The future of teaching post-COVID-19: Microlearning in product design education

Amarpreet S. Gill, Derek S. Irwin, Ricky Yuk-kwan Ng, Dave Towey, Tianchong Wang, Yanhui Zhang

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Abstract

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has placed a huge strain on higher education institutions and educators around the world, which has included the closure of campuses, removal of face-to-face instruction and a shift to remote teaching and learning. However, this situation has also created unique opportunities and conditions that can foster innovation in teaching and learning practices and content delivery. One such innovation gaining traction is Microlearning, which offers learning opportunities through small bursts of training materials that learners can comprehend in a short time, according to their preferred schedule and location. This paper explores the potential of Microlearning within design education and how it can be implemented into the Product Design Manufacture programme at University of Nottingham Ningbo China to support teaching instruction and enhance the student learning experience post-COVID-19.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2020 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE)
EditorsHiroyuki Mitsuhara, Yoshiko Goda, Yutato Ohashi, Ma. Mercedes T. Rodrigo, Jun Shen, Neelakantam Venkatarayalu, Gary Wong, Masanori Yamada, Leon Chi-Un Lei
Place of PublicationUnited States
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages780-785
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-7281-6942-2
ISBN (Print)978-1-7281-6943-9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Mar 2021
Externally publishedYes
Event2020 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering - Virtual, Takamatsu, Japan
Duration: 8 Dec 202011 Dec 2020

Publication series

NameIEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE)
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Volume2020
ISSN (Print)2374-0191
ISSN (Electronic)2470-6698

Conference

Conference2020 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering
Abbreviated titleTALE 2020
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityVirtual, Takamatsu
Period8/12/2011/12/20

Keywords

  • COVID-19
  • Design engineering
  • Higher education
  • Microlearning
  • Mixed reality environments
  • OER
  • Online teaching
  • Product design
  • Remote teaching
  • Teaching innovation

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