Enhancing the Learning of Fluid Mechanics Using Computer Simulations

Fraser, Duncan; Pillay, Roshini; Tjatindi, L.; Case, Jenni

doi:10.1002/j.2168-9830.2007.tb00946.x

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“…Interactive teaching or 'learning by doing' has received a great deal of attention in educational research (Harger 1996, Shiavi 1999, Nagurney 2001, Hacker and Sitter 2004, Jiusto and DiBiasio 2006, Fischer et al 2007, Fraser et al 2007). The original focus of this kind of research was the development of computer programs as interactive teaching tools (Harger 1996, Shiavi 1999, Nagurney 2001, Hacker and Sitter 2004, Fischer et al 2007).…”

Section: Interactive Learningmentioning

confidence: 97%

Using interactive problem-solving techniques to enhance control systems education for non English-speakers

Lamont¹,

Chaar²,

Toms³

2010

European Journal of Engineering Education

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Interactive learning is beneficial to students in that it allows the continual development and testing of many skills. An interactive approach enables students to improve their technical capabilities, as well as developing both verbal and written communicative ability. Problem solving and communication skills are vital for engineering students; in the workplace they will be required to communicate with people of varying technical abilities and from different linguistic and engineering backgrounds. In this paper, a case study is presented that discusses how the traditional method of teaching control systems can be improved. 'Control systems' is a complex engineering topic requiring students to process an extended amount of mathematical formulae. MATLAB software, which enables students to interactively compare a range of possible combinations and analyse the optimal solution, is used to this end. It was found that students became more enthusiastic and interested when given ownership of their learning objectives. As well as improving the students' technical knowledge, other important engineering skills are also improved by introducing an interactive method of teaching.

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Section: Interactive Learningmentioning

confidence: 97%

Using interactive problem-solving techniques to enhance control systems education for non English-speakers

Lamont¹,

Chaar²,

Toms³

2010

European Journal of Engineering Education

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“…Esto se debe a que la combinación del uso de las TIC con estrategias o metodologías apropiadas mejoran los procesos de enseñanza aprendizaje de una forma significativa (Campbell, Bourne, Mosterman y Brodersen, 2002) (Fraser, Pillay, Tjatindi y Case, 2007 . Todas ellas son de uso común por parte de los desarrolladores en el mundo empresarial, por lo que su uso en la práctica docente, además de permitir la generación de PDPs y extracción de métricas, permite a los estudiantes conocer entornos realistas de trabajo y facilitar así la adquisición natural de las competencias demandadas por el mercado asociadas a la programación.…”

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Portafolios Docentes de Programación en la Nube para la Evaluación deCompetencias - [Programming Portfolios in the Cloud for Skills Assessment]

Segrelles¹,

Moltó²,

Miranda³

2017

La Innovación Docente Como Misión Del Profesorado : Congreso Internacional Sobre Aprendizaje, Innovación Y Competitividad

