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Perceptions of the Students' Learning and Evaluation Process in an E-Learning Course in Food Preservation Technology: A Study Case in a Food Consumption MSc
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Fernandes, Tiago A.; Caetano, Fernando J. P. – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2022
Food Preservation Technology is a main module within a course integrated in a Master of Science program in Food Consumption at Universidade Aberta, Portugal. The pedagogical model adopted at Universidade Aberta encourages open practices such as teamwork and participation at the forums for learning exchange. E-learning and b-learning tools are…
Descriptors: Food, Preservation, Food Service, Electronic Learning
Critical Minds: Enhancing Education with ChatGPT
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Alexandra R. Costa; Natércia Lima; Clara Viegas; Amélia Caldeira – Cogent Education, 2024
The use of AI tools, particularly ChatGPT, has been widespread in recent years. Its application in education has been criticized by some and supported by others. In this article we present the case of a work carried out as part of a course unit in a computer science degree program in which the use of ChatGPT was not only encouraged but required.…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Technology Uses in Education, Computer Science Education
Undergraduate Electronics Projects Based on the Design of an Optical Wireless Audio Transmission System
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Oliveira, Luis Bica; Paulino, Nuno; Oliveira, João P.; Santos-Tavares, Rui; Pereira, Nuno; Goes, João – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2017
The two projects presented in this paper can be used either as two separate assignments in two different semesters or as a final assignment for undergraduate students of electrical engineering. They have two main objectives: first, to teach basic electronic circuit design concepts and, second, to motivate the students to learn more about analog…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Projects, Electronics, Telecommunications
Teaching Design in the First Years of a Traditional Mechanical Engineering Degree: Methods, Issues and Future Perspectives
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Silva, Arlindo; Fontul, Mihail; Henriques, Elsa – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2015
Engineering design is known as an answer to an ill-defined problem. As any answer to an ill-defined problem, it can never be completely right or absolutely wrong. The methods that universities use to teach engineering design, as a consequence of this, suffer from the same fate. However, the accumulated experience with the "chalk and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering, Engineering Education, Design
Developing Intercultural Awareness Using Digital Storytelling
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Ribiero, Sandre P. M. – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2016
Higher Education mirrors the shifting nature of society and work. Mobility may provide unparalleled learning opportunities for all stakeholders; however, in order to live and work in plural societies as socially responsible and intercultural knowledgeable citizens, intercultural awareness and intercultural communication skills need to be mastered.…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Intercultural Communication, Story Telling, Teaching Methods
An International Collaboration to Promote Inquiry-Based Learning in Undergraduate Engineering Classrooms
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Randall, D'Arcy C.; Moore, Christy; Carvalho, Isabel S. – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe specific techniques of "inquiry-based learning" employed by three instructors in Engineering schools, one in Europe and two in the USA. Design/methodology/approach: Theorists such as Bransford et al. argue that twenty-first century educators need to teach students to do more than simply…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, Teaching Methods, Praxis