Using knowledge building to support deep learning, collaboration and innovation in engineering education

Ellis, Glenn; Rudnitsky, Alan N.; Moriarty, Mary

doi:10.1109/fie.2010.5673212

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“…The core delivery team has educational qualifications and professional recognition for their teaching. Pedagogies that are based on knowledge building focus on working together, discourse and the shared goal of idea improvement (Ellis et al , 2010), which are embedded in the curriculum, and more evident within the work-based learning opportunities.…”

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Failure is an option: an innovative engineering curriculum

Simpson

Bradley

O’Keeffe

2018

IJBPA

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Purpose Advancements and innovation in engineering design are based on learning from previous failures but students are encouraged to “succeed” first time and hence can avoid learning from failure in practice. The purpose of this paper is to design and evaluate a curriculum to help engineering design students to learn from failure. Design/methodology/approach A new curriculum design provided a case study for evaluating the effects of incorporating learning from failure within a civil engineering course. An analysis of the changes in course output was undertaken in relation to graduate destination data covering 2006 to 2016 and student satisfaction from 2012 to 2017 and a number of challenges and solutions for curriculum designers were identified. Findings The design and delivery of an innovative curriculum, within typical constraints, can provide opportunities for students to develop resilience to failure as an integral part of their learning in order to think creatively and develop novel engineering solutions. The key issues identified were: the selection of appropriate teaching methods, creating an environment for exploratory learning, group and team assessments with competitive elements where practicable and providing students with many different pedagogical approaches to produce a quality learning experience. Originality/value This case study demonstrates how to design and implement an innovative curriculum that can produce positive benefits of learning from failure. This model can be applied to other disciplines such as building surveying and construction management. This approach underpins the development of skills necessary in the educational experience to develop as a professional building pathologist.

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confidence: 99%