education sector, its importance was felt during this last year because of the role it played in the transfer of knowledge to students during the lockdowns wherein the students did not have access to physical classrooms and schools. Faculty, students and the administration developed new innovative ideas to adjust to this new change in teaching/learning styles and made the transition for all stakeholders a smooth and an enlightening experience. One such change had to be made in the delivery style of the cooperative program (COOP) for Mechanical engineering students at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM). COOP is a 9-credit hour course that a student with a junior standing in the Applied Mechanical Engineering program (AME) has to take and pass. It requires the student to spend about seven months in the industry to learn applications in a practical environment and solve practical problems with the aid of the theoretical knowledge gained by him in the courses. However, due to the sudden lockdown in March 2020, most of the industries downed their shutters, which left these poor students halfway stranded through their COOP course. Hence, in order to cater to these students, the administration came up with the idea of substituting physical training with virtual training without compromising on the quality of the education. Comprehensive procedures on the various modules designed and delivered under this new virtual training program, the mode of instruction used, the assessment methods implemented and the experiences of the students are presented in this paper, which can be of tremendous help to various stakeholders.

scholarly journals The Effect of Teaching–Learning Environments on Student’s Engagement with Lean Mindset

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 466
Author(s):  
Rasoul Khandan ◽  
Lucas Shannon
Keyword(s):  
Student Engagement ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Customer Value ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Lean Thinking ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Weighted Values

Lean thinking is a methodology employed initially by manufacturing organizations such as Toyota and New Balance that aims to increase customer value whilst also maintaining a low level of waste. The Lean thinking tools and techniques employed in the manufacturing sector can also be transferred to other sectors and significantly improve the service or product, such as public sector organizations or Higher Education Institutions (HEI). In the current education climate, due to the pandemic (SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19), the majority of HEIs have moved to an online or hybrid teaching and learning environment. This has developed the principle that Lean thinking can be deployed in educational methods and techniques to greatly increase the level of student engagement and the efficiency of learning. The following study outlines the key waste sources found in three types of teaching–learning environments (face to face, online and hybrid) and provides practical implications to counter the non-value-added issues. The data for this study were gathered through a questionnaire from final year undergraduate engineering students. The results indicate that online teaching had the greatest effect on student engagement, based on the identification and weighted values of non-value-added issues. The study highlights the key Lean wastes within online, hybrid and face to face teaching, and provides key examples within the stated Lean waste to provide solutions to improve student engagement.

scholarly journals Accommodating culture and cultural diversity in online teaching

2007 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Annegret Goold ◽  
Annemieke Craig ◽  
Jo Coldwell
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Cultural Difference ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Language Attitudes ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
Prior Learning ◽  
Long Time ◽  
And Gender

<span>The term 'culture' has been in common use for a long time. However there is no universally accepted definition and hence it is important to define clearly what culture means in a particular research context. The research reported here is part of a project undertaken at a large Australian university in late 2005. The overall aim of the project was to identify the characteristics of culture and cultural diversity, and to consider how these manifested themselves when teaching and learning in an online environment. This paper reports on particular outcomes from the second stage of the project. This involved conducting focus groups with experienced academics and educational developers of online units. The aim was to gain an understanding of culture and cultural difference in the online environment and to consider what strategies were effective in teaching a culturally diverse cohort of online students. The findings from the focus group sessions were benchmarked with other external faculty. The cultural factors of ethnicity and language, attitudes to educational learning, education and prior learning, learning styles and socio-economic background were well supported by the external faculty. However the factors of religion and gender were not supported. Practices for accommodating such cultural differences amongst students within the online class are presented.</span>

scholarly journals The influences of teachers’ communicational style upon the learning style of high school students

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 104-113
Author(s):  
Ionela Roxana Urea
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Communication Style ◽  
Communication Analysis ◽  
School Students ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Teaching Learning

This study, conducted over 2 years (2019–2020), aimed to highlight how teachers’ communication style influences the learning style of high school students. We used research methods of the S.C. Questionnaire (communication analysis), a questionnaire to identify students’ learning styles, and guidance interview structured on 10 items. Both questionnaires were administered according to GDPR rules. We also used IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 25 for statistical data processing. The outcomes of this research are as follows: (a) it allows a better understanding of the teaching–learning process in high school students; (b) it highlights how the teacher’s communication style influences the learning style of high school students, in both face-to-face teaching activities and online teaching–learning activities; and (c) it highlights the methods that facilitate the analysed phenomenon.   Keywords: Teachers’ communication, style, student’s learning style, Influence, High school    

