A5046771870- Experimental Learning in Engineering
- Engineering Education and Curriculum Development
- Online and Blended Learning
- Innovative Teaching Methods
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Biomedical and Engineering Education
- Problem and Project Based Learning
- Engineering Education and Pedagogy
- Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
- Engineering Education and Technology
- Higher Education Learning Practices
- Evaluation of Teaching Practices
- Augmented Reality Applications
- Knowledge Management and Sharing
- Educational Games and Gamification
- Student Assessment and Feedback
- Reflective Practices in Education
- Online Learning and Analytics
- Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy
- Big Data and Business Intelligence
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Geophysical Methods and Applications
- COVID-19 diagnosis using AI
- Career Development and Diversity
University of Wollongong
2016-2025
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
2022
The University of Melbourne
2022
Linköping University
2022
University College London
2022
University of Tasmania
2022
University of the Sunshine Coast
2022
The University of Western Australia
2022
Curtin University
2022
UNSW Sydney
2022
ChatGPT, a sophisticated online chatbot, sent shockwaves through many sectors once reports filtered that it could pass exams. In higher education, has raised questions about the authenticity of assessment and challenges in detecting plagiarism. Amongst resulting frenetic hubbub, hints potential opportunities how ChatGPT support learning development critical thinking have also emerged. this paper, we examine may affect engineering education by exploring responses to existing prompts from ten...
More than a year has passed since reports of ChatGPT-3.5's capability to pass exams sent shockwaves through education circles. These initial concerns led multi-institutional and multi-disciplinary study assess the performance Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) against assessment tasks used across 10 engineering subjects, showcasing GenAI. Assessment types included online quiz, numerical, oral, visual, programming writing (experimentation, project, reflection critical thinking,...
Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), such as ChatGPT, is reshaping educational paradigms by offering unparalleled benefits and introducing challenges, particularly academic integrity. This study investigates teaching laboratory practices (traditional, recorded, remote, simulation virtual), considered an safe haven due to its authenticity, examines how assessments align with learning objectives. should reinvigorate interest in expanding opportunities. However, unsupervised reports, a...
The laboratory plays an important role in teaching engineering skills. An Electrical Engineering department at Australian University implemented a reform to monitor and improve student satisfaction with the laboratories. A Laboratory Manager was employed oversee quality of 27 courses containing instructional Student surveys were carried out on all relevant laboratories every year, data used for continuous improvement. This paper will investigate reforms that outline number improvements made....
Obtaining oral communication competency is an important skill for engineering students to prepare them interacting and working in any professional setting. For engineers, it also be able present technical information non-technical audiences. To ensure competency, a non-graded formative assessment approach using video with self- peer was introduced into final-year thesis course. A low workload used due growing student numbers higher pressures on academic staff. quasi-experimental design...
Project-based learning is a widely used pedagogical strategy in engineering education shown to be effective fostering problem-solving, design, and teamwork skills. There are distinct benefits gained from giving students autonomy determining the nature scope of projects that they wish undertake, but lack expert guidance clear direction at outset can result confusion, frustration, unfulfilled goals. Moreover, schools face imperative providing with opportunities engage industry during their...
The laboratory is an integral component of engineering education, resulting in a multitude studies. Generally, the research focus on innovation, rather than learning itself. It observed that empirical evidence strongly built around student perceptions their or experience via survey instruments; and some cases, complimented with limited quantitative measures including assessments. With being multifaceted, multi-domain environment also covering psychomotor affective domains, such observations...
The literature on laboratory objectives in engineering education research is scattered and inconsistent. Systematic reviews identified the need for better understanding. This paper ranks learning across cognitive, psychomotor affective domains to improve scaffolding. It provides an opportunity reflection, a pathway confirm assessment alignment, opens future areas. To accomplish this, Laboratory Learning Objectives Measurement (LLOM) instrument used survey 160 academics from around world...
