Paradigm Shifts in Engineering Education: The Influence of Technology

这项研究建议调查计算机和通信技术如何在未来十年影响工程教育的教与学模式。认识到(1)工程教育的教学模式在近半个世纪以来相对保持不变，以及(2)计算机和通信技术的进步使工程教育的教学方式得以重组，这项研究将探索和比较技术促进工程教育教学的方式。该项目的重点是技术如何能够更快、更全面地提供工程教育，例如，通过使用多媒体、远程教育、密集的模拟体验、虚拟现实和团队合作体验。这项研究的重点是理解预测的技术能力之间的关系，以及这些能力如何影响教学结果。将从学术和工业团体获得数据，并对多种情况进行评估，以便就如何制定公共政策以最好地影响未来工程教育的方向提出建议。

This study proposes to investigate how computer and communications technology can influence teaching and learning paradigms in engineering education in the next decade. Recognizing that (1) pedagogical models for engineering education have remained relatively unchanged for almost half a century and that (2) advances in computer and communication technology make possible the restructuring of the way engineering education is delivered, this study will explore and contrast the ways in which technology can facilitate the delivery of engineering education. The focus of the project is on how technology permits more rapid and comprehensive delivery of engineering education, for example, by using multimedia, distance education, intensive simulation experiences, virtual realities and teamwork experiences. An emphasis is placed in this study on understanding the relationship between predicted technology capabilities and how these capabilities can influence pedagogical outcomes. Data are to be secured from both academic and industrial groups and multiple scenarios are to be evaluated in order to make recommendations about how public policy should be formulated to best influence future directions in engineering education.