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Engineering e. Learning Title Page About the Project ¨ Assoc. Degree in Eng. ¨ e. Learning Project · Project History · Project Outcomes A project to integrate e. Learning About the Products into Engineering education · Project Strategy http: //swin. edu. au/engineering/elearning ¨ Enhanced Teach & Learn · Engineering e. Learning · Curriculum Alignment · Competencies · Teach&Learn Example ¨ e. Learning Repository · Samples Gallery · Features summary · Catalogue Overview ¨ Community of Practice · Overview · Online Course 1

: About the Project Engineering e. Learning Associate Degree in Engineering ‘Building Better Pathways to Higher Education’ Professor Ian Young, former Swinburne Vice-Chancellor Students who transfer from a TAFE qualification to University have progression rates slightly above students who enter directly from Year 12. Title Page About the Project ¨ Assoc. Degree in Eng. ¨ e. Learning Project · Project History · Project Outcomes About the Products The Associate Degree pathway allows students to mature and consolidate their understanding before entering the independent learning environment of University Swinburne’s inter-sectoral expertise places it in an ideal position Associate Degree jointly provided by Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences, Higher Education Division ¨ Enhanced Teach & Learn · Project Strategy · Engineering e. Learning · Curriculum Alignment · Competencies · Teach&Learn Example ¨ e. Learning Repository · Samples Gallery · Features summary · Catalogue Overview ¨ Community School of Engineering, TAFE Division of Practice · Overview · Online Course 2

: About the Project Engineering e. Learning Project to support the Associate Degree Project History Title Page About the Project Application for funding from the Diversity and Structural Adjustment Fund jointly prepared by: • Higher Ed. (John Wilson, Dean FEIS) • TAFE (Genevieve Kelly, So. ETT Director of Learning) ¨ Assoc. Degree in Eng. ¨ e. Learning Project · Project History · Project Outcomes About the Products Funds allocated to support the Associate Degree in Engineering with a project to exploit e. Learning resources and blended learning strategies Reference group formed (Higher Ed. and TAFE) Project Manager and e. Learning Specialist appointed (Rosy Borland Douglas Siviter) both acting as analyst-developers. ¨ Enhanced Teach & Learn · Project Strategy · Engineering e. Learning · Curriculum Alignment · Competencies · Teach&Learn Example ¨ e. Learning Repository · Samples Gallery · Features summary · Catalogue Overview ¨ Community of Practice · Overview · Online Course 3

: About the Project Engineering e. Learning Project to support the Associate Degree Project Outcomes Title Page About the Project Ø Enhanced teaching and learning for the units on the Associate Degree in Engineering Ø Large catalogued repository of easily accessible e. Learning resources for Engineering education ¨ Assoc. Degree in Eng. ¨ e. Learning Project · Project History · Project Outcomes About the Products ¨ Enhanced Teach & Learn · Project Strategy Ø Community of practice enaged in professional development supported by an online course in ‘Teaching with e. Learning’ · Engineering e. Learning · Curriculum Alignment · Competencies · Teach&Learn Example ¨ e. Learning Repository · Samples Gallery · Features summary · Catalogue Overview ¨ Community of Practice · Overview · Online Course 4

: About the Products (Project Outcomes) Engineering e. Learning Enhanced teaching and learning on the Assoc Degree Project Strategy Title Page About the Project Ø e. Learning = enhanced Learning (not electronic Learning) Ø ‘Engineering e. Learning’ means both of the following: - ¨ Assoc. Degree in Eng. ¨ e. Learning Project · Project History · Project Outcomes About the Products § e. Learning for the subject area: Engineering § adopting a systematic Engineering approach to the development of e. Learning ¨ Enhanced Teach & Learn · Project Strategy · Engineering e. Learning · Curriculum Alignment · Competencies · Teach&Learn Example This ‘Engineering e. Learning’ mentality underpinned the project ¨ e. Learning Repository · Samples Gallery · Features summary · Catalogue Overview ¨ Community of Practice · Overview · Online Course 5

