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Delivering Key Graduate Attributes via Teams Working in Virtual Space

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dc.creator Lyn Brodie
dc.date 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-07-20T22:14:24Z
dc.date.available 2015-07-20T22:14:24Z
dc.identifier 10.3991/ijet.v6i3.1657
dc.identifier 1863-0383
dc.identifier https://doaj.org/article/d111085c2eb4460fa4c60f54656e388a
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/16833
dc.description Transferable skills are gaining an increasing emphasis in engineering education. The skills of teamwork, communication, self directed learning and problem solving feature in most of the accrediting agencies criteria. This paper is a case study of a course which uses Problem Based Learning method to deliver key transferable skills to engineering students studying via distance education The students use a range of communication systems including a Learning Management System which offers synchronous and asynchronous communications to work in a team where there is no face to face contact between either the team members or with the supervising academic. The teams solve open ended, contextualised engineering problems. These teams form a learning community which scaffolds individual and team learning goals. Results from a longitudinal study show that students significantly increase their teamwork, communication, problem solving and self directed learning skills. These are key graduate attributes now required by professional accreditation bodies. In addition specific theoretical and technical skills and knowledge are learnt and applied to new problems.
dc.language English
dc.publisher kassel university press GmbH
dc.relation http://online-journals.org/i-jet/article/view/1657
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/1863-0383
dc.rights CC BY
dc.source International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), Vol 6, Iss 3, Pp 5-11 (2011)
dc.subject virtual
dc.subject teams
dc.subject problem
dc.subject based
dc.subject learning
dc.subject graduate
dc.subject attributes
dc.subject Technology (General)
dc.subject T1-995
dc.subject Technology
dc.subject T
dc.subject DOAJ:Technology (General)
dc.subject DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject Theory and practice of education
dc.subject LB5-3640
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Technology (General)
dc.subject T1-995
dc.subject Technology
dc.subject T
dc.subject DOAJ:Technology (General)
dc.subject DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject Theory and practice of education
dc.subject LB5-3640
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Technology (General)
dc.subject T1-995
dc.subject Technology
dc.subject T
dc.subject Theory and practice of education
dc.subject LB5-3640
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Technology (General)
dc.subject T1-995
dc.subject Technology
dc.subject T
dc.subject Theory and practice of education
dc.subject LB5-3640
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Technology (General)
dc.subject T1-995
dc.subject Technology
dc.subject T
dc.subject Theory and practice of education
dc.subject LB5-3640
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.title Delivering Key Graduate Attributes via Teams Working in Virtual Space
dc.type article


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