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Exploring where teaching, learning and technology meet. Examples
of how information and communication technology (ICT) is being applied
to support a contemporary focus on student-centred learning in engineering
and computing education.
| Date: |
Saturday, 02 August 2003 |
| Time: |
08.45 am to 01.00 pm |
| Venue: |
Engineering Auditorium - Block EA |
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International Guest Speaker
Dr. César A. Núñez-López
Research Chair on Engineering Education Research & Innovation
Director, Mechatronics Engineering Program,
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM)
Campus Monterrey, Mexico
Dr. Núñez-López received his PhD from the University
of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) in the UK and
has been conducting research in materials engineering and in engineering
education. A member of the Mexican National System of Researchers, he
received the Innovation in Education Award, ITESM System in 1998. His
current research in engineering education includes the development of
a model for engineering education which maximises learning while considering
faculty and administration constrains, and the development of a ‘Virtual
Manufacturing Plant’ for engineering education using PBL as core
didactic instructional technique
Dr. Núñez-López will present his experience in
the integration of ICT into the ITESM engineering curriculum and outline
his research efforts in developing a remodelled approach to engineering
education that takes into account the use of contemporary learning strategies,
ITC’s tools, learning activity resources (e.g. laboratories) and
learning technologies like simulators and virtual environments. ITESM’s
attempt to maximise the benefits of ICT in supporting the teaching and
learning process, while minimising the inherent drawbacks, highlights
fundamental issues that computer science educators also need to consider.
Guest Speaker
Dr W.A.M. Alwis
Director of Academic Affairs, Republic Polytechnic
Dr Alwis will present his experience in using ICT in engineering and
computing education.
Speakers
Dr Anjam Kursheed
Associate Professor,
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
Associate Professor Kursheed will present his experience in making his
science demonstrations available to his faculty colleagues through the
‘NUS Learning Objects Repository’ feature in the IVLE Content
Management section.
Dr Rajagopalan Srinivasan
Assistant Professor,
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
Dr Srinivasan will present his experience in creating an outline process
dynamics and control simulation which aims to assist students in linking
classroom theory to its related application in industrial practice.
Mr J.A. Gilles Doiron
Principal Educational Technologist, Centre for Development of Teaching
& Learning
Mr Doiron will present his experience in designing an online peer learning
model which aims to have sudents review their peers’ answers to
open-ended questions as a learning activity to widen their perspectives
and initiate meaningful debate.
In addition there will be a panel discussion on ‘Reusable
Learning Objects’.
Registration:
The Symposium is tailored for the academic staff of the Faculty of Engineering
and the School of Computing. Interested parties from other faculties are
welcome to attend. Registration will however, depend on space availability.
For more information, visit http://www.cdtl.nus.edu.sg/conferences/ict/.
Jointly organised by Faculty of Engineering, School of Computing and
Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning.
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