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Alessandrini, Andrea – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2023
The introduction of maker technology and personal fabrication has radically changed how we learn, design and innovate. In recent years, a growing number of people have begun to use a broad range of these creative technologies. A common challenge in the use of these electronic technologies, particularly for students, is the difficulties that arise…
Descriptors: Electronic Equipment, Technology Education, Undergraduate Students, Design
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Nenad Pavel – Design and Technology Education, 2023
Learning in makerspaces is free from curriculum and evaluation and is believed to yield practical, self-driven and solution-oriented learners. This study explores how makerspace pedagogy can be emulated in formal higher education settings to support this kind of learning. Action research was used to cultivate and review this pedagogical approach…
Descriptors: Machine Tools, Design Crafts, Visual Arts, Computer Peripherals
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Khan, Kaisar R.; Haque, Muhammad M.; Alshemary, Ashraf; AbouArkoub, Ahmed – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2020
Contribution: A project-based active learning approach with the collaborative pedagogical environment is used to train electrical engineers, focusing on loading characteristic of motors where extrapolated knowledge from advanced classes and feedback from the industry professionals are used to engage fellow students to improve their conceptual and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Engineering Education, Machine Tools, Student Projects
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Glass, Michael R.; Kalafsky, Ronald V.; Drake, Dawn M. – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2013
Advanced manufacturing continues to be an important sector for emerging and industrialized economies, therefore, remaining an important topic for economic geography education. This article describes a case study created for the Association of American Geographer's Center for Global Geography Education and its implementation. The international…
Descriptors: World Geography, Geography Instruction, Human Geography, Manufacturing
Lauritzen, Louis Dee – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Machine shop students face the daunting task of learning the operation of complex three-dimensional machine tools, and welding students must develop specific motor skills in addition to understanding the complexity of material types and characteristics. The use of consumer technology by the Millennial generation of vocational students, the…
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, Community Colleges, Rural Areas, Rural Schools
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Yilmaz, Serkan; Eryilmaz, Ali – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2010
The main goal of this study was to integrate gender and group effect into bridging strategy in order to assess the effect of bridging analogy-based instruction on sophomore students' misconceptions in Newton's Third Law. Specifically, the authors developed and benefited from anchoring analogy diagnostic test to merge the effect of group and gender…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Universities, Observation, Diagnostic Tests
Cassola, Joel – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J3), 2007
Last fall, when Mastercam, the leading manufacturer of computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software, announced the winners of its Innovators of the Future (IOF) contest, first, second and third prizes went to students in the advanced manufacturing program of Vincennes University's (VU's) Machine Trades Technology Department. The contest called for…
Descriptors: Graduates, Employment Opportunities, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Domermuth, David – Tech Directions, 2004
The Technology Department at Appalachian State University runs a metals lab to introduce students to basic metalworking processes. Many of the students have never worked with metal before. The class objectives call for teaching students metal properties, processing, and design problem solving. The average student is a 20-year-old junior whom…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Metal Working, Laboratories, Skilled Workers