DocumentCode
2460895
Title
CeTUSS (Centrum for Teknikutbildning i Studenternas Sammanhang): A National Center for Pedagogical Development in Technology Education from a Student Oriented Perspective
Author
Pears, Arnold ; Daniels, Mats
Author_Institution
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Uppsala Univ., Uppsala
fYear
2007
fDate
9-11 Nov. 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
8
Abstract
CeTUSS primary mission is to develop evidence based approaches to teaching engineering emphasising the context and role of engineering as a part of a modern and progressive society. It promotes approaches to learning and teaching that improve the alignment of technology education with the needs of society and students. The intent is to increase both motivation and participation of students through the introduction of learning approaches that make the content both relevant and meaningful. The methods by which the center accomplishes this mission are to identify, develop, and disseminate ideas that make technology education. Increasing focus on teaching practice over the last fifteen years has resulted in a worldwide shift in education from instructor-centered to student-centered learning.
Keywords
educational courses; educational institutions; engineering education; student experiments; teacher training; CeTUSS mission; Swedish national resource center; engineering education; instructor-centered learning; learning approach; student oriented perspectives; student-centered learning; student-centric pedagogical ideas evaluation; students motivation; students participation; teaching approach; teaching practice; technology education; Concrete; Context awareness; Educational programs; Educational technology; Engineering education; Face detection; Information technology; International collaboration; Research and development; Seminars;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Meeting the Growing Demand for Engineers and Their Educators 2010-2020 International Summit, 2007 IEEE
Conference_Location
Munich
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1915-9
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-1916-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MGDETE.2007.4760388
Filename
4760388
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