One of the most important questions for an educator is
how best to help students learn, and another is of course
what they should learn. We will address both these
questions from a learning theory perspective in the
context of Open Ended Group Projects (OEGPs).
We argue that OEGPs provide a useful tool for instructors
to reach towards higher order thinking skills in students.
The intent of this paper is to inspire readers to also
consider the general learning objectives of an engineering
education programme and build on learning theories in
setting up a learning environment using an OEGP
structure. We argue that OEGPs are a suitable structure to
develop knowledge and problem solving skills to deal
with real-world problems in the future professional lives
of engineering students. |
| Cite as: Hauer, A. and Daniels, M. (2008). A learning theory perspective on running open ended group projects (OEGPs). In Proc. Tenth Australasian Computing Education Conference (ACE 2008), Wollongong, NSW, Australia. CRPIT, 78. Simon and Hamilton, M., Eds. ACS. 85-92. |
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