A pilot programme into the use of Blackboard to support the teaching of engineering undergraduates

Laws, EM

Abstract

Supporting engineering students throughout their studies places a heavy demand on academic staff time. Increasingly it is necessary to provide help outside the schedule lecture and tutorial periods and to cope with a range of student abilities. An efficient and effective way of providing this is through E-learning and at Salford, the
Blackboard Web portal has been used to provide this support. Through the use of Blackboard a convenient and
effective means of facilitating student learning has been
arrived at. Blackboard can provide a means of communicating directly with individual students, monitoring
student activity, conveniently packaging course materials,
providing on-line assessments and giving support which
extends beyond the scheduled semester period and normal
working day which can be accessed by students when they
are away from the University. This ability to remain in
contact outside the University teaching period makes
Blackboard an ideal means of support during revision
periods and also a suitable resource for students, who for
one reason or another have to resit failed modules. The
benefits to be gained from adopting an E-Learning approach
will be developed. Information on student usage of the sites will be included and the results of student surveys
undertaken will be presented.

Citation

Laws, E. (2002, August). A pilot programme into the use of Blackboard to support the teaching of engineering undergraduates. Presented at International Conference on Engineering Education (ICEE), UMIST, Manchester, UK

• Presentation Conference Type: Other
• Conference Name: International Conference on Engineering Education (ICEE)
• Conference Location: UMIST, Manchester, UK
• Start Date: Aug 18, 2002
• End Date: Aug 22, 2002
• Publication Date: Sep 1, 2002
• Deposit Date: Jan 20, 2009
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 20, 2009
• Additional Information: Additional Information : Also presented at the Education in a Changing Environment conference, University of Salford, UK, 17-18 September 2003; Event Type : Conference