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Learning and Teaching models
for Engineering and Trades:
WelTec StoriesJames Mackay
17 October 2012
• Making Steam Cars – James Mackay
• Making a Multi-medium Content Delivery System – Shane Taplin
• Research and Project-based Learning in Automotive – Phill Mudgway and Grant Davies
• Design of an Achievement Strategy to Improve Completion – Barbara Kelly and Colleen Hurley
Making Steam Cars: Project-based
Learning in the Foundation
Engineering Programme at WelTecJames Mackay
17 October 2012
Engineering Foundation course (Four week 20 credit; level 4)
23 students: Includes school leavers, mature students, non-English
speakers, variety of cultures
Pre-diploma and pre-degree students together
Practical oriented; project based learning
Integrates literacy and numeracy development into coursework
The Context
Project Based Learning
The Steam Car Project
Physics and Mathematics
Content Development
Inducting students into
the engineering community
Science & Engineering
Process Skills Development
Engineering Literacy
Development
Teaching and Learning
Philosophy
Constructivist approach to
learning
Project Based Collaborative
learning model
Embedded literacy and
numeracy
Developing self-efficacy
The Steam Car
Project
• Making the cars
• Testing the cars and calculating
the efficiency
• Designing a modification to
improve efficiency
• Testing the modification
• Writing a report
• Converting the car into a steam
generator
Making and Testing the Cars
In this video
clip, students
are using a
strobe to
measure the
rate of rotation
of the turbine.
Designing and testing modifications to improve efficiency
Convert the car to a generator
Scaffolding Learning
Skills Development
(Psychomotor and Cognitive Domains)
Psychomotor Domain
Making, using tools, using scientific equipment
Cognitive Domain
Planning work, designing modifications, carrying out
instructions, planning and designing experiments
Content Development
(Cognitive Domain)
Mathematical Knowledge
Using ratio and proportion, simple scaling, areas,
volumes, basic manipulation of formulae, graphing
Physics Knowledge
Basic mechanics, force and motion, thermal physics
Inducting Students into Engineering
(Affective Domain)
Development of Self-efficacy
Developed through a process of mastery of tasks (Bandura, 1994)
Development of the use of Engineering Language
Inducted into the language of Engineering (Learn to read, talk and write engineering language: read instructions, discuss engineering problems, write reports)
Students required to read and interpret engineering dense language of the kit instructions
Reading Task Informal Discussion
(talking engineering)Discussion throughout the process of
making and testing the car developed
students use of engineering language
The Design Report1.Identifying the problem/product
innovation
2.Gather the information
3.Brainstorm the solutions and then
choose the best one
4.Make the prototype
5.Evaluate the prototype
6.Results
7.Conclusion
(Beer, D. & McMurray, D. 2005. A
guide to writing as an Engineer)
The Experimental Report1. The question
2. The Hypothesis
3. The design
investigation/experiment to test the
theory
4. The method
5. Collection of data
6. Discussion/analysis
7. Reject or accept the hypothesis
(Rosenberg, B.J. 2005. Technical
Writing for Engineers and Scientists)
Writing Tasks
Students loved doing the project, even though they found it
difficult
Students felt like engineers
Students acquired important engineering and scientific
process skills
Basic numeracy was developed
Physics knowledge was learned “by the way”
Students were able in the end to use engineering and
scientific language to write their reports
Findings
Shane Taplin
17 October 2012
Developing a Multi-medium
Content Delivery System in
Electrotechnology at WelTec
Why the Need for Change?
• Poor course completion
• Students struggling with the content
• Tutors believed students liked and wanted chalk and talk from tutors
• Disadvantages – conversation all one way, no reflection from both and no feedback from students
What is the Intervention?
To take the theory and apply this in a practical context in the same space
• Confirm theory:
– using practical tasks
– using practical experiments
– by recording practical experiments
– analysing recorded data
Concept Room Layout
Benches for groups of
four
How do we propose to do this?
To utilise engaging learning tools
• Traditional chalk and talk
• Smartboard
• Netbooks
• iPads
• Visualizer
• Smart Pens (Live Scribe Echo)
Issues to date
• Tutors
–Mindset
–Room layout
– Inability to use technology
• IT Services
• Facilities
• Students
• Still teaching to Unit Standards and content
Summary
• Issues still to overcome
–up skilling tutors
• Started this process two years ago
Research and Project-based
Learning in Automotive at WelTec
Phill Mudgway and Grant Davies
17 October 2012
Mudgy
Diesel
We want to be right, and we want to look good
New Words and Acronyms
ABL Activity-based Learning
RBL Research-based Learning
PBL Project-based Learning
GYAHOTGet Your Ass Here On Time
MTMSMy Teaching Method Sucks
EL Experiential Learning
2 Year Full Time16 Courses
Theory and Practical
4 weeks per course???
97 Unit Standards, City and Guilds, Integrated Learning with Projects
Yogi Berra
“In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice.
In practice, there is.”
The Yogi Book 1999
• Combined to increase student buy in
• PBL , EL, GYAHOT
• Achieve unit standards and beyond
• AT3208 Engine Rebuild
• AT3209 Engine Performance
• Traditionally taught separately
Chev Ute
Log Splitter/Hydraulics Rig
PROVE IT OR
CHANGE IT
?
The Design of an Achievement
Strategy to Improve Completion
Rates in the Trades at WelTecBarbara Kelly and Colleen Hurley
17 October 2012
Context
• Working in Trades Academy
• 16-17 year olds
• Trades Options with a core day
• Delivery by individual tutors on individual standards over all groups
• End of Trimester One – no units completed
Change needed
Change
• Team teaching unit standards in one area
• Achievement focus on completion of outstanding units
• Visual monitoring of completion both for tutors and students
• Positive re-enforcement
• Discussion of NCEA Level 2 pathway
• Individual tracking and engagement with student
Change of Expectations
• Student achievement
• Completion of Semester One units
• Incentives:
–Release of student for afternoon once completed
– Individual award for first to complete all units
Moving Forward
• Tutors - Team Teaching
• Go-round strategy
• Output goals set for each session
• Achievement monitoring
–Programme spreadsheet
– Individual student spreadsheet
Educational Context
Bandura’s* Theory
“If standards of performance are too high, they can be a source of personal distress. Goals that are too distant or too difficult can be disappointing. Sub goals of moderate difficulty are therefore likely to be the most motivating and satisfying.”Bandura, Albert, Chapter 13, An Introduction to Theories of Learning, Mathew H Olson and B R Hergenhahn 8th ed., Pearson Hall2009
Educational Context
Perceived Self Efficacy plays a major role in self-regulated behaviour
Perceived Self Efficacy refers to one’s beliefs concerning what one is capable of doing and it arises from a variety of sources including
• Personal accomplishments and failures
• Seeing others who are seen as similar to oneself succeed or fail at various tasks
• Verbal persuasion
Achievement Strategy Concepts
• Assessment requirements clear
• Achievement milestones
• Go round strategy
• Achievement Approach
– Language
– Support
– Visibility
Summary
• Project Based Learning in Engineering Foundation offers a way to engage learners in the challenging content, and address numeracy and literacy
• Changing the learning environment in Electrotechnology may be the way to engage young male students
• While working on their own projects, students take charge of their learning in an Automotive Engineering Environment
• Student focus on achievement helps them engage in learning and better success
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