Applications of e-Learning in Engineering Education

Applications of e-Learning in Engineering Education

1. 1. E-LEARNING IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION

   • ICT FOR CLASSROOM TEACHING PRESENTATION
     • # PRESENTATION USING ANIMATIONS AND VISUALIZATIONS
       • - CIRCUIT DIAGRAM
       • - NETWORK DIAGRAM
       • - PROCESS USING FLOWCHART
     • # TOOLS FOR DEMONSTRATE EXPERIMENTS IN LABORATORIES
       • - VISUALIZERS
       • - DIGITAL STILL
       • - VIDEO CAMERAS
   • TOOLS TO DEMONSTRATE AND CARRY OUT EXPERIMENTS (TIME CONSTRAINS)
     • NETWORK AND COMPUTING LABORATORY
     • # MATHLAB
     • #MATHEMATICA
     • # MATHCAD
     • # OCTAVE
     • # ORCAB
     • # SPICE
     • # AUTOCAD
     • # SOLID WORKS
   • COMPUTER BASED TOOLS ( SUPPORT ENGINEERING LABORATORY FOR EACH BRANCH OF ENGINEERING)
     • 1) e-RESOURCES
     • 2) ONLINE COURSES
     • 3 ) BLENDED LEARNING
     • 4 ) LECTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
   • WEB BASED TOOLS
     • COLLABORATION ON SEMINAR PAPERS
       • EXAMPLE
         • # SKYDRIVE
         • # MS OFFICE
         • # 365 FOR EDUCATION
         • # GOOGLE DOCS
     • COLLABORATION ON PROJECT REPORTS
     • COLLABORATION ON EXPERIMENTAL WRITE-UPS
   • ONLINE TOOLS AND SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES
     • - USED FOR AV AND TEXT INSTRUCTIONS
       • # GOOGLE TALK
       • # SKYPE
     • - SHARING RELEVANT NEWS AND NOTICE

2. 2. CURRENT PRACTICES OF ICT AND e-LEARNING IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION

   • ENGINEERING EDUCATION BASED ON SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS ARE DIFFICULT TO TEACH ONLINE BECAUSE OF THE NEED FOR LABORATORIES AND EQUATIONS MANIPULATION
     • IN ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY :
       • AVAILABLE FOR LEARNERS TO DOWNLOAD OR ONLINE STUDY
         • RESOURCES ARE DIGITAL/ DIGITIZED ARE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD/STUDY ONLINE
           • OpenCourseWare Consortium
       • LEARNING OBJECTS
         • 1)SIMULATIONS
         • 2) STRUCTURED LESSONS
           • # FINESSE
             • # WIFI VIRTUAL LABORATORY
         • 3) MULTI-USER
         • 4) DYNAMIC AND INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENT
   • SEVERAL INSTITUTIONS HAVE CREATED THEIR OWN VIRTUAL AND REMOTE LABORATORIES
     • TO SUPPORT LIFE-LONG LEARNING AND AUTONOMOUS STUDENTS
       • VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT (VLE) AND MANAGED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT (MLE)
         • # MOODLE
         • # WEBCT/BLACKBOARD
         • # ILIAS
         • # LMS / LRN / LIFE
         • # CLAROLINE
         • # nQUIRE
   • INNOVATIVE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES
     • VARIOUS INITIATIVES FOR ONLINE LABORATORIES
       • 1) LABSHARE
       • 2) WEBLABS-DEUSTO
       • 3) iLAB SHARED ARCHITECTURE
       • 4) VISIR
       • 5) OCELOT
       • 6) LiLa
     • NATIONAL PROGRAM ON TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED LEARNING (NPTEL)
       • 1) KHAN ACADEMY
       • 2) COURSERA
       • 3) EdX

3. 3. CASE STUDY

   • - STUDENTS PREPARE SEMINAR PAPER UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF TEACHERS AND MAKE COLLABORATION IN A GROUP TO COMPLE THE GROUP WORK AND ASSIGNMENT
   • - ITS USAGE WAS MODERATELY PRACTISED IN SEMINAR WORK, LABORATORY AND CLASSROOMS
   • - TEND TO MAINTAIN A MODERATE ASYNCHROUS COMMUNICATION WITH STUDENTS
   • - STUDENT'S PERFORMANCE IS ASSESSED SEPARATELY ON THE BASIS OF SCORE OBTAINED BY THEM IN WRITTEN AND PRACTICAL TEST

4. 4. DISCUSSION

   • # IMPROVE EFFICIENCY OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION WHETHER OFFERED THROUGH TRADITIONAL OR EMERGING APPROACHES
   • -LEARNING IS IMPORTANT# E-LEARNING IS STILL IN VERY EARLY STAGE OF ADOPTION. IMPLEMENTATION OF E-LEARNING IS IMPORTANT
   • # LEARNING STRUCTURE FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION MIGHT POSE UNIQUE CHALLENGES IF THE INSTRUCTIONAL IS NOT ADEQUATELY DESIGNED TO FACILITATE LEARNING
   • # THESE DIFFERENCES OF E-LEARNING (WEB BASED LEARNING) NOT ONLY DIVERSE TYPE OF E-RESOURCES ARE MADE AVAILABLE BUT COURSES ARE ALSO OFFERED ONLINE AND CONSTRUCTIVE PEDAGOGY CAN BE APPLIED.