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Piloting online learning in engineering education
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Oerlemans, IK and May, E and Hurle, B, Piloting online learning in engineering education, AARE 2007 International Educational Research Conference , November 2007, Fremantle WA, pp. 1-9. (2007) [Refereed Conference Paper]
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Abstract
This paper reports the findings of a pilot study introducing online learning in a school of
engineering at a major Australian university. We are in the process of developing online
courses, using blended learning. Blended learning denotes the blend of face-to-face with
web-supported learning, and promises to offer globally disparate students educational
access. In the pilot project we developed two online lectures and embedded these into the
University’s LMS, followed by a face-to-face workshop, covering a fundamental course
concept. As part of the process we included a short assessment to allow students to check
their understanding of the topic. A final test of their comprehension was included as part
of the course exam.
The purpose of the study was both to help our undergraduate engineering students learn a
fundamental engineering concept, and gain a greater understanding of how students learn
in an online environment. We were interested to evaluate, on a small scale, the ways in
which we are developing our course materials and be able to gauge firsthand the impact
on students’ learning. Blended learning offers opportunities for deep and persistent
learning when well designed and developed, but also raises some questions. These are
further explored in the paper.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Conference Paper |
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Keywords: | Information Communication Technology [ICT] |
Research Division: | Education |
Research Group: | Education Systems |
Research Field: | Technical, Further and Workplace Education |
Objective Division: | Education and Training |
Objective Group: | Education and Training Systems |
Objective Field: | Education and Training Systems Policies and Development |
UTAS Author: | Oerlemans, IK (Dr Karin Oerlemans) |
ID Code: | 61031 |
Year Published: | 2007 |
Deposited By: | Education |
Deposited On: | 2010-02-24 |
Last Modified: | 2010-05-21 |
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