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Foregrounding Pedagogy in PLM Implementations in Higher Education: A Case Study from the UK

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Product Lifecycle Management. Green and Blue Technologies to Support Smart and Sustainable Organizations (PLM 2021)

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There is a global trend toward improving the student learning experience in higher education through the incorporation of an authentic experience of practice. PLM and BIM have the potential to provide the practice setting for a diverse range of applied disciplines. Through an educational partnership, PLM was employed as a mechanism to update and sequence the subject-and work-based elements more coherently by establishing a learning community where engagement in practice is a source of critical and innovative thinking such that graduates have the skills, motivation and knowledge to take practice forward. This paper foregrounds the role of pedagogy within PLM implementation in higher education. The data from this study is summarized then synthesized into an initial signature pedagogy as a discursive tool. This paper argues for the consideration of pedagogic frameworks to support PLM implementation in education and to realize the transformational potential of PLM through the skills and knowledge of the next generation.

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The significance of the participation of the students in this action research intervention is recognized. The active and regular engagement with the participants, the course team and wider stakeholders has created a network of ‘critical friends’ to inform the research through exposure to wider perspectives. The educational partnership with PTC led to the participation of additional external stakeholders from ITC Infotech, WhichPLM and George at Asda and the significance and generosity of this contribution is also gratefully acknowledged.

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  3. École de Technologie Supérieure, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Louis Rivest

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Conlon, J. (2022). Foregrounding Pedagogy in PLM Implementations in Higher Education: A Case Study from the UK. In: Canciglieri Junior, O., Noël, F., Rivest, L., Bouras, A. (eds) Product Lifecycle Management. Green and Blue Technologies to Support Smart and Sustainable Organizations. PLM 2021. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 640. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94399-8_25

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