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Resumen-Este trabajo presenta una plataforma web para la generación de Portafolios Docentes de Programación Software (PDPs) en la nube y la extracción automática de métricas de los PDPs generados para evaluar competencias, tanto las relacionadas específicamente con la programación de software (p. ej. Desarrollar software de calidad, Dominar el paradigma orientado a objetos), como las competencias genéricas (p. ej. Capacidad de análisis y resolución de problemas, Creatividad). La plataforma ofrece a los profesores un interfaz web para personalizar (número de alumnos, herramientas, practicas docentes, etc.) un Entorno Virtual Computacional (EVC), que es desplegado en la nube proporcionando un entorno integrado de todas herramientas necesarias para que el alumno genere un PDP y el profesor extraiga de forma automatizada las métricas para la evaluación de competencias específicas y transversales. La plataforma se encarga de aprovisionar los recursos de cómputo y almacenamiento además de la configuración para la puesta en marcha del EVC a través de proveedores Cloud (públicos o privados). Finalmente, se presenta un estudio de los tiempos de despliegue de EVCs sobre el proveedor cloud publico Amazon Web Services, demostrando que la plataforma abstrae de toda la complejidad de configuración e integración de las herramientas requeridas en un tiempo razonable. Palabras clave: la nube, competencias,programación sofwareAbstract-This work presents a web platform to generate a Teaching Portfolio of software Programming (TPP) on the cloud, and the extraction of metrics of the generated TPP for assessing competences, both related to programming skills (e.g. Mastering the ObjectOriented Paradigm) as generic competences (e.g. Capacity of analysis and resolution of problems, Creativity). The platform provides the teachers with a web interface to customize (in terms of number of students, tools, lab sessions, etc…) a Computational Virtual Environment (CVE), which is deployed on the cloud providing an integrated environment composed of all required tools for the student to generate a TPP and the teacher to automatically extract the metrics for assessing both specific and soft skills. The platform is responsible for provisioning computational and storage resources, and also the configuration for starting up of the EVC on cloud providers (public or private). Finally, the paper presents study of the time required to deploy such CVEs in the Amazon Web Services public cloud provider, demonstrating that the platform abstracts the configuration complexity and integration of the required tools in a reasonable time.Keywords: cloud computing, competences, sofware programming INTRODUCCIÓN Desde el año 1999, el Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior (EEES)1 ha impulsado un modelo educativo fundamentado en un aprendizaje basado en competencias, con la puesta en marcha del plan Bolonia. Desde entonces, este organismo ha invertido un gran esfuerzo en identificar y estandarizar las competencias demandas por el mundo empresarial, tanto de forma gene...

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“…Second, it allows the convenient analysis of much more complicated, realistic systems. Fraser et al (2007) also argue the benefit of using fluid flow simulation software early in the course for concept development, which is distinct from its use as a calculation tool by more senior students. It should be noted that teaching commercial heat transfer and pipe flow software, like the abovementioned packages, appears to be uncommon in undergraduate chemical engineering courses (Campbell and Latulippe, 2015).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

SigmaPipe as an education tool for engineers

Dry¹,

Rabadia

Felipe

et al. 2016

Education for Chemical Engineers

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(R. Dry). Highlights SigmaPipe is free 3D software for flow and heat transfer simulations in pipes  Software usability evaluations by students reveal positive and negative aspects  An activity based on SigmaPipe was evaluated for teaching third-year Process Design  Changes were made to the software as a result of student feedback KeywordsFluid mechanics; Heat transfer; Software; Case study; Scenario-based learning; Process design Graphical abstract 2 AbstractChemical engineering students are trained to solve problems involving pipe flow and heat transfer at a fundamental level. However, when they confront such problems as graduates, they often do not have time to perform such calculations. Although many commercial software packages exist, most (i) require licence fees and (ii) have a significant learning time. Consequently, commercial packages are generally not a realistic choice for the average plant engineer wanting to solve a quick, c problem.SigmaPipe is a new simulation tool that blends video game-like 3D pipe geometry with pressure drop / heat transfer calculations. It was developed specifically to fill the abovementioned gap: it is free, universal and easy to use. It is envisioned that a key factor supporting " P between the software and the student during undergraduate education. Accordingly, to assess SigmaPipe tion, evaluation projects were conducted at Curtin University (WA, Australia) and Monash University (Victoria, Australia). The different methodologies and outcomes of the projects are presented here. Student feedback was generally positive and valuable ideas were generated. Importantly, the feedback has already been incorporated into the next version of SigmaPipe.3

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Enhancing the Learning of Fluid Mechanics Using Computer Simulations

Cited by 71 publications

References 24 publications

Using interactive problem-solving techniques to enhance control systems education for non English-speakers

Using interactive problem-solving techniques to enhance control systems education for non English-speakers

Portafolios Docentes de Programación en la Nube para la Evaluación deCompetencias - [Programming Portfolios in the Cloud for Skills Assessment]

SigmaPipe as an education tool for engineers

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