Constructivism Pedagogy Drives Redevelopment of CAD Course: A Case Study

Autor/in	Clemons, Stephanie A.
Titel	Constructivism Pedagogy Drives Redevelopment of CAD Course: A Case Study
Quelle	In: Technology Teacher, 65 (2006) 5, S.19-21 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0746-3537
Schlagwörter	Constructivism (Learning); Teaching Methods; Computer Assisted Design; Curriculum Design; Curriculum Development; Educational Technology; Efficiency; Case Studies; Higher Education; Course Descriptions + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrplangestaltung; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Unterrichtsmedien; Effectiveness; Effektivität; Wirkungsgrad; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Kursstrukturplan
Abstract	Teacher and student roles continue to change as computers continue to influence the design curriculum (Kaplan, 1997). Educators and administrators continue to grapple with the best ways to teach, implement, and maintain current technology. Few technology teachers would argue that computers, software, and hardware found in technology laboratories fascinate most students. Almost all technology laboratories have computers dedicated to specialized software or hardware such as CAD, CNS, design and desktop publishing, or video editing (Deal, 2004). To respond to increased demands for technological literacy (Pearson and Young, 2002), more demand is placed on the use of computer labs. In response, secondary and post-secondary institutions are requiring better teaching efficiencies, larger class sizes, and less support in their technology-driven classes. This article discusses the modification of a college CAD course to accommodate the new demands. This semester-long course was modified to accommodate twice the number of students in the same section--a shift from 20 students to 44 students. As a result, new goals and objectives for the course needed to be developed. New teaching methodologies and classroom management techniques had to be identified. New assignments had to be developed, and grading issues had to be resolved. This article also describes how constructivism, defined as a process of presenting a global concept of emerging relevance to the student learner and assisting them in posing and directing their own questions to investigate the subject material, was used as a solution for redevelopment of the course. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	International Technology Education Association (ITEA). 1914 Association Drive Suite 201, Reston, VA 20191-1539. Tel: 703-860-2100; Fax: 703-860-0353; e-mail: itea@iteaconnect.org; Web site: http://www.iteaconnect.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10