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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 EnvironmentTeaching 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 • 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!
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
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
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
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
Acknowledgements • SIF, LTTC • HoLD • Group of tutoring staff • HoDs and technical staff