The Learning Styles of Taiwanese Mechanical Engineering Students

2011 ◽  
Vol 418-420 ◽  
pp. 2143-2146
Author(s):  
Chin Min Hsiung ◽  
Chi Chang Lin
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
Learning Performance

Learning style has been proven to be an important factor that affects student learning performance. By knowing student learning styles, instructors can modify teaching material and teaching methods accordingly for the greater benefit of students. By understanding the strengths and weaknesses of learning styles, students may adopt complementary learning strategies, thus improving their performance. The Index of Learning Styles (ILS) developed by Felder and Soloman has been widely used in the context of engineering education to enhance both teaching and learning. However, the general statistics and reliability of its Chinese version have not been reported. In this study, we conducted a survey, and 223 students majoring in mechanical engineering at National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST), Taiwan, participated. This study involved a comparison of the learning style profiles of the students against the results of prior related research conducted in the United States. Subsequently, the internal consistency coefficients of Cronbach’s alpha were examined. The results show that the participants were active, perceptive, visual, and sequential learners, similar to their counterparts in the United States. The internal consistency coefficients on the four dimensions in ILS are 0.49, 0.59, 0.64, and 0.36, respectively. The statistics are lower or approximately equal to those of the English version ILS.

Digitalisierung und Sportwissenschaft

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Sports Science ◽  
Innovative Research ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Political Dimensions ◽  
Teaching Learning

For a long time now, digitalization has arrived in movement, play, sport, and dance. In many areas, the analog can hardly be separated from the digital. The situation seems to be different in the education sector. Where does sports science stand? What approaches does this cross-sectional discipline offer? The contributions in this volume provide insights into the sports science debate on this topic. They outline overarching lines of discussion, present research results, and draw perspectives for the sports science debate with a view to (educational) political dimensions, the staging of teaching-learning settings, international discourses on new practices in the health sector, and the development of innovative research methods. With contributions by Prof. Dr. Claudia Steinberg, Dr. Benjamin Bonn, Lucas Abel, Peter Bickmann, Dr. Birgit Braumüller, Prof. em. Dr. David R. Buchanan, Christian Büning, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ingo Froböse, Mai Geisen, Marco Grawunder, Dr. Christiopher Grieben, Stephani Howahl, Prof. Dr. Petra Jansen, Derya Kaptan, Simone Kieltyka, Jun.-Prof. Dr. Stefanie Klatt, Asst.-Prof. Maria Kosma, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. Markus Raab, Ass.Prof. Dr. Daniel Rode, Dr. Helena Rudi, Dr. Kevin Rudolf, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Andrea Schaller, Gerrit Stassen, Dr. Ilka Staub, Chuck Tholl, Dr. Konstantin Wechsler, Jun.-Prof. Dr. Tobias Vogt, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Wendeborn, Constantin Wirth and Maren Zühlke.

Online Education in India and the Widening Digital Divide

2021 ◽  
pp. 494-509
Author(s):  
Ninawari Dilip Ware
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Household Consumption ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Education In India ◽  
Alternative Measures ◽  
Education Model ◽  
Teaching Learning

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, several sectors across the globe have witnessed widespread disruption, impacting almost every sector of the economy. The education sector is no exception to this; schools across the globe have been shut, and over 1.2 billion children are out of classrooms. Owing to this situation, India's schools have adopted online teaching-learning for children, like many other countries. According to the 75th NSS data of household consumption on India's education, only 10.7% of the total population have computers and other gadgets, and 23.8% have access internet. Based on the data, the feasibility of adopting a complete online education model in a country like India remains uncertain and remote. This chapter aims to study the intricacies of India's digital divide and further suggests inclusive alternative measures to overcome the same.

scholarly journals Classroom Interaction in Teaching English for Mechanical Engineering Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dharmawati Dharmawati
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Classroom Interaction ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Collection Data ◽  
Teaching Learning

This descriptive qualitative research deals with classroom interaction in teaching English for mechanical engineering students. This research aims at finding out and describing the classroom interaction of mechanical engineering class at Universitas Harapan Medan. The purpose of this study is to figure out the patterns of classroom interaction in English teaching learning process for mechanical engineering class. The methods used in collecting data were observation and interview. The data were in the form of words, clauses, and sentences that carried out by video, and in-depth interview transcripts. The participants were an English lecturer and twenty two mechanical engineering students. The technique of data analysis used data collection, data diplay and drawing conclusion. The result of this research was dominated by the interaction between the teacher and students. The percentage of using English  between lecturer and students’ interaction is 40 %. It happened because the students had difficult to respon the lecturer’s question in English.

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