Dowdle, D L (2006) Engaging learners: The development of effective e-learning applications for students of the built environment. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 2(1-2), pp. 31-48. ISSN 1745-2007
Abstract
E-learning does not appear to have been as widely adopted by academics within the built environment discipline as one might have expected. The literature review and research presented in this paper put forward an argument for the introduction of e-learning within built environment programmes taught both in the UK and internationally. This paper presents findings from a comprehensive literature review to revisit exactly what learning means and examines the activities required to achieve effective learning via disparate delivery mechanisms. The benefits of multimedia rich e-learning are highlighted and a guidance and audit tool for achieving 'effective' e-learning is presented for use by built environment lecturers and learning technologists. The tool has been designed to encourage and enable academics to develop/introduce e-learning to their teaching. A small research project is presented in which an e-learning application was presented to students for evaluation and reflection. The results suggest that students are very keen to be exposed to e-learning in a 'blended learning' environment.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | addie; blended learning; design guidance; e-learning; effective learning; feedback; motivation; multimedia |
| Index terms: | literature review, programme, motivation, audit, e-learning, reflection, built environment |
| Subjects: | infrastructure and transport systems, project controls, professional development, educational technology, performance measurement, data analysis and analytics, psychology |
| Topics: | Education, Time Control, Human Resources, Quality Management, Urban Studies, Research Practice, Information Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCA |
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