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Problem-Based Learning and Computer-Based Scaffolds in Distance Education
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Moallem, Mahnaz; Igoe, Elizabeth – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2018
What effects does PBL have on student learning outcomes, knowledge acquisition, and higher order thinking skills? This question continues to influence the adoption and implementation of problem-based learning (PBL) since its inception. The answer to this overarching question is still lacking. This chapter responds to this question by first…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Problem Based Learning, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Distance Education
Embedded C Programming: A Practical Course Introducing Programmable Microprocessors
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Laverty, David M.; Milliken, Jonny; Milford, Matthew; Cregan, Michael – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2012
This paper presents a new laboratory-based module for embedded systems teaching, which addresses the current lack of consideration for the link between hardware development, software implementation, course content and student evaluation in a laboratory environment. The course introduces second year undergraduate students to the interface between…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, Student Evaluation, Computer Assisted Instruction
A Project Management Perspective on Student's Declarative Commitments to Goals Established within Asynchronous Communication
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Chiocchio, F.; Lafreniere, A. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2009
Teamwork and technology, even as people are seeing their increased use in organizations, are becoming important components of problem-based learning in academic settings. Yet, fostering computer-assisted teamwork is complex and time consuming. Knowing how and when to intervene would prove useful. This study draws from the field of project…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Student Projects, Persuasive Discourse
Learning Embedded Software Design in an Open 3A Multiuser Laboratory
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Shih, Chien-Chou; Hwang, Lain-Jinn – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2011
The need for professional programmers in embedded applications has become critical for industry growth. This need has increased the popularity of embedded software design courses, which are resource-intensive and space-limited in traditional real lab-based instruction. To overcome geographic and time barriers in enhancing practical skills that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Software, Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Evaluation
Student Reactions To a Problem-based, Fourth-year Computing Elective in Civil Engineering.
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Hadgraft, Roger – European Journal of Engineering Education, 1997
Describes how a fourth-year computing elective was introduced at Monash University in 1995 with the goal of allowing students to pursue their own computing interests in a project-based subject. The course demonstrates student-directed learning and the pride resulting from such ownership. Shows how the subject can use a wide range of resources…
Descriptors: Civil Engineering, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Engineering Education
Software for Managing Complex Learning: Examples from an Educational Psychology Course.
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Schwartz, Daniel L.; Brophy, Sean; Lin, Xiaodong; Bransford, John D. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1999
Describes a software shell, STAR.Legacy, designed to guide attempts to help students learn from case, problem, and project-based learning. STAR.Legacy supports the integration of four types of learning environments: learner-centered, knowledge-centered, assessment-centered, and community-centered. Describes how a STAR.Legacy constructed for an…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Environment
Collaborating on Internet-Based Lessons: A Teacher and Librarian SCORE with PBL.
Milbury, Peter – Technology Connection, 1997
Describes a library-based assignment planned collaboratively between a history teacher and high school librarian that focused on the Internet and problem based learning (PBL). Highlights include the planning process; the California SCORE History-Social Science Web site; role playing; information literacy; student research and presentations; and…
Descriptors: Assignments, Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Educational Planning