Title :
An experience about collaborative learning in an Engineering course belonging to “Dependency and equality in personal autonomy” master
Author :
Reche-López, P. ; Vera-Candeas, P. ; Mata-Campos, R. ; Ruiz-Reyes, N.
Author_Institution :
Telecommun. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Jaen, Linares, Spain
Abstract :
In this paper, an experience about cooperative learning is presented; specifically, in dependency and equality in personal autonomy master taught at the University of Jaen (Spain). For that purpose, the material of engineering course has been provided to the student through a Web educational based-platform. This platform is used to promote a collaborative learning process. Students are grouped into two kinds of groups: (1) homogeneous groups composed of students from social and health areas and, (2) interdisciplinary ones that include additionally an engineering student. Group relationships, marks and level of satisfaction achieved are measured in order to evaluate the experience.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; educational courses; Web educational based-platform; collaborative learning process; cooperative learning; dependency; engineering course; group relationships; level of satisfaction; personal autonomy; Collaborative work; Education; Engineering management; Engineering students; Environmental management; Europe; Internet; Joining processes; Oral communication; Resource management;
Conference_Titel :
EAEEIE Annual Conference, 2009
Conference_Location :
Valencia
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5385-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5386-3
DOI :
10.1109/EAEEIE.2009.5335483