Engineering and Related Technologies

The Resource Centre contains practical material about good teaching and learning in the tertiary sector. The Resources can come from the Communities and Project Groups on the site. The Resources are high-quality, well-presented, evidence-based, and relevant to New Zealand.

This section includes items relevant to the teaching of Engineering and Related Technologies, including Authomotive Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering, and Welding.

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Belonging, becoming and being: First-year apprentices' experiences in the workplace

Last updated by: ako_admin (Ako Administrator) on 19 January 2012 - 9:40am
In this report, the perspectives of first-year apprentices (both continuing and discontinued) and pre-trade students are studied to explain the factors influencing young peoples’ decision to commence and continue with apprenticeship.

Teaching Guides for Engineering Education

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Last updated by: ako_admin (Ako Administrator) on 12 October 2010 - 2:56pm
The [UK] Engineering Subject Centre has produced a series of peer-reviewed guides looking at various aspects of teaching and learning aimed at all those involved in engineering education. Includes topics such as teaching design, educational theories, enhancing first year student experience, teaching in labs, etc.

A Project Approach to Teaching Collision Repair: A Story of Change

Last updated by: ako_admin (Ako Administrator) on 13 August 2010 - 11:06am
In this publication a case study is described where purposeful changes to a course such as embedding literacy and numeracy resulted in enhanced learner benefit

Enhancing learning for engineering trade learners: Augmented paper-based materials in course design

Last updated by: ako_admin (Ako Administrator) on 2 June 2010 - 1:20pm
This project developed a process to embed augmented reality targets into course materials and trialled the materials developed with a group of learners to see whether or not having access to the images improved their learning experience and helped them engage with the material.

Teaching and Assessing Meta-attributes in Engineering: identifying, developing and disseminating good practice

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Last updated by: ako_admin (Ako Administrator) on 14 July 2009 - 4:51pm
Engineering faculties across Australia are experiencing substantial pressure from industry, professional bodies and institutions to contextualise and embed graduate attributes in undergraduate programs. This project investigated good practice in the teaching and assessment of meta-attributes in engineering (reflective practice and systems thinking).