Fostering Engineering Students Engagement Using Problem-Based Learning and Course Learner Agent Object Portfolios

Authors

  • Akram Ahmad Abu-aisheh University of Hartford
  • Lynroy Grant University of Hartford
  • Narendar Sumukadas University of Hartford
  • Alan Hadad University of Hartford

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v6i4.6086

Keywords:

engineering education, learner agent object, problem-based learning (PBL), student engagement

Abstract


Engineering education today is undergoing an unprecedented array of challenges, including maintaining student engagement during the lecture and throughout the semester. Fostering student engagement in the class room has become a challenging task for engineering educators. In this paper, the authors report on the application of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) to maintain student engagement throughout each lecture, and the use of Learner Agent Object (LAO) portfolios to maintain student engagement in the course throughout the semester.

Author Biographies

Akram Ahmad Abu-aisheh, University of Hartford

AKRAM ABU-AISHEH is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Hartford. Professor Abu-aisheh is a senior IEEE member, and he has ten years on industry experience in the area of fiber optic telecommunication systems and power electronics. Proressor Abu-aisheh’s research interests include optical communications and power electronics. Professor Abu-aisheh has a M.S. and B.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida and a Ph.D. in from the Florida Institute of Technology. Professor Abu-aisheh can be reached via emai at abuaisheh@hartford.edu Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Lynroy Grant, University of Hartford

Lynroy Grant is an adjunct faculty of engineering computer applications at University of Hartford. He received his PhD from University of Connecticut in mathematics and computer science education. Dr. Grant is a technology ethnographer with special research interest in single learner classrooms for STEM education. He can be reached via email at lygrant@hartford.edu.

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Published

2016-11-24

How to Cite

Abu-aisheh, A. A., Grant, L., Sumukadas, N., & Hadad, A. (2016). Fostering Engineering Students Engagement Using Problem-Based Learning and Course Learner Agent Object Portfolios. International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP), 6(4), pp. 45–47. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v6i4.6086

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 4 (2016)

Section

Short Papers