Innovative Practices in Engineering Education: Concept and Implementation

Dear Colleagues,

The few of the challenges of engineering education are “How to adapt and incorporate real-time projects/design problems in engineering practice?”, and “How to adapt the use of technology to enhance online teaching for distance learners?”. To address these problems, various learning and teaching approaches are adapted and implemented in engineering education. Innovative practices such as project-based learning (PjBL), problem-based learning (PBL), design-based learning (DBL), project-oriented design-based learning (PODBL), inquiry-based learning (IBL), active and collaborative learning, and experiential learning address the various challenges in engineering practicing for on-campus and online learners. 

The use of technology plays an important role in the provision of educational equity for learners in educational communities. Engaging off-campus students through technology resources is vital for a virtual learning environment in engineering education. To ensure a positive experience for the students in off-campus (virtual) learning, the use of modern technology and adapting it is crucial for collaborative and active learning.

The Special Issue is a significant work, which responds directly to issues that have been identified as crucial to the future of young graduates in engineering education. Innovative practices in engineering education are experienced in various institutions around the world, from an individual level to a course level. The concept and implementation of a learning and teaching approach is emphasizing major changes in student learning, academic teaching, and management issues.

Proposals are invited to discuss and present the case studies on longitudinal perceptions on the concept or implementation of innovative learning and teaching approaches, as well as the evolution of online education. The aim and scope of the Special Issue on transformation in education through innovative practices will attract students, to transform them into graduates, so as to be career-ready engineering practitioners. Drawing from various case studies around the globe, this Special Issue outlines the rationale and implementation of several recent innovative practices in engineering education and future directions.

Topics of Interest

Papers in all areas of engineering education are invited, with particular emphasis on the main focus of current issues in engineering education, as follows:

• Student-centred learning environments
• Engaging undergraduate students in research
• Active and collaborative learning
• Inductive learning, problem-based learning, and project-based learning
• Design-based learning
• Virtual and remote learning in engineering education
• K-12 STEM education initiatives
• Use of modern technology in education
• Conceive, design, implement, and operate initiative

Dr. Siva Chandrasekaran
Dr. Riyadh Al-Ameri
Dr. John Long
Collection Editors

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