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Mohammad Zarour; Mohammed Akour; Mamdouh Alenezi – Open Education Studies, 2024
System-based learning (SBL) in engineering domains integrates systems thinking and engineering principles to develop a system. In software engineering, to develop software using the DevOps process, using SBL environment, students gain a comprehensive understanding of the DevOps software development process and apply theoretical concepts to…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Systems Approach, Computer Software, Teaching Methods
Derek Gladwin; Naoko Ellis – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2024
A multitude of global challenges that society grapples with, including climate change, social injustices, and economic disparities, persist largely due to the shortcomings of effectively responding to complex systems. In this article, we consider adopting systems literacy as a comprehensive educational approach to navigate in complex systems. We…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Teaching Methods, Educational Philosophy, Active Learning
Danielle Lake; Wen Guo; Elizabeth Chen; Jacqui McLaughlin – Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 2024
This article builds upon current research to understand the value and limitations of teaching and learning design thinking (DT) in higher education. We implemented a mixed-methods study with faculty and students across 23 diverse courses in four higher education institutions in the United States. Findings showed that following structured learning…
Descriptors: Design, Thinking Skills, Higher Education, Decolonization
Geng, Gretchen; Zhu, Yue; Disney, Leigh Patrick – Higher Education Quarterly, 2023
This paper reconceptualised the interrelated learning constructs in higher education based on the Dynamic Systems Theory (DST). The university students' learning experience before, during and post the Emergency Online Learning (EOL) was investigated to explore the dynamic changes among the learning constructs in higher education. A case study of a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Systems Approach, Learning Experience
Luiz Ney d'Escoffier; Dan Jiang; Aida Guerra; Andres Felipe Valderrama Pineda; Imad Abou-Hayt – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2024
Despite an emerging emphasis on the role of engineers in achieving the SDGs, there is still a lack of agreement on which competencies should be prioritised to prepare them to tackle future sustainability challenges. By formulating a theoretical framework of key sustainable competencies based on prior studies, this study investigated engineering…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Q Methodology, Student Attitudes, Engineering Education
Lavi, Rea; Bathe, Mark; Hosoi, Anette; Mitra, Amitava; Crawley, Ed – Advances in Engineering Education, 2021
In Fall 2016, the School of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) chartered the New Engineering Education Transformation (NEET) initiative. NEET aims to educate young engineers to build the new machines and systems that will address societal needs of the 21st century. Students enter NEET in their sophomore year and join…
Descriptors: Technical Institutes, Engineering Education, Undergraduate Students, Interdisciplinary Approach
Yang, Yisi; Zhang, Yan; Xiong, Xujie; Zhang, Wanju; Chen, Wen; Ge, Shiping – Journal of Chemical Education, 2021
Project-based learning (PJBL) is student-centered and teamwork educational activity that prepares students for the challenge of real-world problems. This kind of instructional method is highly recommended by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).This paper describes an authentic project that focuses on the preparation of…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Active Learning, Science Instruction, Learning Activities
Zuin, Vânia G.; Segatto, Mateus L.; Zandonai, Dorai P.; Grosseli, Guilherme M.; Stahl, Aylon; Zanotti, Karine; Andrade, Rosivania S. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2019
One of the keys to achieving the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in education is to introduce novel pedagogical strategies into university curricula in order to promote an enhanced acute sense of sustainability in future professionals, teachers, and decision-makers. This paper aims at analyzing the effectiveness of including…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Sustainability, College Science, Science Laboratories
Alm, Karin; Melén, Maria; Aggestam-Pontoppidan, Caroline – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: This study aims to explore an interdisciplinary pedagogical approach for advancing knowledge and understanding of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) at higher education institutions (HEIs). Design/methodology/approach: This qualitative study conducted an explorative experiment to elaborate on forms to advance a pedagogical approach…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Sustainable Development
Bertel, Lykke Brogaard; Askehave, Inger; Brohus, Henrik; Geil, Olav; Kolmos, Anette; Ovesen, Nis; Stoustrup, Jakob – Advances in Engineering Education, 2021
Since its establishment in 1974, Aalborg University has aimed to deliver cutting-edge research and innovative practices in engineering education. However, increasing complexity related to rapid developments in digitalization and emerging societal challenges offer new opportunities, requirements, and expectations across disciplines for educational…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Problem Based Learning, Student Projects, Active Learning
Qureshi, Saad – Journal of Biological Education, 2022
Biomimicry is a useful method to develop students' skills, such as design and systems thinking, particularly when complemented with inquiry-based learning. The research seeks to uncover how students engage in the biomimicry process and what types of designs they produce to reveal insights that could assist educators in teaching biomimicry. A study…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Biomedicine, Engineering
Armstrong, David; Poë, Judith C. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
The Science of Human Health is an undergraduate chemistry course for non-science majors. This course presents chemistry content following a systems thinking approach and was created with the goal of providing students with the necessary chemistry foundation to make informed decisions which will affect their own well-being and their global…
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Nonmajors, Undergraduate Students
Yong, Lou – International Education Studies, 2020
Embedded system is an interdisciplinary, profound foundation and practice-oriented course; at present, in the traditional teaching mode, embedded systems in colleges and universities generally have problems such as disconnected theory and practice, outdated assessment methods, and low enthusiasm of students. Arming to cultivate compound embedded…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Teaching Methods, Student Projects, Active Learning
Arantes do Amaral, João Alberto; Brito, Suzana Costa – Anatolian Journal of Education, 2018
In this article, we discuss the lessons learned in a system thinking course developed in a multicampus, distance-learning environment. Forty-six undergraduate students were involved; the students were from four campuses of the Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil. We explain the course design, curriculum and online components. We analyze the…
Descriptors: Student Interests, Learner Engagement, Distance Education, Active Learning
Shaffer, Justin F. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2016
Human anatomy has usually been taught in a didactic fashion in colleges and universities. However, recent calls from United States governmental agencies have called for the transformation of undergraduate life sciences education to include active learning in the classroom. In addition, high structure courses have been shown to increase student…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Science Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Science Achievement
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