• Corpus ID: 203563278

Implementing a new approach for designing an e-learning platform in Engineering Education

@inproceedings{VezzettiImplementingAN,
  title={Implementing a new approach for designing an e-learning platform in Engineering Education},
  author={Enrico Vezzetti and Maria Grazia Violante}
}

• E. Vezzetti, M. Violante
• Education

Modern corporations, institutions, universities and schools in developed countries consider e-education as a way to educate larger groups of students in less time and reducing the use of various resources. Since setting up a web-system for e-education takes significant amount of time as well as computer and other resources, assessment of goals and desired effects of the online system should be done in the preparation phase. It is important to highlight that only putting course content on the web, without using appropriate pedagogical models and principles, as well as without sufficient share of appropriate communication types between participants and with the instructor and use of modern information technologies to present the formative contents is not enough to fulfill the educational goals. It should be noted that, after substantial initial investment and excitement about the possibilities of eeducation, there are many sources of difficulties and dissatisfaction of the online instruction or course participants. Most e-learning studies are centered around propositions of possible improvement in course materials with a little attempt to explore the learners’ dimension, context, pedagogic considerations and technology dimension In this paper we analyze the aspects to consider for designing an e-learning platform in engineering education and we propose a methodology, based QFD approach, useful into the preparation phase of distance learning systems. Finally we explain the impact of new information technologies (WEB3D technologies) on online engineering education and we highlight how these tools have been implemented in our developed e-learning platforms in mechanical education.