This paper describes in detail a successful training program developed for sessional (part-time or nonpermanent) laboratory demonstrators employed the Electrical Engineering Department of an Australian university. Such play important role teaching practical concepts and skills engineering. The success relies on centralized approach coordinated by carefully selected Laboratory Manager responsible recruitment, allocation, training, development teachers, assessing student satisfaction with...
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has outpaced existing research and regulatory frameworks in higher education, leading to varied institutional responses. Although some educators institutions have embraced AI generative (GenAI), other individuals remain cautious. This systematic literature review explored teaching academics' attitudes, perceptions intentions towards GenAI, identifying perceived benefits obstacles. Utilising the unified theory acceptance use technology...
Contribution: This article provides evidence that perceived learning has a relationship and influences the way students evaluate laboratory experiments, facilities, demonstrators. Background: Debate continues on capability and/or reliability of to teaching learning. Understanding such relationships can help educators decode evaluation data develop more effective experiences. Research Question: Does exist between student scores learning? Methodology: Perceived across cognitive, psychomotor,...
The purpose of this research is to remove the ambiguity that clouds analysis knowledge management systems (KMSs). This because an overall lack consensus on how KMSs adapt new “knowledge explosion” embraced by booming “Big Data” hype. In paper, a refreshing synthesis literature will uncover benefits and identify gaps in current knowledge. These findings also be benefit researchers industries as it allows for holistic KMS. systematic review collected 54 papers qualitative analysis. led factors...
This paper investigated at the discipline level if flipped learning and engineering focused problem solving could be used to overcome difficulties associated with programming in a common first year curriculum. Perceived relevance of course material can impact self-efficacy mindset resulting lower motivation learn, effecting achievement. Literature suggests that combined improve engagement, perceived An effective implementation would reflected student interest achievement across all...
Virtual worlds constitute an important part of the educational landscape that possesses unique learning capabilities and opens up new horizons in education. A vital 3D virtual concerns intelligent pedagogical agents are integrated environments aim to improve interaction with users enhance their experience. The main purpose this study is assess impact have on students' engagement experiences during training activities worlds. Specifically, we examine how students perceive role as companions...
Technology has enabled students to search and utilize information from a diverse range of sources. One mechanism that turn for additional resources is the internet. This paper explores student interaction with an internet resource, called Training Laboratory. resource multiple uses, including: 1) training laboratory teaching assistants; 2) providing opportunity develop pre-requisite skills; 3) reduce workload developing when designing notes; 4) duplication learning fundamental skills in...
The internet is a great resource student’s use for learning. Reasons include the ease in searching with sites such as Google, or vast collection of informative videos on YouTube. teaching laboratory can also benefit from online resources, especially when students are deficient prerequisite knowledge. benefits greatest there non-standard learning paths, and multiple entry points into degree. This study undertakes mixed methods research approach to try understand how appreciate an resource,...
<abstract> <p>The laboratory, an integral component of engineering education, can be conducted via traditional, online or mixed modes. Within these modes is a diverse range implementation formats, each with different strengths and weaknesses. Empirical evidence investigating laboratory learning rather scattered, objectives measurement focused on the innovation in question (e.g., new simulation experiment). Recently, clearer picture most important has formed. Missing understanding...
The adoption and pedagogical use of technologies such as virtual worlds to support teaching learning, research in higher education involves a complex interplay technical, organisational personal factors. In this paper, eighteen educators researchers provide an overview how they perceive world can be used from the perspective themselves individuals ‘me’, their educational organisations members Australian New Zealand Virtual Worlds Working Group (VWWG) community practice ‘us’, well technology...
A key goal of engineering education is to ensure students are adequately prepared enter professional practice. Unfortunately, have been found bring university significant misconceptions about the types work engineers perform, which can an adverse impact on their readiness fully appreciate and benefit from course activities. This paper presents a case study how iSee, collaborative online platform that allows for video conferencing within three-dimensional immersive virtual world, was used...