Abstract:
This paper presents a blended learning approach and a study evaluating instruction in a software engineering-related course unit as part of an undergraduate engineering d...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
This paper presents a blended learning approach and a study evaluating instruction in a software engineering-related course unit as part of an undergraduate engineering degree program in computing. In the past, the course unit had a lecture-based format. In view of student underachievement and the high course unit dropout rate, a distance-learning system was deployed, where students were allowed to choose between a distance-learning approach driven by a moderate constructivist instructional model or a blended-learning approach. The results of this experience are presented, with the aim of showing the effectiveness of the teaching/learning system deployed compared to the lecture-based system previously in place. The grades earned by students under the new system, following the distance-learning and blended-learning courses, are compared statistically to the grades attained in earlier years in the traditional face-to-face classroom (lecture-based) learning.
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Education ( Volume: 54, Issue: 3, August 2011)
Departmento de Lenguajes Sistemas Informáticos e Ingeniería del Software, Facultad de Informática, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Fernando Alonso (M'92) received the B.Eng. degree in industrial engineering and the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain, in 1970, 1972, and 1985, respectively.
He is a Full Professor of computer science with the UPM's School of Computer Science, where he has worked as a full-time Professor and Researcher since 1989. He is also the R&D Director of the Ce...Show More
Fernando Alonso (M'92) received the B.Eng. degree in industrial engineering and the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain, in 1970, 1972, and 1985, respectively.
He is a Full Professor of computer science with the UPM's School of Computer Science, where he has worked as a full-time Professor and Researcher since 1989. He is also the R&D Director of the Ce...View more
Departamento de Inteligencia Artificial, Facultad de Informática, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Daniel Manrique received the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain, in 1997 and 2001, respectively.
He is currently an Associate Professor of computing with the UPM's School of Computing, where he is the Academic Secretary of the AI Department. His major fields of study and research are new educational technologies and artificial intelligence, in which he...Show More
Daniel Manrique received the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain, in 1997 and 2001, respectively.
He is currently an Associate Professor of computing with the UPM's School of Computing, where he is the Academic Secretary of the AI Department. His major fields of study and research are new educational technologies and artificial intelligence, in which he...View more
Departmento de Lenguajes Sistemas Informáticos e Ingeniería del Software, Facultad de Informática, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Loïc Martínez received the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain, in 1993 and 2003, respectively.
He is currently an Associate Professor of computing at the UPM's School of Computing. He coordinates a Spanish standardization group on computing accessibility and participates as an expert in international standardization groups specializing in computing erg...Show More
Loïc Martínez received the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain, in 1993 and 2003, respectively.
He is currently an Associate Professor of computing at the UPM's School of Computing. He coordinates a Spanish standardization group on computing accessibility and participates as an expert in international standardization groups specializing in computing erg...View more
Aulatika S.L., Madrid, Spain
José M. Viñes received the B.Eng. degree in aeronautics engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain, in 1972; the B.S. degree in psychology from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain, in 1980; the Executive M.B.A. degree from the Instituto Empresa, Madrid, Spain, in 1984; and the Diploma of Advanced Studies in applied creativity from the UAM in 2009.
He is currently a partn...Show More
José M. Viñes received the B.Eng. degree in aeronautics engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain, in 1972; the B.S. degree in psychology from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain, in 1980; the Executive M.B.A. degree from the Instituto Empresa, Madrid, Spain, in 1984; and the Diploma of Advanced Studies in applied creativity from the UAM in 2009.
He is currently a partn...View more
Contents Departmento de Lenguajes Sistemas Informáticos e Ingeniería del Software, Facultad de Informática, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Fernando Alonso (M'92) received the B.Eng. degree in industrial engineering and the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain, in 1970, 1972, and 1985, respectively.
He is a Full Professor of computer science with the UPM's School of Computer Science, where he has worked as a full-time Professor and Researcher since 1989. He is also the R&D Director of the Centre of Computing and Communications Technology Transfer (CETTICO) based at the UPM and Director of the UPM's Computer and Communications Technology Research Group. His major field of interest is e-learning (he uses the blended-learning approach for all his undergraduate teaching) and software and knowledge engineering.
Prof. Alonso won a UPM university prize for this Ph.D. dissertation. He received the Best Application Paper Award at the IEEE 2001 International Conference on Data Mining for the paper titled “Discovering Similar Patterns for Characterizing Time Series in a Medical Domain.”
