The Role of the UTSonline as a platform for Teaching Engineering Design Subject

Online education in design is receiving increasing attention from community, industry, educators and students alike. Authors have explored the full potential of the UTSonline environment in enhancing students´ learning and skill development in the Engineering Design subject. The UTSonline (or Blackboard) is a learning management Software and provides a range of tools to assemble and manage e-Learning resources. Authors who are actively involved on online-education have reflected on their own experience of using UTSonline in teaching design subjects. The paper presents the analysis and conclusion that E-learning is effective as a complementary and supportive for f2f teaching. This paper mainly argues that the virtual environment in UTSonline extends the existing e-learning potentials, strategies and processes.