Building blocks for flexible and engaging learning environments
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Paper/Presentation Title | Building blocks for flexible and engaging learning environments |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | |
Author | Kist, Alexander A. |
Editors | Gardner, Anne and Jolly, Lesley |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE 2010) |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 2010 |
Place of Publication | Sydney, Australia |
ISBN | 9780646546100 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://aaee.com.au/conferences/AAEE2010/PDF/AUTHOR/AE100079.PDF |
Conference/Event | 21st Annual Conference for the Australasian Association of Engineering Education (AAEE 2010) |
Event Details | Rank B B B B B B B |
Event Details | 21st Annual Conference for the Australasian Association of Engineering Education (AAEE 2010) Parent Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) Delivery In person Event Date 05 to end of 08 Dec 2010 Event Location Sydney, Australia |
Abstract | State of the art engineering courses have to address rapidly changing content and nurture the development of graduate attributes. At the same time, students are increasingly time deprived as they have multiple competing commitments. This paper reports on an effort to provide students with multiple learning activities that address frequent changes in teaching materials, but also promote transferable skills and graduate attributes. The main focus of this study is a third year introductory course into computer systems and communication protocols. Building blocks of this innovation have been used in other courses as well. Courses operate in an environment where about 60% of students are located off-campus, many are of mature age. This makes any attempt to change the course challenging, as equity between on-campus and external students has to be preserved. Current building blocks include electronic marking rubrics, flexible assessment deadlines, peer assessment and remote access laboratories. Key goals of these innovations are to foster student engagement, offer opportunities to improve graduate attributes and expose students to a greater coverage of subject content. The aim of this study is to find a balance between lectures, activities, peer engagement and remote laboratory exercises. |
Keywords | electronic marking rubrics; flexible assessment deadlines; peer assessment; remote access laboratories |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390405. Educational technology and computing |
390113. Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy | |
409999. Other engineering not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | © 2010 Kist, A.A. This publication is copyright. It may be reproduced in whole or in part for the purposes of study, research, or review, but is subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgment of the source. Any other usage is prohibited without the express permission of the authors. |
Byline Affiliations | Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q0782/building-blocks-for-flexible-and-engaging-learning-environments
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