Running an open MOOC on learning in laboratories
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Paper/Presentation Title | Running an open MOOC on learning in laboratories |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Kist, Alexander A. (Author), Remon, Hannah Campos (Author), Orwin, Lindy (Author), Maxwell, Andrew (Author), Maiti, Ananda (Author), Terry, Victoria (Author) and Albion, Peter |
Editors | Huda, Nazmul, Inglis, David, Tse, Nicholas and Town, Graham |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE 2017) |
Number of Pages | 8 |
Year | 2017 |
Place of Publication | Sydney, Australia |
ISBN | 9780646980263 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;res=IELENG;dn=391434218227728 |
Conference/Event | 28th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE 2017) |
Event Details | 28th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE 2017) Parent Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) Delivery In person Event Date 10 to end of 13 Dec 2017 Event Location Sydney, Australia |
Abstract | CONTEXT Teaching in laboratories plays an integral role in education. This includes both proximal as well as remote laboratories. In many instances, learning activities are designed around equipment and traditional laboratory activities. Pedagogical aspects and instructional design are often not considered or are an afterthought. PURPOSE The aim of this project was to help to address this gap by designing, implementing and facilitating an open online course on the pedagogy of using laboratory experiences in the curriculum. APPROACH The MOOC for Enhancing Laboratory Learning Outcomes (MELLO) has been designed to assist educators at all levels, from schools to universities, to improve the quality of laboratory experiences in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education. Experienced educators seeking to review and revise current practices or beginning educators were all welcome to participate. Based on learning theory and research literature, online course has been developed that covers constructive alignment of practical activities with the wider curriculum, learning objectives, pedagogical approaches to laboratory learning, laboratory modalities and session planning. RESULTS 120 participants from Australia and around the world took part in the course. While the participants did not work on their own laboratory activity throughout the courses (as envisaged when designing the course), participants who actively took part in the course were positive about the value of the course. CONCLUSIONS The MOOC has been capable of supporting a large number of participants including university educators around the world who use laboratory experiences and will continue to do so through future iterations of the course. Moving forward, there is scope to adapt the pedagogical approach of the course to cater for the way the participants |
Keywords | laboratory teaching, practical learning activities, MOOC |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390303. Higher education |
399999. Other education not elsewhere classified | |
409999. Other engineering not elsewhere classified | |
Byline Affiliations | School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering |
Australian Digital Futures Institute | |
School of Nursing and Midwifery | |
School of Teacher Education and Early Childhood | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q4x64/running-an-open-mooc-on-learning-in-laboratories
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