APPLICATIONS OF E-LEARNING IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION

APPLICATIONS OF E-LEARNING IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION

1. Involves use of ICT for delivery of classroom lectures, demostrations and conduct of laboratory experiments

2. Animation and visualizations can be used in classrooms for better understanding of the lessons

   • Can be used to demonstrate the working of a component funtioning of a circuit / process

3. ICT equipment like visualizers / digital still and video cameras can be interfaced to projectors to cover the whole class which is time saving

4. Engineering software can be used in networked computing laboratory to demonstrate and carry out experiment

5. Current practices of ICT and e- learning in engineering education

   • Diverse types are made available for learners to download / online study
   • Type of resources are digital / digitalized such as :
     • notes
     • tutorials
     • e-books
   • Online system such as:
     • online system
       • Open CourseWare Consortium
       • Open University OpenLearn project
     • Online resources (simulations, structured lessons, animations, videos, etc
       • MERLOT
       • JORUM
     • Multi-user, dynamic and interactive learning environments permitting constructive learning
       • Fitnesse
   • Web permits educational institutions shave their teaching expertise and learning resources globally
     • labshane
     • Weblab-Peusto
     • iLab
     • VISIR
     • OCELOT
     • Lila

6. INDIVIDUALS

   • Very active in developing learning objects for engineering education
   • Using ICT for student assessment, found that ICTs can facilitate the best aspects of assessment.
   • Problem-based learning (PBL) implementation in the postgraduate engineering curriculum using a qualitate and collaborate design
     • Very Satisfactory
       • Promoted the acquisitro of knowledge
       • Developed skills
       • Attritudes (teamwork, communication skills, respect for divergent ideas)
   • Learning style theory is a potential tool for guiding the design and improvement of course and helping students to improve their educational performance
     • Easy to use
     • Improve their skills and understanding
   • Online group-based cantilever beam pilot application
     • Can manipulate 3-Dimensional models
     • Change the main point
     • Apply forces in various locations using a browser