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Page, Tom – Journal of Educational Technology, 2018
This paper examines the development of rapid prototyping and how it affects industrial design students. Using a combination of survey and interview sessions the researcher studied how the development of these technologies affected the creative processes that designers use to develop new products, and whether this has had a positive or negative…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Undergraduate Students, Visual Aids, Computer Assisted Design
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Thornton, Timothy; Lammi, Matthew – Journal of Technology Education, 2021
The purpose of the study was to explore the effects of augmented reality (AR) in an introductory engineering graphics course. The study specifically examined the potential for AR to affect the spatial visualization ability of students and influence student motivation. This study included 50 students from an introductory engineering graphics course…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Computer Assisted Design, Engineering Education
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Makgato, Moses; Khoza, Samuel D. – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2016
Engineering Graphics and Design (EGD) is a university course that teaches a medium of communication in the form of drawings. This study was undertaken to investigate factors associated with the difficulties experienced by student teachers in the sectional drawing component of the EGD course. Purposive sampling was used to select 40 students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, Design, Preservice Teachers
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Giberti, H.; Cinquemani, S. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2012
The design of the drive system for an automatic machine and its correct sizing is a very important competence for an electrical or mechatronic engineer. This requires knowledge that crosses the fields of electrical engineering, electronics and mechanics, as well as the skill to choose commercial components based upon their technical documentation.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Active Learning, Student Projects, Case Method (Teaching Technique)
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McGarr, Oliver; Seery, Niall – Design and Technology Education, 2011
Technology education in Irish post-primary schools is undergoing significant change. In recent years the syllabi of all technology-related subjects have been revised. A new subject, Design and Communication Graphics, has replaced the traditional Technical Drawing subject. This new subject aims to develop students' spatial awareness and graphical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technology Education, Computer Assisted Design, Technology Integration
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Bohemia, Erik; Ghassan, Aysar – American Journal of Distance Education, 2012
This article explores project-based cross-cultural and cross-institutional learning. Using Web 2.0 technologies, this project involved more than 240 students and eighteen academic staff from seven international universities. The focus of this article relates to a project-based learning activity named "The Gift". At each institution the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Projects, Distance Education, Active Learning
Gallová, Mária, Ed.; Guncaga, Ján, Ed.; Chanasová, Zuzana, Ed.; Chovancová, Michaela Moldová, Ed. – Online Submission, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this scientific monograph is to show new and creative approaches to different school subjects in primary and secondary level. Methodology: Interdisciplinary and international comparative approaches were used. Now according to the 7th Framework Program, the preferred form of Science Education (www.scientix.eu) is preferred…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Intellectual Disciplines, Comparative Analysis
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Senyapili, Burcu; Basa, Yncy – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2006
There is a current vacillation in choosing hand or computer for design presentation in academia. Although the computer emerged as very powerful alternative presentation medium, it could not sweep away the hand totally. Believing that this vacillation cannot only be due to the positive and negative aspects of both media, we worked with a group of…
Descriptors: Architectural Education, Architecture, Educational Technology, Technology Education