Published September 19, 2019
There has
been a lot of discussion going around improved education and learning in
engineering domain. This is one area that has been transforming continuously over
decades and today we are leveraging technology to bring in modern tools and
methods into teaching. We are listing the trends in improved teaching for the benefit
of the teaching community.
Training
the trainers
Learning is
never ending not only for students, but also for the faculty/ professors. To
stay on top of the modern methods, teachers are relying on courses and certifications
to raise themselves above the bar every time. In these trainings, the points that
are covered in general are:
- Identify the
learning and employability needs of 21st century learners – what they are like – how they learn?
- Define the
Learning Process – how learning
happens & how to use that knowledge to transform our teaching methodology.
- Explain key
components of Course Design and learn to write modify course learning
objectives.
- Create a vibrant
classroom – so that students
are motivated to learn and enjoy being there.
- Design and
deliver an effective lecture to ensure student engagement and motivation
- Identify
advantages of partnering with technology
to enhance classroom instruction
- Create a course
website
- Create good
questions
- Create rubrics to
provide transparent and constructive feedback
- Evaluate yourself
as an engineering educator and define your personal and professional goals as
an engineering educator
Outcome based education
Designing the course outcomes and analysing
assessment data from time to time towards the outcomes is important.
- Incorporate
formative assessment into courses to guide adaptive instruction
- Measure student
learning through direct and indirect assessment
- Develop a list of
measurable course outcomes
- Develop and
implement a program assessment cycle
- Measure higher
level learning outcomes by direct assessment
- Incorporate
rubrics for effective instruction and outcomes assessment
Design experiments for students
Experiments based learning is a trend
today.
- Explain the
inquiry scale
- Convert a
cookbook lab into a structured or challenge lab experiment
- Utilize the
design of experiments rubric to guide students to develop an effective
experiment
- Interpret and
present experimental results
- Write an
effective lab report
Project based learning
Introduce ethics into education. To
better explain the concepts, involve students in groups for small scale
projects.
- Explain the
instructional benefits of project-based learning
- Design a project
for your course with appropriate scope
- Write learning
outcomes for course project
- Design a system
for assessing the student achievements with the project
- Utilize a system
for peer assessment of team functionality
Research and paper presenations
Technical education is all about
research. The faculty has to continuously innovate and prepare their research
reports effectively to stay in touch with industry. Participate in symposiums,
events and present advanced technical papers.
- Complete a
literature search for a research project
- Describe the
impact of the research
- Write the methods
for the research
- Write all of the
measurable outcomes for the project
- Determine and
articulate the potential risks/pitfalls of the project
- Identify a
funding source for your project
- Edit a research
proposal
- Write a budget
for the project
- Write the
timeline for the research
- Write an
effective executive summary of the project
These are some of the trends we could gather, in
due course we would be publishing more articles around the same. For more
information, please mail us at info@l4g.in
