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Example of Good Practice of a Learning Environment with a Classroom Response System in a Mechanical Engineering Bachelor Course
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Arteaga, Ines Lopez; Vinken, Esther – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2013
Results of a successful pilot study are presented, in which quizzes are introduced in a second year bachelor course for mechanical engineering students. The pilot study course entailed the basic concepts of mechanical vibrations in complex, realistic structures. The quiz is held weekly using a SharePoint application. The purpose of the quizzes is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pilot Projects, Engineering, Engineering Education
Interactive Lectures in Engineering Education.
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Van Dijk, L. A.; Van Den Berg, G. C.; Van Keulen, H. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2001
Discusses an alternative approach to lecturing, the interactive lecture. Examines the effects of interactive teaching in lectures using an interactive voting system and peer instruction on the attainment of learning objectives, student motivation, and student perception of the instruction offered. (Contains 20 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Lecture Method
Training in Project-Based Education: Practise as You Preach
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Weenk, Wim; Govers, Elly; Vlas, Helma – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2004
Several years of experience in training lecturers for developing and tutoring project-based learning (PBL) courses have resulted in a 'practise as you preach' based and flexible training programme. This programme was successfully incorporated in the teacher training programmes of the University of Twente and other universities and polytechnics in…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Private Colleges, Active Learning, Foreign Countries