Educating Students via Distance Learning for Civil Engineering Design
Publication: Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
Volume 128, Issue 1
Abstract
Two structural engineering courses were taught using distance-learning technology. One course was a graduate level, steel design course and the other was an undergraduate, elective, timber design course. Two-way live video and audio connections linked classrooms at San Jose State University and San Francisco State University. The interaction between student and teacher is discussed. These courses were the first time the California State University system offered students academic credit at either of two universities for a course taught via distance education from a single location. The challenges of teaching engineering design concepts via distance learning are discussed. Assessment of the teaching method was performed using student surveys and review of student grades. The assessment survey revealed that the students’ overall impression was positive. Grades received by the students at the Remote Site were lower than those at the Home Site, but this discrepancy may not have been a result of the distance-learning environment.
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Copyright © 2002 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Accepted: Mar 15, 2001
Published online: Jan 1, 2002
Published in print: Jan 2002
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