Regular readers will know that I believe that ‘real’ engineering is one of the tougher areas for e-learning, because of the need for hands-on experience with equipment and materials (see ‘Can you teach ‘real’ engineering at a distance?’). Simulations and animations are obvious uses, but often expensive and difficult to develop.
So I was interested to see that Engineering Education, Volume 4 Issue 2, has a special edition devoted to learning technologies in engineering education. One nice feature is that the authors of the articles have made short videos to accompany their papers.
There are six articles and three case studies, as follows:
| Lecture capture: Making the most of face to face learning |
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| Simon J. Davis, Anthea Connolly, Edmund Linfield |
4-13 |
| Balancing e-lectures with podcasts: a case study of an undergraduate engineering module |
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| Palitha Edirisingha, John Fothergill |
14-24 |
| Transforming the student experience at a distance: Designing for collaborative online learning |
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| Lindsay Ellen Jordan |
25-36 |
| Data Sharing (DaSh) for Collaborative Learning in Laboratories |
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| Kate Page |
37-51 |
| Using student generated audio to enhance learning |
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| Anthony Rossiter, Anne Nortcliffe, A. Griffin, Andrew Middleton |
52-61 |
| Review of pedagogical research into technology to support inclusive personalised learning |
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Iain Stewart, Willie McKee
Case studies
| Evaluating Learning Experiences in Virtual Laboratory Training through student perceptions: a case study in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Hong Kong |
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| Cecilia Chan, Wilton W.T. Fok |
70-75 |
| A Two Year Case Study: Technology Assisted Project Supervision (TAPaS) |
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| Manish Malik |
76-83 |
| eTeaching and eLearning to Enhance Learning for a Diverse Cohort in Engineering Education |
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| Martin John Uren, James Uren |
84-90 |
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Dr. Tony Bates is the author of eleven books in the field of online learning and distance education. He has provided consulting services specializing in training in the planning and management of online learning and distance education, working with over 40 organizations in 25 countries. Tony is a Research Associate with Contact North | Contact Nord, Ontario’s Distance Education & Training Network.
