• DocumentCode
    3143465
  • Title

    Which are the best e-learning tools for an Engineering Degree in the European Higher Education Area?

  • Author

    Vicent, Lluís ; Bou, Guillem ; Àvila, Xavier ; Riera, Jordi ; Montero, José A. ; Anguera, Jaume

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. Ramon Llull, Barcelona
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    18-20 July 2007
  • Firstpage
    882
  • Lastpage
    886
  • Abstract
    In Europe, a unified Higher Education Area is being created, with the aim of establishing a homogeneous system of University degrees in all member states. In this context, the use of virtual campus or LMS´s will be generalized. Currently, LMS´s are offering more and more capabilities for teaching and learning. However, engineering degrees present some specific problems since typical learning in engineering is based on synchronous communication, graphical drawing and labs. In this paper we investigated which educational resources, both online and on campus, are needed in order to develop an Engineering University degree in this new scenario. An opinion survey of Spanish University Faculty was collected and the survey results analyzed and presented. . Based on the results of this study, we defined a group of minimum tools of a LMS that enables the development of the students ´expected competences . This study is a continuation of some previous studies by the same authors on the efficiency of e- learning tools.
  • Keywords
    computer aided instruction; educational aids; educational courses; educational institutions; European Higher Education Area; Spanish University faculty; e-learning tools; engineering degree; virtual campus; Capacity planning; Communication system control; Context; Education; Electronic learning; Engineering drawings; Europe; Information analysis; Laboratories; Software libraries;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Advanced Learning Technologies, 2007. ICALT 2007. Seventh IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Niigata
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7695-2916-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICALT.2007.285
  • Filename
    4281183