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Relationship Between Learning In The Engineering Laboratory And Student Evaluations, Sasha Nikolic, Thomas F. Suesse, Thomas Goldfinch, Timothy J. Mccarthy
Relationship Between Learning In The Engineering Laboratory And Student Evaluations, Sasha Nikolic, Thomas F. Suesse, Thomas Goldfinch, Timothy J. Mccarthy
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A
BACKGROUND OR CONTEXT This study is built upon previous research that developed an instrument to measure the learning objectives of the laboratory across the cognitive, psychomotor and affective domains with research that investigated student evaluations of sessional laboratory demonstrators, laboratory experiments and facilities. This research highlighted the importance of laboratory work in engineering education, and the need to improve our understanding of how learning occurs in the laboratory. PURPOSE OR GOAL Student evaluations are heavily used in higher education, and a greater understanding is needed on how these evaluations relate to learning. APPROACH An instrument used to measure learning in …
Improving The Laboratory Learning Experience: A Process To Train And Manage Teaching Assistants, Sasha Nikolic, Peter J. Vial, Montserrat Ros, David Stirling, Christian H. Ritz
Improving The Laboratory Learning Experience: A Process To Train And Manage Teaching Assistants, Sasha Nikolic, Peter J. Vial, Montserrat Ros, David Stirling, Christian H. Ritz
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A
This paper describes in detail a successful training program developed for sessional (part-time or nonpermanent) laboratory demonstrators employed in the Electrical Engineering Department of an Australian university. Such demonstrators play an important role in teaching practical concepts and skills in engineering. The success of the program relies on a centralized approach coordinated by a carefully selected Laboratory Manager responsible for the recruitment, allocation, training, and development of sessional teachers, and for assessing student satisfaction with them. The paper examines the overall impact of the program on these teachers': 1) introducing laboratory material; 2) preparation; 3) communication; 4) interest in student …
Using Online And Multimedia Resources To Enhance The Student Learning Experience In A Telecommunications Laboratory Within An Australian University, Peter J. Vial, Sasha Nikolic, Montserrat Ros, David Stirling, Parviz Doulai
Using Online And Multimedia Resources To Enhance The Student Learning Experience In A Telecommunications Laboratory Within An Australian University, Peter J. Vial, Sasha Nikolic, Montserrat Ros, David Stirling, Parviz Doulai
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A
A laboratory component of an undergraduate telecommunications course consistently scored poorly for student learning experience on student surveys at an Australian university. Consultation with experienced academic staff revealed the need to modify the teaching resources available for the laboratory to include web-based multimedia and interactive resources. This new material was developed and made available to students and teaching staff in early 2011 via an Australian university e-learning package which was used to deliver the subject. The students and demonstrators were then encouraged to use this new resource to prepare for the three hour laboratory sessions. Surveys of students who took …
Towards Bringing Adaptive Micro Learning Into Mooc Courses, Geng Sun, Tingru Cui, Kuanching Li, Dongming Xu, Shiping Chen, Jun Shen, Wanwu Guo
Towards Bringing Adaptive Micro Learning Into Mooc Courses, Geng Sun, Tingru Cui, Kuanching Li, Dongming Xu, Shiping Chen, Jun Shen, Wanwu Guo
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A
In this paper we illustrate a proposal with regard to providing learners adaptive micro learning experiences, which can be fulfilled within fragmented time pieces. The framework of our system is demonstrated, while it aims to deliver customized micro learning contents taking into account learners’ specific demands, learning styles, preference and context.
Mlaas: A Cloud System For Mobile Micro Learning In Mooc, Geng Sun, Tingru Cui, Shiping Chen, Wanwu Guo, Jun Shen
Mlaas: A Cloud System For Mobile Micro Learning In Mooc, Geng Sun, Tingru Cui, Shiping Chen, Wanwu Guo, Jun Shen
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A
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Drawing Micro Learning Into Mooc: Using Fragmented Pieces Of Time To Enable Effective Entire Course Learning Experiences, Geng Sun, Tingru Cui, Jianming Yong, Jun Shen, Shiping Chen
Drawing Micro Learning Into Mooc: Using Fragmented Pieces Of Time To Enable Effective Entire Course Learning Experiences, Geng Sun, Tingru Cui, Jianming Yong, Jun Shen, Shiping Chen
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A
Recently the massive open online course (MOOC) is an emerging trend that attracts many educators’ and researchers’ attentions. Based on our pilot study focusing on the development and operation of MOOC in Australia, we found MOOC is featured with mastery learning and blended learning, but it suffers from low completion rates. Brining micro learning into MOOC can be a feasible solution to improve current MOOC delivery and learning experience. We design a system which aims to provide adaptive micro learning contents as well as learning path identifications customized for each individual learner. To investigate how micro learning can impact learning …
Enhancing Teamwork Performance In Mobile Cloud-Based Learning, Geng Sun, Jun Shen
Enhancing Teamwork Performance In Mobile Cloud-Based Learning, Geng Sun, Jun Shen
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A
Mobile cloud-based learning is a novel trend that allows collaborative learning to happen among distributed learners, but it still lacks of mechanisms to enhance teamwork performance. Combining the features of the cloud, we have identified a learning flow based on Kolb team learning experience, executed by cloud-hosting learning management systems in conjunction with our newly designed system, 'Teamwork as a Service (TaaS)'. Each of TaaS's five web services aims to organize a certain type of learning activities, providing learners with an introduction, a 'jigsaw classroom', schedule planning, and mutual supervision during the whole collaborative learning process. In particular, enabling a …