A Radical Rethink in Educating Engineering Students
Publication: Structures Congress 2010: 19th Analysis and Computation Specialty Conference
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Internet era has faced us with new challenges in every aspect of our lives. Knowledge and information sharing is one of these areas that have significantly affected students learning process. 21st century education is not immune to these challenges. Traditional method of teaching in which the professor was the leading figure on the stage and students had to follow step-by-step the wise man's instructions, has lost its appeal. 21st century students' demand highly supported learning environment. In this environment, computers can play an important supporting role. It is important to realise that most of the processing and number-crunching activities, which was a dominant learning activity in the past can be more efficiently performed by the computer and instead students can focus on conceptual thinking and problem solving activities. This paper proposes a new method of teaching in which conceptual thinking is a core activity. In this approach, students are actively involved in taking responsibility for their learning and using computers, as a necessary supporting tool, can greatly enhance their learning.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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