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Jiahui Zhang – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Competency-based education (CBE) has become well-accepted as a powerful way to personalize learning. Today's advanced technologies have enhanced CBE even further. Practitioners in the field are seeking means to take advantage of technology to increase CBE's effectiveness and efficiency, especially for adult learners. Microlearning and digital open…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Technological Advancement, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration
Vicente, Aileen Joan; Tan, Tiffany Adelaine; Yu, Alvin Ray – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2018
Aim/Purpose: This study was aimed at enhancing students' learning of software engineering methods. A collaboration between the Computer Science, Business Management, and Product Design programs was formed to work on actual projects with real clients. This interdisciplinary form of collaboration simulates the realities of a diverse Software…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Computer Science Education, Engineering Education, Business Administration Education
Schnittka, Jessica; Schnittka, Christine – Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 2016
The 21st century has brought an increasing demand for expertise in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Although strides have been made towards increasing gender diversity in several of these disciplines, engineering remains primarily male dominated. In response, the U.S. educational system has attempted to make engineering…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Group Dynamics, Active Learning, Student Projects

Karim, M. Nazmul – Chemical Engineering Education, 1984
A project was designed to expose students to the complexities of designing an instrumentation and control system for the overall plant design. Project objectives, format, and student activities, accomplishments, and shortcomings are described. (JN)
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Design, Engineering Education, Higher Education
Bradley, F. X., Jr. – Engineering Education, 1985
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) launched a team competition to design a space glove. Discusses space glove specifications, the competition and competitors, team characteristics/membership, the judging process (with Kansas State University the winner), and lessons for…
Descriptors: Competition, Design, Engineering, Engineering Education

Silla, Harry – Chemical Engineering Education, 1986
Describes the design laboratory at the Stevens Institute of Technology (SIT). Considers course objectives, design projects, project structure, mechanical design, project management, and laboratory operation. This laboratory complements SIT's course in process design, giving students a complete design experience. (JN)
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Course Objectives, Design, Engineering Education

Chetelat, Frank J. – School Arts, 1980
The author discusses practical considerations of teaching linoleum block printing in the elementary grades (tool use, materials, motivation) and outlines a sequence of design concepts in this area for the primary, intermediate and junior high grades. A short list of books and audiovisual aids is appended. (SJL)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Design, Elementary Education, Graphic Arts
Whitbeck, Caroline – Science, Technology & Society, 1987
Discusses a project approach to teaching students how to discover, evaluate, and employ some of the avenues available to them for raising concerns about ethical issues in engineering. (TW)
Descriptors: College Science, Design, Engineering, Engineering Education

Smith, Sylvia – School Arts, 1990
Designs a lesson to help secondary art students overcome the fear of a threatening blank page. Students learned proportional enlargement, how to evaluate objectively, and gained experience with visual balance. Displays three examples of student's artwork generated by geometric design problems. (DB)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Art Activities, Art Education, Art Expression
Allen, Charles W. – 1984
Based on a workshop presented by Charles Wales, a guided design project was developed for a junior mechanical design class at California State University-Chico. This course involves lectures on the design process and an extension of the basic mechanics of materials concepts, particularly as related to design and prevention of failure. The…
Descriptors: College Students, Design, Design Requirements, Feedback

Celnikier, L. M. – American Journal of Physics, 1979
Described is a multidisciplinary group project for undergraduate students in astronomy and physics. The students design and build a simple radiotelescope subject to a number of realistic constraints such as fixed cost, use of a standard communications receiver, and buying of supplementary building materials off the shelf. (BT)
Descriptors: Astronomy, College Science, Design, Higher Education

Schonauer, Kathleen – School Arts, 1990
Discusses methods for teaching elementary art students the principle of a focal point in the design of art works. Suggests beginning with well-known paintings as examples of utilizing a focal point, and then encouraging students to create their own designs. Displays examples of student art employing a center of interest. (DB)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Art Activities, Art Appreciation, Art Education
Sias, Jim – TIES Magazine, 1990
A project in which students designed environmentally responsible food packaging is described. The problem definition; research on topics such as waste paper, plastic, metal, glass, incineration, recycling, and consumer preferences; and the presentation design are provided. (KR)
Descriptors: College Science, Conservation (Environment), Decision Making, Design
Makiya, Hind; Rogers, Margaret – 1992
This book contains case studies that demonstrate how design and technology activities can be incorporated in other areas of the curriculum in primary school, based on methods used in the British National Curriculum. The book is organized in eight chapters. The first chapter raises several issues, such as why design and technology have been…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Case Studies, Curriculum Design, Design
Czerneda, Julie, Ed. – 1996
Technology's impact on society is growing everyday. The need to include technology education as core material for all students has been recognized by educators around the world. This book is a practical guide to using the problem-solving approaches integral to the design process in order to integrate technology education into all subject areas for…
Descriptors: Art, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Enrichment, Curriculum Guides