Fostering creative young IT talents — What can China learn from a satellite project at Aalborg Univeristy in Denmark?

Author

Chunfang Zhou ; Lingling Luo

Author_Institution

Dept. of Learning & Philos., Aalborg Univ., Aalborg, Denmark

fYear

2013

fDate

23-25 July 2013

Firstpage

1820

Lastpage

1824

Abstract

During the last decade, IT students in a Problem-Based Learning (PBL) environment at Aalborg University (AAU), Denmark, have developed three student satellites. This paper focuses on teaching strategies of fostering creative IT students through the development satellite projects at AAU. The discussion of the strategies in satellite projects will lead to implications of creativity development in IT education in China. Suggestions for China, such as supporting students in group work, designing interdisciplinary projects, change from “teacher-led” education to “student-centered” learning, and facilitating staff development on creativity teaching will be proposed.

Keywords

teaching; AAU; Aalborg University; IT education; PBL environment; creative IT students; creativity development; creativity teaching; group work; interdisciplinary projects; problem-based learning environment; satellite project; staff development; student-centered learning; teacher-led education; teaching strategies; Aerospace electronics; Collaboration; Educational institutions; Engineering education; Satellites; Technological innovation; IT education; PBL; creativity; satellite project;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Natural Computation (ICNC), 2013 Ninth International Conference on

Conference_Location

Shenyang

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICNC.2013.6818279

Filename

6818279