Constructionist Learning in Software Engineering Projects
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On the verge of the information society of the next millenium we are looking for innovative learning scenarios to prepare students for their future professions including the challenge of lifelong learning. In this article we describe our software engineering class which is designed as an open, self-directed, constructionist learning scenario in the context of authentic problems. The concept of this class has been continuously evaluated in various ways: Interviews with participating students, former participants, their employers, and local software industry. Emphasis of the '97 evaluation has been laid on the utilization of internet services. As a result we design the '99 class substantiating the integration of synchronous services like application sharing and audioconferencing to further encourage tele-
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