: About the Products (Project Outcomes) Engineering e. Learning Process of ‘Engineering e. Learning’ – a brief overview Requirements Engineering (in a nutshell) Title Page About the Project Ø Where do we want to be? Generate a catalogue of well-articulated requirements Ø Where are we now? Analyse the existing educational scenarios with regard to ¨ Assoc. Degree in Eng. ¨ e. Learning Project · Project History · Project Outcomes About the Products ¨ Enhanced Ø What do we do next? Generate recommendations and plans; design experiments Ø Documenting the above is called a ‘Requirements Specification’ – it’s not easy! Ø An appropriate strategy for enhancing learning scenarios is ‘Iterative, constructive, exploration’ Teach & Learn · Project Strategy · Engineering e. Learning · Curriculum Alignment · Competencies · Teach&Learn Example ¨ e. Learning Repository · Samples Gallery · Features summary · Catalogue Overview ¨ Community of Practice · Overview · Online Course 6

: About the Products (Project Outcomes) Engineering e. Learning Process of ‘Engineering e. Learning’ – a brief overview Groups of requirements in the Requirements Catalogue: What to achieve Ø Group 1. what the degree is required to do for students Requirements concerning course aims & objectives, students’ competencies, learning outcomes. Derived from multiple obligatory sources: Degree Accreditation Documents, Swinburne Graduate Attributes, Engineers Australia Competencies, VET Employability Skills. How to achieve it Ø Groups 2 & 3 what the various stakeholders are required to do to support the degree Focus includes: § Curriculum Alignment § Competencies (graduate attributes learning outcomes) § Teaching and Learning Activities (including assessment) § Evaluation issues Group 2. Derived from Engineering-specific sources; Engineers for the Future Report; CDIO Initiative Group 3. Derived from discipline-neutral education research and internally from within the project. Title Page About the Project ¨ Assoc. Degree in Eng. ¨ e. Learning Project · Project History · Project Outcomes About the Products ¨ Enhanced Teach & Learn · Project Strategy · Engineering e. Learning · Curriculum Alignment · Competencies · Teach&Learn Example ¨ e. Learning Repository · Samples Gallery · Features summary · Catalogue Overview ¨ Community of Practice · Overview · Online Course 7

: About the Products (Project Outcomes) Engineering e. Learning Curriculum Alignment (aka constructive alignment) This goal is extremely valuable but rarely (never) fully achieved Intended Learning Outcomes including integration with Graduate Attributes carefully aligned Title Page About the Project Learning and Teaching Activities Assessment ¨ Assoc. Degree in Eng. ¨ e. Learning Project · Project History · Project Outcomes About the Products ¨ Enhanced This project pursued the above goal in partnership Teach & Learn · Project Strategy · Engineering e. Learning · Curriculum Alignment · Competencies · Teach&Learn Example ¨ e. Learning Repository · Samples Gallery · Features summary · Catalogue Overview ¨ Community of Practice · Overview · Online Course 8

: About the Products (Project Outcomes) Engineering e. Learning The central role of well-articulated competencies Title Page About the Project ¨ Assoc. Degree in Eng. ¨ e. Learning Project · Project History · Project Outcomes About the Products ¨ Enhanced Teach & Learn · Project Strategy · Engineering e. Learning · Curriculum Alignment · Competencies · Teach&Learn Example ¨ e. Learning Repository · Samples Gallery · Features summary · Catalogue Overview ¨ Community of Practice · Overview · Online Course 9

: About the Products (Project Outcomes) Engineering e. Learning The central role of well-articulated competencies Example from a taught unit. 1 module (of 8) has (e. g. , ) 7 competencies Title Page About the Project These comprehensive lists of competencies are more¨ Assoc. Degree in Eng. ¨ e. Learning Project than just the academic’s good educational practice. · Project History · Project Outcomes Clear competency statements provided a contract About the Products between the academic’s intentions and the ¨ Enhanced Teach & Learn resource-developer’s targets for e. Learning resources. · Project Strategy Well specified competency statements are what enabled the chosen e. Learning resources to be relevant. · Engineering e. Learning · Curriculum Alignment · Competencies · Teach&Learn Example ¨ e. Learning Repository · Samples Gallery · Features summary · Catalogue Overview ¨ Community of Practice · Overview · Online Course 10

