Systemic Design of Interactive Learning Environment for Global Engineering Courses
- Autores: Yun Dai, Ang Liu, James Morrison, Tephen Lu
- Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 32, no. 6, 2016 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Research in Engineering Education), págs. 2597-2611
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
This study investigates the interplay among design method, technology enhanced learning, and global engineeringlearning. It presents the process of how a team of engineering educators employed a set of design methods to integrate avariety of learning technologies in order to develop an interactive learning environment, upon which, multiple globalengineering courses have been successfully developed. The designers went through a systemic design process of stakeholderinvolvement, functional design, and conceptual design. As a result, two key functional requirements of the interactivelearning environment are proposed: (1) connect globally distributed classrooms and (2) promote peer-to-peer interactionsamong global learners. And two corresponding design concepts are generated: (1) videoconferencing classroom and (2)interactive eLearning system. An evaluation was conducted upon a particular global engineering course, namely‘‘Principles and Practices of Global Innovation’’, which was served by 130 students who signed up from six globaluniversities. At the conclusion of the course, an evaluation was conducted to solicit the participants’ satisfaction with theinteractive learning environment, and the impacts of this unique technology-enabled global learning experience on theirknowledge, skill and attitude of Information and Communication Technology.