Fernando Alonso (M'92) received the B.Eng. degree in industrial engineering and the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain, in 1970, 1972, and 1985, respectively.
He is a Full Professor of computer science with the UPM's School of Computer Science, where he has worked as a full-time Professor and Researcher since 1989. He is also the R&D Director of the Centre of Computing and Communications Technology Transfer (CETTICO) based at the UPM and Director of the UPM's Computer and Communications Technology Research Group. His major field of interest is e-learning (he uses the blended-learning approach for all his undergraduate teaching) and software and knowledge engineering.
Prof. Alonso won a UPM university prize for this Ph.D. dissertation. He received the Best Application Paper Award at the IEEE 2001 International Conference on Data Mining for the paper titled “Discovering Similar Patterns for Characterizing Time Series in a Medical Domain.”View more
Departamento de Inteligencia Artificial, Facultad de Informática, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Daniel Manrique received the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain, in 1997 and 2001, respectively.
He is currently an Associate Professor of computing with the UPM's School of Computing, where he is the Academic Secretary of the AI Department. His major fields of study and research are new educational technologies and artificial intelligence, in which he has participated as a researcher in several European or Spanish research projects.
Dr. Manrique is a member of the international program committee of several international congresses and acts as a reviewer of important international journals.
Daniel Manrique received the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain, in 1997 and 2001, respectively.
He is currently an Associate Professor of computing with the UPM's School of Computing, where he is the Academic Secretary of the AI Department. His major fields of study and research are new educational technologies and artificial intelligence, in which he has participated as a researcher in several European or Spanish research projects.
Dr. Manrique is a member of the international program committee of several international congresses and acts as a reviewer of important international journals.View more
Departmento de Lenguajes Sistemas Informáticos e Ingeniería del Software, Facultad de Informática, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Loïc Martínez received the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain, in 1993 and 2003, respectively.
He is currently an Associate Professor of computing at the UPM's School of Computing. He coordinates a Spanish standardization group on computing accessibility and participates as an expert in international standardization groups specializing in computing ergonomics and user interfaces. His major fields of study and research are accessibility for people with disabilities to information technologies, software development methodologies, and data mining techniques, in which he has participated as a researcher in over 40 European or Spanish research projects.
Dr. Martínez is a member of the international program committee of several international congresses and acts as a reviewer of international journals such as Behaviour & Information Technology. He received the Best Application Paper Award at the IEEE 2001 International Conference on Data Mining for his paper “Discovering Similar Patterns for Characterizing Time Series in a Medical Domain.”
Loïc Martínez received the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain, in 1993 and 2003, respectively.
He is currently an Associate Professor of computing at the UPM's School of Computing. He coordinates a Spanish standardization group on computing accessibility and participates as an expert in international standardization groups specializing in computing ergonomics and user interfaces. His major fields of study and research are accessibility for people with disabilities to information technologies, software development methodologies, and data mining techniques, in which he has participated as a researcher in over 40 European or Spanish research projects.
Dr. Martínez is a member of the international program committee of several international congresses and acts as a reviewer of international journals such as Behaviour & Information Technology. He received the Best Application Paper Award at the IEEE 2001 International Conference on Data Mining for his paper “Discovering Similar Patterns for Characterizing Time Series in a Medical Domain.”View more
Aulatika S.L., Madrid, Spain
José M. Viñes received the B.Eng. degree in aeronautics engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain, in 1972; the B.S. degree in psychology from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain, in 1980; the Executive M.B.A. degree from the Instituto Empresa, Madrid, Spain, in 1984; and the Diploma of Advanced Studies in applied creativity from the UAM in 2009.
He is currently a partner of Aulatika S.L., a Spanish consulting firm in Madrid, Spain, specialized in e-learning design and social network analysis focusing on knowledge management and organizational innovation and creativity. He has lengthy experience in airline technological and psychological human resources management and business management.
José M. Viñes received the B.Eng. degree in aeronautics engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain, in 1972; the B.S. degree in psychology from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain, in 1980; the Executive M.B.A. degree from the Instituto Empresa, Madrid, Spain, in 1984; and the Diploma of Advanced Studies in applied creativity from the UAM in 2009.
He is currently a partner of Aulatika S.L., a Spanish consulting firm in Madrid, Spain, specialized in e-learning design and social network analysis focusing on knowledge management and organizational innovation and creativity. He has lengthy experience in airline technological and psychological human resources management and business management.View more
