Meaningful learning in web-based design teaching environments

• De Grassi, Mario ^[1] ; Giretti, Alberto ^[1] ; Natale, Francesco ^[2]
  1. [1] Marche Polytechnic University

     Marche Polytechnic University

     Ancona, Italia

     
  2. [2] Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy
• Localización: Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA 2005): Porto, Portugal, December 14-16, 2005 / coord. por Kinshuk Kinshuk, Demetrios Sampson, Pedro Isaías, Luís Rodrigues, Patrícia Barbosa, Vol. 1, 2005 (Full Papers), ISBN 972-8924-05-4, págs. 333-340
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Design is one of teaching's most demanding domains. A good design teacher must be capable of maturing a wide set of competences ranging from very specific domain knowledge to general purpose meta-cognitive skills. Few studies have attempted a detailed analysis of students' designerly thinking as they solve design problems in distance learning environments. In this paper we report some of the results achieved during the WINDS project, a large scale, fifth framework, EU funded project which involved 23 European Universities, research centers and industries, and aimed at developing an advanced web based learning environment for architectural design. The paper discusses the cognitive and pedagogical models that led to the development of the technological solutions. The results of the experiments carried out in order to validate the overall approach demonstrate that the solutions proposed suit learning design knowledge, and they demonstrate how they could mitigate the negative impact distance learning environments have on design practice.