Peer assisted learning in an online postgraduate course on engineered fibre composites
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Paper/Presentation Title | Peer assisted learning in an online postgraduate course on engineered fibre composites |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Manalo, Allan (Author) and Aravinthan, Thiru (Author) |
Editors | Mann, Llewellyn and Daniel, Scott |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AaeE 2012) |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | 2012 |
Place of Publication | Melbourne, Australia |
ISBN | 9780987177230 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.aaee.com.au/conferences/2012 |
Conference/Event | 23rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE 2012) |
Event Details | Rank B B B B B B B B B B B B B B |
Event Details | 23rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE 2012) Parent Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) Event Date 03 to end of 05 Dec 2012 Event Location Melbourne, Australia |
Abstract | While the attractiveness of courses delivered via distance learning increases to the working and remote students because of the flexibility they provide, it is more difficult for an examiner to keep these students engaged in active learning than those in a classroom. Discussion forums were identified as one way of replicating the energy of face-to-face engagement in an online environment (Meyer, 2003). In the same way, peer assisted learning encourages active learning where students can explore answers through discussion (Cheng and Walters, 2009). Recently, the Australia's first online course on engineered fibre composites has focused on using both the online technical discussions and peer assisted learning as a tool to exchange knowledge and experience among practicing engineers and senior undergraduate engineering students to enhance their knowledge on fibre composite materials. This online discussion is introduced and included in the assessment criteria. |
Keywords | assessment; distance students; fibre composites; mentoring; peer assisted learning; online discussions; postgraduate course |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 401699. Materials engineering not elsewhere classified |
460609. Networking and communications | |
390113. Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Centre of Excellence in Engineered Fibre Composites |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1y71/peer-assisted-learning-in-an-online-postgraduate-course-on-engineered-fibre-composites
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