Collaborative teaching and learning strategies for communication networks

• Autores: Frederico Nogueira Leite, Eduardo Shigueo Hoji, Humberto Abdala Júnior
• Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 34, no. 2, 2018, págs. 527-536
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Traditional lectures are not effective for teaching practical subjects. Therefore, it is important to develop a sufficientmethodology to provide the conceptual and practical aspects of a course to the students. In this paper, we describe thechallenges faced in the implementation of active learning methods in the subject of Data Communication & ComputerNetwork in vocational education at the Federal Institute of Brası ́lia. The experiences resulted in a blended methodology,which combines collaborative and problem-based learning with a learning management system. The flipped classroom wasalso applied in order to enhance the quality of the references used by the students in the solutions. In addition, traditionalapps and social networks were used to improve the communication between students and teachers. The practical activitieswere applied in a small computer network laboratory, but in the first semester of 2016 it was improved, and a new highperformance Datacentre was built. Thus, interdisciplinary aspects and research were explored including the relationshipbetween vocational and graduate courses. Moreover, transversal skills, such as teamwork, leadership, self-confidence andautonomy in decision-making were developed. The research was conducted from 2011 to 2016, and 147 students wereenrolled with an average of 14 students per class. Such features demonstrate that the learning methodology must be fit forthe course and the educational level in order to become effective.