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This study proposes to enhance engineering design education in schools by integrating online collaborative project-based activities that foster the learning of new disruptive technologies and the development of skills needed in the modern world. We developed a pilot course on methods of teaching engineering mechanics that included training in 3D design and printing using the cloud-based platform Onshape. The assignment was to design a web-controlled walking robot and make its mechanism through print-in-place fabrication. In the study, we examined how participants of the course learned collaborative design with Onshape and used analytical thinking to create design solutions. The research tools included questionaries, written commentaries, and data analytics with the learning management system Onshape Education Enterprise (OEE). Based on the commentaries of course participants, we identified several characteristics of learning collaborative design, while OEE documented participants’ engagement in the design projects. Responses to the questionnaires indicated that the cloud-based learning environment and the collaborative design assignment prompted the participants to analytically elaborate their designs.
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This research was supported by the Technion Gordon Center for Systems Engineering.
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Cuperman, D., Verner, I.M., Levin, L., Greenholts, M., Rosen, U. (2022). Focusing a Technology Teacher Education Course on Collaborative Cloud-Based Design with Onshape. In: Auer, M.E., Hortsch, H., Michler, O., Köhler, T. (eds) Mobility for Smart Cities and Regional Development - Challenges for Higher Education. ICL 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 390. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93907-6_49
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