scholarly journals Sketching as a communication tool and a vehicle for exploring new ideas in Higher Education of industrial design. Implementation and analysis of new methodologies

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
José Luis Navarro ◽  
Francisco Felip Miralles
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Industrial Design ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
New Methodologies ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Industrial Designers ◽  
Development Engineering

<p class="Textoindependiente21">Freehand drawing is a basic tool to explore shapes and visualize ideas during the first phase of projective process in industrial design. Sketches, expressive and quickly executed, allow designers to highlight the most interesting aspects of the product to be designed and help to define its shape and general features. Due to the immediacy that characterizes the manual drafting industrial designers in training learn to become able to translate any ideas graphically and thus able to communicate with other designers, initiating a dialogue on the product to be designed. In the Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design and Product Development Engineering at the Jaume I University of Castellón (Spain), the subject 'Artistic Expression II' maintains and strengthens the knowledge gained in other subjects about the different graphic techniques, making drawing a means of expression for represent, synthesize and define the shape of objects. However, it has been found that the subject procedures were not adequate to achieve the learning results proposed, so it was necessary to apply a new approach. This paper describes the implementation of a new methodological strategy on this subject, adapting it to the European Higher Education Area, with the aim that students in Industrial Design acquire the four core competences of this matter. We describe the activities designed to achieve each of the competences and the implemented methodology for each of these activities. Finally, the results are analyzed and the overall positive impact of the measures taken is discussed.</p>

THE METHOD OF BIONIC SHAPING IN TEACHING BACHELORS OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN (experiment results)

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 19-28
Author(s):  
A. V. Strizhak ◽  
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N. U. Kazakova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Industrial Design ◽  
Design Experiment ◽  
Educational Design ◽  
Teaching Design ◽  
Institute Of Design ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Design Objects ◽  
Artistic Images

Nowadays design, as a discipline, is still in the process of evolving. The consequences of this process can be seen in changes of classical forms of teaching design in higher education. One of the most popular methods of obtaining new ideas of shaping in design is experiment. The authors of the article also consider it to be one of the most effective forms of design education for students. In order to prove it and obtain new forms and methods of design training at the Industrial Design Department of the Institute of Design of the RSU named after A. N. Kosygin а pedagogical experiment was conducted. The experiment in design education was considered as a way to get new ideas in shaping of industrial products. In the course of the pedagogical experiment students used artistic images of wildlife for the formation of design objects based on associative-shaped modeling. According to the results of the pedagogical experiment, a new methodology of educational design in the direction of "Design" was developed, based on the principles of bionic shaping of objects of graphic and industrial design — by the method of associative-shaped modeling. The use of the developed methods resulted in the increase of the level of term and graduation projects of students of the Industrial Design Department, what was repeatedly noted by specialists in the field of design.

scholarly journals Improving student interest with portable laboratory tools in engineering

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larisa Dunai Dunai ◽  
José Alfonso Antonino Daviu ◽  
Ismael Lengua Lengua
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Student Motivation ◽  
Industrial Design ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
Project Learning ◽  
Motivation For Learning ◽  
New Methodologies ◽  
Very High

The desire for improving student motivation and interest in engineering learning promote new methodologies for active learning. The present paper present a new methodology based on project learning and portable learning technology. The goal of the method was to improve students confidence and learning in industrial design and prototyping during one semester. The results indicate that students motivation for learning was very high, also it has been maintained during all semester. Also the confidence on their learning and retention ability increased that indicate that the method havd a positive impact on the students.

scholarly journals VIDEO AS AN INNOVATIVE METHOD TO WORK ON TOURISM STUDENTS RESEARCH SKILLS

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Santos González
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Research Skills ◽  
External Resources ◽  
Survey Techniques ◽  
Tourism Management ◽  
Short Video ◽  
New Methodologies ◽  
The Subject

