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978-84-697-9480-7
2340-1079
10.21125/inted.2018.1726
Title
Online learning environment tools in higher education : contributions to their integration in engineering courses
In order to understand the potential of Online Learning Environment tools and resources in
Engineering Education, a project on the use of dedicated educational strategies has been carried-out
in various European Schools of Engineering to improve students’ engagement on different forms of
participation and to enhance their learning outcomes. This study focuses on the use of Web 2.0 tools
while teaching Manufacturing Processes to Industrial Engineering students of a Higher Education
Portuguese Polytechnic Institute during a full semester. Cumulatively to students’ perceptions, data
was collected and assessed to infer about two main research questions: “Are engineering students
able to use efficiently online learning tools to enhance their autonomous learning process?” and “Can
engineering students work collaboratively using online tools towards achieving common learning
goals?”. Preliminary findings showed that students managed to efficiently use the proposed online
collaborative learning tools during the course. However, students preferred the individual learning
tools and processes to working and learning collaboratively from and with each other. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
