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SAFAS: Unifying Form and Structure through Interactive 3D Simulation
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Polys, Nicholas F.; Bacim, Felipe; Setareh, Mehdi; Jones, Brett D. – Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 2015
There has been a significant gap between the tools used for the design of a building's architectural form and those that evaluate the structural physics of that form. Seeking to bring the perspectives of visual design and structural engineering closer together, we developed and evaluated a design tool for students and practitioners to explore the…
Descriptors: Architecture, Design, Depth Perception, Computer Simulation
Reality-Based Learning: Outbreak, an Engaging Introductory Course in Public Health and Epidemiology
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Calonge, David Santandreu; Grando, Danilla – Health Education Journal, 2013
Objective: To develop a totally online reality-based course that engages students and enables the development of enhanced teamwork and report-writing skills. Setting: Outbreaks of infectious diseases impacts upon commerce, trade and tourism as well as placing strains on healthcare systems. A general course introducing university students to…
Descriptors: Public Health, Epidemiology, Introductory Courses, College Students
Learning Design Implementation for Distance e-Learning: Blending Rapid e-Learning Techniques with Activity-Based Pedagogies to Design and Implement a Socio-Constructivist Environment
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Santally, Mohammad Issack; Rajabalee, Yousra; Cooshna-Naik, Dorothy – European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2012
This paper discusses how modern technologies are changing the teacher-student-content relationships from the conception to the delivery of so-called "distance" education courses. The concept of Distance Education has greatly evolved in the digital era of 21st Century. With the widespread use and access to the Internet, exponential growth…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Internet
Using a Language Learning Environment Framework to Build a Computer-Enhanced Classroom.
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Sivert, Shayla; Egbert, Joy – College ESL, 1995
Presents the results of research into language acquisition in technology-based environments, discusses how these results allow second-language educators to develop conceptual bases for second-language learning and teaching, and demonstrates the framework of optimal learning environments that has served as a model for a college…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Concept Formation
Microcomputers, Conceptual Change and the Design of Science Instruction: Examples from Kinematics and Dynamics.
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Hewson, Peter W. – South African Journal of Science, 1984
This article describes an approach to modifying science students' alternative conceptions of physical phenomena by means of diagnostic and remedial microcomputer programs designed in accord with a model of conceptual change. Current applications of microcomputers are discussed, including numerical work, drill and testing, tutorials, simulation,…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching
Integrating CALL into the Language Syllabus.
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Coleman, Gayle – On-Call, 1996
Illustrates how Hubbard's methodological framework (1992) can be adapted to develop computer-assisted language learning (CALL) materials for English-as-a-Second-Language students in Australia. Findings reveal that this courseware development module provides an excellent framework for the creation of language learning software and the integration…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Course Content