Given the growing need for an increasingly practical teaching pedagogy, there is a need to innovate in content that helps us achieve the objectives of the different training programs. These innovations should not only respond to the application of new methodologies, but it is also necessary for the content to add value to the students. It is necessary that teachers advance at the same pace as society and understand that the expiration of content is increasingly rapid. I personally like to use videos in classes. But to do so, it has to fulfill a series of characteristics. Fundamentally, that its projection generates added value. That is, any proposal is meaningless if the recipient does not consider it useful. In this case, we will focus on how video can be a really interesting tool to grow research skills in tourism students. For this reason, it is key to understanding the students' perception of the usefulness of the videos used in class is key to identifying those resources that provide the most value and those that do not. In order to identify which ones are working better to accomplish our objective. Between 2018 and 2020, a multi-method investigation is carried out that includes survey techniques, discussion groups and interviews with students from different graduate programs in Ostetela Tourism Management School. Many authors, such as Castaño and Romero (2007) mention that the means to be used should not be perceived simply as technical elements, on the contrary they are didactic and communication elements. Along these lines, these and other authors consider that for a video to be didactic it must be produced (by the teacher) according to a series of criteria. Due to the characteristics of our students, external resources (mainly short videos speeches from key speakers) are used, and we understand that they are didactic not only if they help to understand the subject, but they can also help us to understand and simulate eventual professional situations. The provisional results show that the video is a much appreciated teaching resource. However, there is a great disparity in the perception of the students. Highlighting the video interview and the short video as resources that generate more added value. Visual content is increasingly present in classrooms. However, it is not always perceived as useful by students. The teacher must understand that not all resources generate positive impact on the student. Identifying which resources are appreciated as generators of added value is key to improving teaching quality.

scholarly journals The use of social networks in a higher education establishment

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
pp. 03003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Berman
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Effective Interaction ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Information Space ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
The Subject

The use of social networks as an element of the electronic educational environment in the educational institution and their influence on the formation of the information space of a higher education establishment is considered in this paper. Organization of effective interaction of participants in the educational process is an actual task of management. The subject of this analysis are social networks in the information space of a higher education institution. The possibilities and functions of social networks as a communication tool are analyzed.

scholarly journals Inspirational Teaching: Beyond Excellence and Towards Collaboration for Learning with Sustained Impact

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathrine SH Jensen ◽  
Joelle Adams ◽  
Karen Strickland
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Teacher Performance ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Teaching Excellence ◽  
Teaching Knowledge ◽  
Excellent Teaching ◽  
The Subject

Within higher education, there is a continued focus on teaching quality, with teaching excellence often linked to the idea of engaging and motivating students. This article examines the concept of ‘inspirational’ teaching, going beyond notions of excellent teaching, and proposes that inspirational teaching is defined by being transformational in the sense that it has a sustained positive impact on student learning. By exploring current literature on inspirational teaching, including some literature on teaching excellence, four overarching themes are identified as constituents of inspirational teaching: knowledge and passion for the subject, understanding learning and knowledge, constructive and challenging learning environment and students as individuals, partners and colleagues. The practices of the inspirational teachers presented are characterised by their focus on student learning rather than teacher performance and so indicate that inspirational teaching is an outcome that cannot be reduced to a set of characteristics or practices. Finally, we conclude that collaborative and scholarly relationships between students and teachers underpin these four themes and are central to creating inspirational learning experiences.

scholarly journals THE INFLUENCE OF SELF-ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregorio Sánchez-Marín ◽  
María Encarnación Lucas-Pérez ◽  
Antonio José Carrasco-Hernández ◽  
Gabriel Lozano-Reina ◽  
Catalina Nicolás-Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Academic Factors ◽  
The Subject ◽  
European Higher Education ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Assessment Activities

In the European Higher Education Area, students assume responsibility for their own learning. Using self-assessment activities (carried out on virtual platforms), students increase their autonomy, responsibility, communication and flexibility in their learning process. This study uses a sample of 356 students during the academic year 2016/2017. The results show a positive impact between student participation in self-assessment activities and their learning outcomes. Individual and academic factors as well as attitude towards the subject influence students’ participation in self-assessment activities.

