DocumentCode :
387106
Title :
Adoption of active learning in a lecture-based engineering class
Author :
Hall, Steven R. ; Waitz, Ian ; Brodeu, Doris R. ; Soderholm, Diane H. ; Nasr, Reem
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Aeronaut. & Astronaut., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Volume :
1
fYear :
2002
fDate :
2002
Abstract :
Three years ago, the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT expanded its repertoire of active learning strategies and assessment tools with the introduction of muddiest-point-in-the-lecture cards, electronic response systems, concept tests, peer coaching, course web pages, and web-based course evaluations. This paper focuses on the change process of integrating these active learning strategies into a traditional lecture-based multidisciplinary course, called unified engineering. The description of the evolution of active learning in unified engineering is intended to underscore the motivation and incentives required for bringing about the change, and the support needed for sustaining and disseminating active learning approaches among the instructors.
Keywords :
engineering education; teaching; Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics; MIT; Unified Engineering; active learning; concept tests; course web pages; electronic response systems; lecture-based engineering class; lecture-based multidisciplinary course; muddiest-point-in-the-lecture cards; peer coaching; web-based course evaluations; Best practices; Decision making; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Electronic equipment testing; Engineering education; Strategic planning; Stress; System testing; Web pages;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education, 2002. FIE 2002. 32nd Annual
ISSN :
0190-5848
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7444-4
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2002.1157921
Filename :
1157921
Link To Document :
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