: About the Products (Project Outcomes) Engineering e. Learning A tiny example of exploiting e. Learning Title Page About the Project Expressing the learning scenario in All Challengineering resources are delivered using simple web links. Blackboard Each of these resources actually uses a different type of technology (Video, pdf, Flash, Java) but all underlying technical issues can be ignored by the teacher and the students. The teacher’s time was spent designing the learning experience, not wrestling with technology. Students can simply ‘click-and-use’. Exploiting e. Learning Resources to support the learning ¨ Assoc. Degree in Eng. ¨ e. Learning Project · Project History · Project Outcomes About the Products ¨ Enhanced Teach & Learn · Project Strategy · Engineering e. Learning · Curriculum Alignment · Competencies · Teach&Learn Example ¨ e. Learning Repository · Samples Gallery · Features summary · Catalogue Overview ¨ Community of Practice · Overview · Online Course 11

: About the Products (Project Outcomes) Engineering e. Learning The e. Learning Repository Title Page The project assembled a large collection of diverse e. Learning resources About the Project ¨ Assoc. Degree in Eng. ¨ e. Learning Project · Project History · Project Outcomes About the Products ¨ Enhanced Teach & Learn · Project Strategy http: //challengineering. com · Engineering e. Learning · Curriculum Alignment · Competencies · Teach&Learn Example ¨ e. Learning Repository · Samples Gallery · Features summary · Catalogue Overview ¨ Community of Practice · Overview · Online Course 12

: About the Products (Project Outcomes) Engineering e. Learning Title Page Challengineering resources are pedagogically diverse About the Project ¨ Assoc. Degree in Eng. ¨ e. Learning Project · Project History · Project Outcomes About the Products ¨ Enhanced Teach & Learn · Project Strategy · Engineering e. Learning · Curriculum Alignment · Competencies · Teach&Learn Example ¨ e. Learning Repository · Samples Gallery · Features summary Note that terms like 'passive - consuming' are not derogatory. Watching an expert explain something is a great way to start understanding a concept but it is rarely sufficient. Deeper understanding almost always requires further active engagement with the concept. · Catalogue Overview ¨ Community of Practice · Overview · Online Course 13

: About the Products (Project Outcomes) Engineering e. Learning Title Page About the Project To see examples of the e. Learning resources, refer to the separate slideshow ‘Samples Gallery’ or visit the website http: //challengineering. com/site/elresources/gallery. html ¨ Assoc. Degree in Eng. ¨ e. Learning Project · Project History · Project Outcomes About the Products ¨ Enhanced Teach & Learn · Project Strategy CAUTION Explore the catalogue at your own risk. If you like Maths or Physics you could be enjoying the catalogue for hours, days, weeks, … · Engineering e. Learning · Curriculum Alignment · Competencies · Teach&Learn Example ¨ e. Learning Repository · Samples Gallery · Features summary · Catalogue Overview ¨ Community of Practice · Overview · Online Course 14

: About the Products (Project Outcomes) Engineering e. Learning Title Page Features Summary • A large collection of e. Learning resources for studies in Engineering. >1, 500 resources • Designed to support educational innovations from staff and students. • Highly focussed coverage in Engineering; shorter time required to find relevant resources. • The resources are diverse pedagogically and diverse technologically. • The e. Learning resources are easy to access, and easy to exploit; the underlying technology has been tamed; all resources are accessed via simple web-links. • Assembled mostly from world wide open source developments (typically ‘creative commons’) • Now hosted reliably and durably on Swinburne servers. About the Project ¨ Assoc. Degree in Eng. ¨ e. Learning Project · Project History · Project Outcomes About the Products ¨ Enhanced Teach & Learn · Project Strategy · Engineering e. Learning · Curriculum Alignment · Competencies · Teach&Learn Example ¨ e. Learning Repository · Samples Gallery · Features summary · Catalogue Overview ¨ Community of Practice · Overview · Online Course 15

