Speaker
Description
We propose a new approach to Engineering Education based on the concept of the vertical integration. The approach can be seen as a variant of the problem based learning (PBL). Through the use of vertical integration concept, we can develop a new way to motivate students to acquire meta-knowledge that is becoming evermore important for the successful professional practices in the 21st century. Under this scheme, students in wide range of disciplines, that are not necessarily limited to science and technology, can actively collaborate to define appropriate problems and formulate proper solutions to them. The concept of vertical integration opens up a possibility of producing a brand new learning environment where professors in the academia, professionals in the real world, undergraduate students as well as masters and PhD students are actively work together to acquire knowledge and apply their professional skills. We try to clarify what we mean by “meta-knowledge” and discuss the philosophy behind the idea of vertical integration. Also, we present some of the actual cases that are attempted at Pohang University of Science and Technology in Korea as well as some of the universities in Nepal, Mongolia and Philippines.
References
Website for a new engineering education program at POSTECH
http://ict4.0.postech.ac.kr/
| Keywords | Inclusive Education, Vertical Integration |
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