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College of Engineering and Built Environment Teaching Fellowship Report

College of Engineering and Built Environment Teaching Fellowship Report. Gavin Duffy School of Electrical Engineering Systems. The objective of my teaching fellowship is …. Pick a programme in engineering and change it to a PBL delivery mode

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College of Engineering and Built Environment Teaching Fellowship Report

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  1. College of Engineering and Built EnvironmentTeaching Fellowship Report Gavin Duffy School of Electrical Engineering Systems

  2. The objective of my teaching fellowship is …. • Pick a programme in engineering and change it to a PBL delivery mode • We settled on the 4 year Elec Eng Degree in my school • 3 volunteers + my module= 1 PBL module in each year • Support the lecturers transition to PBL tutors • Help plan group facilitation and assessment • Evaluate the initiative and report findings • Create the first Elec Eng PBL degree in Ireland!

  3. Strand A – the group • Request went out at the beginning of September • An informal group of lecturers was established at a workshop provided by Brian Bowe • We met several times in the first semester • This learning group was learning about learning in learning groups = meta ?? • We learnt a lot about tutoring

  4. Strand B - Gavin • Read, discuss, think, write and report on a strategy to progressively develop non-technical skills • Group collaboration, self-directed learning, creativity, critical thinking, ethics, communication • Students move from weak to strong

  5. Results • Addition of PBL to one module and self-directed learning to another • Enhancement of 4 existing PBL modules • Formation of a cohesive group of staff • Delivery of 2 student workshops • Delivery of 1 staff workshop • Plan to refurbish a lab to flexible space • 2 conference publications • Addition to the School strategic plan

  6. Looking ahead • Encourage the prog. committees to talk about method aswell as content • Work towards a goal of 1 module per semester • Coordinate to allow for progressive development • Use community projects • Seek to provide multi-disciplinary projects • Provide a blueprint for other programmes

  7. Acknowledgements • SIF, LTTC • HoLD • Group of tutoring staff • HoDs and technical staff

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