Title :
Learning styles and technical communication: improving communication and teamwork skills
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem. Eng., Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents a rationale and methods for teaching Kolb learning style theory in the technical communication classroom. Specifically, the author presents Kolb learning style theory and examples of applying it in two different courses, a technical communication course for engineering majors and a combined chemical engineering lab/technical communication course. In these courses, students use learning style theory to devise communication strategies and analyze lab group interaction.
Keywords :
educational courses; engineering education; laboratory techniques; professional communication; student experiments; Kolb learning style; chemical engineering laboratory; communication skills; communication strategies; engineering majors; laboratory group interaction; students; teamwork skills; technical communication course; Chemical engineering; Collaborative work; Educational institutions; Engineering education; Engineering students; Industrial training; Large scale integration; Professional communication; Shape; Teamwork;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1998. FIE '98. 28th Annual
Conference_Location :
Tempe, AZ, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4762-5
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1998.736906
