Learning CAD by LMS and cloud computing implementation

The paper presents experience from the blended course “Computer programs” at Faculty of Civil Engineering in Rijeka. This course teaches students about CAD (Computer Aided Design) in general and how to design in AutoCAD in particular. Since 2006, lectures and course exercises have been carried out as face-to-face classes and lessons presented on LMS Moodle. By completing the individual exercises, students are expected to adopt and develop their technical drawing proficiency. Students are also involved in group activities requiring integration of their acquired technical skills, organizational skills and presentation skills. Furthermore, intention of group activities improvement by means of latest technologies implementation is presented: by applying the cloud-computing and real-time collaboration tool students can recognise the significant potential of those applications and utilise them in the future.