Development of a Mathematics On-line Project in Engineering Education

Filomena Soares, Ana Paula Lopes, Anna Cellmer, Anne Uukkivi, Carolina Rebollar, Concepcion Varela, Cristina Feniser, Elena Safiulina, Eugenio Bravo, Gerald Kelly, Javier Bilbao, Joanna Cymerman, Ken Brown, Marina Latõnina, Oksana Labanova, Olatz Garcia, Vlad Bocanet

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Abstract

Embracing tertiary education system represents the beginning of a transition and adjustment period for several students. Most of these have just finished high school where the environment is strictly defined, controlled, stable and attendance is mandatory. Higher Education changes the role of students' responsibility and this can cause stress and difficulty in the transition to self-directed learning and autonomy promotion. The purpose of this paper is to present an Erasmus+ project that brought together six Higher Education Institutions from different European countries and to describe its current stage. This project aims to develop a shared understanding of engineering mathematics at an early stage of tertiary education and to raise awareness of cultural, professional and educational issues. The initial focus of the work is on the partners' mutual interest in active learning, particularly the application of Information and Communication Technology in the field of engineering education. When finalised, the project hopes to provide students with a new authentic engineering mathematics subject which meets their needs. This is also the core reason why the on-line course will be composed using innovative pedagogics and ICT tools, as appropriate pedagogics supports students' procedural, conceptual and application understanding in mathematics and enhances digital competencies, literacy and skills.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)257-261
Number of pages5
JournalOpen Education Studies
Volume1
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2019

Keywords

  • Engineering Education
  • Mathematics
  • Multinational Cooperation
  • Online Learning
  • Technology Enhanced Learning

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