DESIGN OF PEDAGOGIC TOOLS FOR TEACHINGMATERIALS IN PRODUCT DESIGN ENGINEERING
Year: 2015
Editor: Guy Bingham, Darren Southee, John McCardle, Ahmed Kovacevic, Erik Bohemia, Brian Parkinson
Author: Patińo Santa, Luis Fernando
Series: E&PDE
Institution: Universidad EAFIT, Medellín, Colombia
Section: Design Teaching Methods
Page(s): 375-380
ISBN: 978-1-904670-62-9
Abstract
The education in materials constitutes a vital part of the education of an engineer, since its comprehension
determines the design and construction of products with appropriate materials that satisfy the current and
future needs of the 21st century society [1]. In the Product Design Engineering degree, teaching and
learning the attributes and applications of materials shouldn’t be limited to lectures. This paper shows how
through the design of pedagogic tools it is possible to go from a knowledge-transfer method to a studentcentred
method where motivation, teaching and learning strategies and problem-based learning, support
meaningful learning [2] through the implementation of these tools in the classroom
Keywords: Learning strategies, pedagogic tools, competences, materials, design