TY - JOUR
T1 - Collaborative online international learning
T2 - a way to develop students’ engineering capabilities and awareness to become global citizens
AU - Munoz-Escalona, Patricia
AU - de Crespo, Zulay Cassier
AU - Marin, Mara Olivares
AU - Dunn, Meg
PY - 2020/6/22
Y1 - 2020/6/22
N2 - In the 21st century, academics must recognise the value of incorporating e-learning activities in teaching in order to provide students the opportunity to interact and engage with peers in collaborative learning. To achieve this, a Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) activity was introduced to 2nd and 3rd year students in Mechanical and Industrial Design Engineering degrees, with the aim of enhancing aspects such as global manufacturing and reverse engineering. This activity was also used as an approach to internationalise the curriculum which is an important mechanism to promote intercultural competencies, international perspectives and ethical sensitivities, whilst also contributing to the enhancement of students’ abilities to develop as responsible global citizens. Three institutions were involved in this project, with results indicating that 93% of students felt they had a better understanding of the topic under study, 93% were satisfied with the learning experience and 90% enjoyed interacting with international peers.
AB - In the 21st century, academics must recognise the value of incorporating e-learning activities in teaching in order to provide students the opportunity to interact and engage with peers in collaborative learning. To achieve this, a Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) activity was introduced to 2nd and 3rd year students in Mechanical and Industrial Design Engineering degrees, with the aim of enhancing aspects such as global manufacturing and reverse engineering. This activity was also used as an approach to internationalise the curriculum which is an important mechanism to promote intercultural competencies, international perspectives and ethical sensitivities, whilst also contributing to the enhancement of students’ abilities to develop as responsible global citizens. Three institutions were involved in this project, with results indicating that 93% of students felt they had a better understanding of the topic under study, 93% were satisfied with the learning experience and 90% enjoyed interacting with international peers.
KW - collaborative
KW - cooperative
KW - engineering
KW - global-citizenship
KW - online
KW - students
U2 - 10.1177/0306419020934100
DO - 10.1177/0306419020934100
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85086787116
JO - International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education
JF - International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education
SN - 0306-4190
ER -
