An Educational Technologist^|^rsquo; s Proposal for Improving Engineering Education

Educational Model Innovating and Capability Improving Mechanism of Engineering Education Based on CDIO

Educational model innovating and capability improving of engineering education is the driving source of cultivating engineering talents. Combining with educational ideas and educational cycles of CDIO model, a new educational model is constructed for engineering education. The operating process of the new educational model is demonstrated according to objective conceiving, planning and designin...

Residential Education: An Emerging Resource for Improving Educational Outcomes for Youth in Foster Care?

An Adaptive Educational System For Higher Education

The main objective of an Adaptive System is to adequate its relation with the user (content presentation, navigation, interface, etc.) according to a predefined but updatable model of the user that reflects his objectives, preferences, knowledge and competences [Brusilovsky, 2001], [De Bra, 2004]. For Educational Adaptive Systems, the emphasis is placed on the student knowledge in the domain ap...

An Educational Brief On Belay : Peer - Mentoring and Adventure Education for Women Faculty in Engineering

This paper reports on an intervention program designed to cultivate effective peer mentoring among a small group of women engineering faculty members from different academic institutions. Adventure education, comprised of linked intellectual and physical challenges in an outdoor setting, was chosen as the vehicle to transform the group into a highly functioning team. Based on a qualitative anal...

Improving Software Integration and Development for Engineering Education in Nigeria

An overview of engineering education in Nigeria and the incorporation of Information and Communication Technologies are presented. The study traces the historical development and implementation policy towards providing the nation with qualified manpower for technological development. The profile of engineering faculties with regards to computing integration is presented with UNILAG as a case st...