Abstract
This workshop will introduce participants to mobile technologies and learning strategies that can enhance learning for mechanical engineering (ME) students. Participants will see examples of how ME instructors used mobile learning strategies effectively in the classroom and identify ways to apply and transfer concepts through practice. Participants will engage in active learning through micro-workshops focused on relevant topics of digital learning, such as digital distraction, cloud-based collaboration, virtual office hours, and wireless presentation. Facilitators also will share highlights from a successful professional development program aimed at integrating mobile learning in higher education.
By participating in this workshop, attendees will:
1. Identify some mobile learning technologies and learning strategies which may be used for learning in a ME course
2. See examples of how effective mobile learning technologies and strategies were used by ME instructors
3. Identify ways in which effective mobile learning technologies and strategies can be used in their specific ME courses
4. Discuss the pros and cons of using mobile learning technologies and strategies in their course
5. Hear about a PD program designed to help ME instructors and others in using mobile tech and strategies for increasing student learning.
Technology and Workshop Plan Technology: Smartphones and Tablets
In this workshop participants will:
1. Pair and discuss how mobile learning technologies and strategies are currently being used at their institutions to advance learning in ME courses (5 minutes)
2. Be introduced to a series of concepts related to digital learning; through corresponding micro-workshops, participants will have the opportunity to transfer concepts to practice (40 minutes)
3. Hear methods by which the discussed digital concepts were applied by instructors for ME learning (40 minutes)
4. Work in small groups to complete a provided template for mapping their individual plan for mobile learning integration in a ME course (15 minutes)
5. Hear an overview of a successful professional development program for mobile learning at Boise State University (15 minutes)
Original language | American English |
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State | Published - 23 Jun 2020 |
EGS Disciplines
- Teacher Education and Professional Development
- Engineering Education