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A Pedagogy of Larger Concerns Used as a Lens to Reflect on the Design of Student Learning Experiences
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Borgford-Parnell, Jim; Turns, Jennifer; Atman, Cynthia J.; Yasuhara, Ken; Fryhle, Lauren – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2019
Although engineering educational endeavours are often described with regard to how well they prepare students to meet national or global engineering concerns, the purpose of this paper is to show how those efforts can also serve the larger educational goals of the educators themselves as they develop learning experiences for their students. This…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Learning Experience, Engineering Education, Teacher Attitudes
The Role of Mathematics Learning Centres in Engineering Education.
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Fuller, Milton – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2002
Points out the diminishing demand for mathematics undergraduate programs and the strong trend in engineering education to make greater use of computer coursework such as Mathcad, Matlab, and other software systems for the mathematical and statistical components of engineering programs. Describes the changing role of mathematics learning centers…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Educational Change, Educational Technology, Educational Trends
Teaching in Higher Education through the Use of Variation: Examples from Distillation, Physics and Process Dynamics
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Fraser, Duncan; Linder, Cedric – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2009
Contemporary learning research and development that is embedded in primary and secondary schooling is increasingly acknowledging the significance of a variation approach for enhancing the possibility of learning. However, the variation approach has so far attracted very little attention in higher education, but where it has, the results have been…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Computer Simulation, Physics, Chemical Engineering
Learning as Acquiring a Discursive Identity through Participation in a Community: Improving Student Learning in Engineering Education
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Allie, Saalih; Armien, Mogamat Noor; Burgoyne, Nicolette; Case, Jennifer M.; Collier-Reed, Brandon I.; Craig, Tracy S.; Deacon, Andrew; Fraser, Duncan M.; Geyer, Zulpha; Jacobs, Cecilia; Jawitz, Jeff; Kloot, Bruce; Kotta, Linda; Langdon, Genevieve; le Roux, Kate; Marshall, Delia; Mogashana, Disaapele; Shaw, Corrinne; Sheridan, Gillian; Wolmarans, Nicolette – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2009
In this paper, we propose that learning in engineering involves taking on the discourse of an engineering community, which is intimately bound up with the identity of being a member of that community. This leads to the notion of discursive identity, which emphasises that students' identities are constituted through engaging in discourse. This view…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Teaching Methods, Vignettes, Discourse Communities
Computer Aided Learning in Materials Engineering: The Influence of Authoring Systems and Powerful Microcomputers.
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Edwards, Lyndon; Demaid, Adrian – European Journal of Engineering Education, 1987
Contends that the major use and promise of computer aided learning (CAL) lies in the provision of secondary teaching support such as simulations, interactive tutorials, and similar activities. Reviews the uses and benefits of CAL in demonstrations, experiments, exercises, and interactive tutorials. (ML)
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Computer Uses in Education
Assessment of Student Learning: Evolution of Objectives in Engineering Education and the Consequences for Assessment.
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Rompelman, Otto – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2000
Explains the evolution of the objectives of engineering education from knowledge to skills which is referred to as a 'paradigm shift'. Reviews the relationship between the demands and the educational objectives, and discusses the implications for assessment and the relationship between educational methods and assessment. (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Engineering Education, Evaluation, Higher Education
Transdisciplinary Variation in Engineering Curricula. Problems and Means for Solutions
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Jakobsen, Arne; Bucciarelli, Louis L. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2007
An essential difficulty in solving practical problems that are not like the ones a student has solved before is discerning the core of the problem. It is claimed that discernment has to be trained by variation--by varying the context of the assignments in which students have to identify and grasp their "underlying form". A decisive…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, College Curriculum, Theory Practice Relationship, Interdisciplinary Approach
What Will Be in the Engineering Pipeline in the 1990s?
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Bowen, J. Ray – European Journal of Engineering Education, 1990
An adequate supply of engineers is essential to maintain a competitive position in a highly sophisticated global economy. Population dynamics and student career choice trends are discussed. Actions to alleviate the predicted shortage of bachelors and doctoral engineers in the United States are included. (KR)
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Choice, College Preparation, College Science
How to Address the Volitional Dimension of the Engineer's Social Responsibility
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Heikkero, T. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2008
In this paper I argue that volitional aspects, i.e. ethos, attitude, pathos, will, underlying emotion, in engineering action need to be addressed when teaching social responsibility within the engineering curriculum. After presenting reasons for this claim, I look at two different, but not mutually exclusive, approaches to address volitional…
Descriptors: Engineering, Social Responsibility, Ethics, Teaching Methods
The Renaissance Engineer: A Reality for the 21st Century?
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Jones, Mervyn E. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2003
Considers the issues involved in developing the concept of the renaissance engineer for the 21st century and offers reflections on areas and specific considerations for lifelong learning. Addresses the development of e-learning within the context of professional lifelong learning as a 'disruptive' development and discusses its future role.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Technology, Engineering, Higher Education
How Undergraduate Students Learn.
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Hargreaves, D. J. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 1996
Describes the use of three questionnaires in assessing how students learn. Results of the study process questionnaire, the course experience questionnaire, and the learning style inventory indicate that lecturers need to change their teaching paradigm to one where the lecturer is closely involved in the learning context. (DDR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Course Content, Educational Strategies, Engineering Education
Revitalizing the Engineering Curriculum: The Role of Information Technology.
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Bissell, Christopher – European Journal of Engineering Education, 1995
Reviews the potential of information technology in engineering education with reference to a model of the learning process. Discusses engineering as an academic subject, engineering as a mathematical subject, engineering as applied science, a model of the learning process, and the role of telematics. Contains 17 references. (JRH)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Engineering, Higher Education
Re-Engineering the Curriculum for the 21st Century.
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Grimson, Jane – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2002
Argues that the changes in the context of engineering requires new approaches within the curriculum and by promoting active learning and encouraging students to experiment and be more creative. eLearning is one of an important number of strategies for achieving the paradigm shift that is required. (Contains 14 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Strategies, Educational Technology, Engineering Education
Partnership in Management Development.
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Braddick, W. A. G. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 1989
Discussed is the development of management activities due to the influences of the changing nature of business and new developments in learning theory. Examples are provided at each level of the management development process. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Business, Business Administration, Business Administration Education, Cooperation
From Teaching To Learning: A Paradigm Shift in Engineering Education and Lifelong Learning.
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Lenschow, Rolf Johan – European Journal of Engineering Education, 1998
Reports on initiatives taken to promote project-based learning by information and communication technology in both pilot and large scale projects. Reviews the history of paradigm shifts with regard to technological advances. (DDR)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Engineering Education, Epistemology, Foreign Countries
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