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Remshagen, Anja; Huett, Kim C. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2023
As schools endeavor to provide all students with access to computational thinking and computer science, the hackathon emerges as a competitive and high-energy event that uses authentic problems to motivate learners to engage in the domain of computing. This article presents the design case of a hackathon for teenagers as enacted over five…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Computer Software, Group Activities, Problem Solving
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Bowers, Alison W.; Creamer, Elizabeth G. – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2021
Our world faces a range of environmental problems directly linked to or exacerbated by human actions and choices. Environmental education (EE) is one tool that can create a more environmentally literate citizenry. EE research contains numerous studies examining whether or not EE programs are achieving certain outcomes, yet research on the…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Environmental Education, Teaching Methods, Outcomes of Education
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Diana Angélica Parra Pérez; Yuri Natali Sarmiento Salamanca; Jennyfer Paola Camargo Cely; María Catalina Caro-Torres; Aura María Estacio Barrios – Journal of Educators Online, 2024
This study used sequential exploratory, mixed-method research that explored the influence of authentic tasks on adult language learners' interactions in e-forums. The participants belonged to a blended-flipped program of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). E-Forum posting in the course aimed at encouraging beginner learners to exchange…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Blended Learning
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Hailes, Stephen; Jones, Liz; Micheletti, Martina; Mitchell, John E.; Nyamapfene, Abel; Roach, Kate; Tilley, Emanuela; Truscott, Fiona – Advances in Engineering Education, 2021
In 2014, the UCL Faculty of Engineering Sciences introduced the Integrated Engineering Programme -- a revision of eight existing degree programmes across a range of engineering disciplines. Centred on a thread of authentic project-based activities, the programme aimed to enhance the students' understanding of key theoretical concepts and heighten…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Authentic Learning, Student Projects, Active Learning
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Knezek, Claudia; Morreale, Patricia; Gannon, Susan; Chang, George; Toney, Jeffrey H. – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2022
Student participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) undergraduate research experiences has received national emphasis. The undergraduate research model used at a comprehensive public university supported faculty-mentored student projects across STEM and all disciplines. Between 2016 and 2019, 356 undergraduate…
Descriptors: Student Research, Research Training, STEM Education, Undergraduate Students
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Holmén, Johan; Adawi, Tom; Holmberg, John – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: While sustainability-oriented education is increasingly placing importance on engaging students in inter- and transdisciplinary learning processes with societal actors and authentic challenges in the centre, little research attends to how and what students learn in such educational initiatives. This paper aims to address this by opening…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Environmental Education, Learning Processes, Social Environment