: About the Products (Project Outcomes) Engineering e. Learning Challengineering Catalogue http: //challengineering. com/catalogue Title Page About the Project ¨ Assoc. Degree in Eng. ¨ e. Learning Project A simple but effective catalogue has been implemented which supports browsing and searching for resources. · Project History · Project Outcomes About the Products ¨ Enhanced Teach & Learn · Project Strategy · Engineering e. Learning · Curriculum Alignment · Competencies · Teach&Learn Example ¨ e. Learning Repository · Samples Gallery · Features summary · Catalogue Overview ¨ Community of Practice · Overview · Online Course 16

: About the Products (Project Outcomes) Engineering e. Learning Title Page Challengineering Catalogue About the Project ¨ Assoc. The e. Warehouse metaphor § Challengineering resources do not depend upon the catalogue § Staff are enouraged to raid the e. Warehouse; take the links; and paste them into their own educational shop windows. § Staff are enouraged to construct their own lists of preferred e. Learning resources; and to construct innovative contexts Challengineering publishes pre-compiled lists of resources to support the modules taught within units, e. g. , Degree in Eng. ¨ e. Learning Project · Project History · Project Outcomes About the Products ¨ Enhanced Teach & Learn · Project Strategy · Engineering e. Learning · Curriculum Alignment · Competencies · Teach&Learn Example ¨ e. Learning Repository § http: //challengineering. com/catalog/maths · Samples Gallery § http: //challengineering. com/catalog/physics/mechanics/dynamics · Catalogue Overview § http: //challengineering. com/catalog/materials § … several others; see http: //challengineering/site/elresources/lists. html · Features summary ¨ Community of Practice · Overview · Online Course 17

: About the Products (Project Outcomes) Engineering e. Learning Community of Practice Ø The project has cultivated a community of practice engaged in exploring ways of using online resources to support enhanced learning and teaching strategies Ø Staff were supported during the project by face-to-face consultations and workshops Ø Ongoing support continues to be available via an online course on ‘Teaching with e. Learning’ http: //challengineering. com/teachwel Ø The online course Directly supports VET staff working on unit of competency TAEDEL 501 A ‘Facilitate e. Learning’ (part of TAE 10 - Training and Education Training package) Title Page About the Project ¨ Assoc. Degree in Eng. ¨ e. Learning Project · Project History · Project Outcomes About the Products ¨ Enhanced Teach & Learn · Project Strategy · Engineering e. Learning · Curriculum Alignment · Competencies · Teach&Learn Example ¨ e. Learning Repository · Samples Gallery · Features summary Ø Community is supported by the easily acessible e. Learning resources located on the Challengineering web site · Catalogue Overview ¨ Community of Practice · Overview · Online Course 18

: About the Products (Project Outcomes) Engineering e. Learning Overview of the online course http: //challengineering. com/teachwel Title Page Ø Module 1: Getting prepared - gets you set up and ready to work through the course and undertake the various activities. About the Project ¨ Assoc. Degree in Eng. ¨ e. Learning Project Ø Module 2: Designing a blended learning unit - looks at · Project History · Project Outcomes designing the online environment and covers planning how to present your materials, how to set your learning outcomes and make sure About the Products your learning activities are aligned. ¨ Enhanced Ø Module 3: Developing learning activities and assessments - provides ideas about designing effective learning activities to make sure your students are actively participating in their learning Ø Module 4: Online communication - covers various aspects of online communication in the online environment Teach & Learn · Project Strategy · Engineering e. Learning · Curriculum Alignment · Competencies · Teach&Learn Example ¨ e. Learning Repository · Samples Gallery · Features summary · Catalogue Overview Ø Module 5: Managing your online unit - in this module, you will learn how to manage your online site to keep track of how your students are progressing and manage assignments and grades. ¨ Community of Practice · Overview · Online Course 19