scholarly journals An intuitive approach to learning delivery in Higher Education

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 8-14
Author(s):  
David Smith
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Approach To Learning ◽  
Learning Framework ◽  
The Past ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Change In Practice ◽  
The Subject ◽  
University Lecturers

Abstract Preparing and teaching subjects in the Higher Education environment has been attracting much attention over the past decade as the sector diversifies and adds online instruction to its on campus delivery to cater to the increased demand for flexibility and choice from students. University lecturers are now required to assume greater responsibility to develop the subject content and teaching structure for their subjects and it is the latter where lecturers don’t necessarily have formal qualifications or experience. This paper describes the implementation of the Confluence of Learning framework at one university together with a style guide and a mobile app. The subsequent trial with 20 participants illustrated that a framework developed in the lecturers own context can generate a change in practice. The lecturers’ comments were thematically analysed and demonstrated that an unambiguous but well structured framework will motivate and empower lecturers with their subject design resulting in a positive impact on students studying their subjects.

Measuring Service Quality in The Context of Higher Education in Vietnam

2013 ◽  
pp. 77-90
Author(s):  
Yen Nguyen Thi Hoang
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Measurement Scale ◽  
Education Service ◽  
The Subject

This paper focuses on the understanding of service quality in the context of Vietnamese universities. It proposes an approach for measuring the quality of the higher education service provided by universities in Vietnam. Firstly, an exploratory study was conducted. Then, the set of items which were generated became the subject of a questionnaire that was then administered to 675 students of a Vietnamese university to determine the dimensions of higher education service quality in this context. The obtained results permit us to appropriate a measurement scale which is slightly different from the SERVQUAL scale widely known as the standard for measuring service quality. The results also show that tangible elements, responsiveness and assurance seem to be three specific dimensions of the higher education service of Vietnamese universities.

scholarly journals Evolution of university governance in Morocco: Which impacts?

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 94
Author(s):  
Khalid Ayad ◽  
Khaoula Dobli Bennani ◽  
Mostafa Elhachloufi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
University Governance ◽  
General Review ◽  
Theoretical Literature ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Way

The concept of governance has become ubiquitous since it is recognized as an important tool for improving quality in all aspects of higher education.In Morocco, few scientific articles have dealt with the subject of university governance. Therefore, we will present a general review of the evolution of governance through laws and reforms established by Moroccan Governments from 1975 to 2019. The purpose of the study is to detect the extent of the presence of university governance principles in these reforms.This study enriches the theoretical literature on the crisis of Moroccan university and opens the way to new empirical studies to better understand the perception of university governance concept in the Moroccan context and to improve the quality of higher education and subsequently the economic development of the country.The findings of this study show an increasing evolution of the presence of university governance principles in reforms and higher education laws.

scholarly journals Sustainable Innovation in Higher Education: The Impact of Gender on Innovation Competences

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 5004
Author(s):  
Raquel Ferreras-Garcia ◽  
Jordi Sales-Zaguirre ◽  
Enric Serradell-López
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Sustainable Innovation ◽  
Educational Implications ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Innovation In Higher Education

There is currently an increasing interest for sustainable innovation in our society. The European agendas highlight the role of higher education institutions in the formation and development of innovation competences among students. Our study aimed to contribute to the analysis of the level of achievement of students’ innovation competences by considering two sustainable development goals (SDG) of the 2030 United Nations’ Agenda: Gender Equality (SDG 5) and Quality Education (SDG 4). This article tries to answer how business students perceive their own innovation competences and which innovative competences are best achieved by students, as well as if there are differences in the achievement of these competences depending on the students’ gender. Our results, from a sample of 360 students in the Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Degree at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, confirm the extensive development of innovation competences. Moreover, female students present a high level of preparation for innovation-oriented action. These findings have educational implications for potentiating the innovation competences and environments where females can attain innovation skills.

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