Title :
Conceptual Approach to the Design of Creative E-course Model in English for Engineering Students
Author_Institution :
Riga Tech. Univ., Riga, Latvia
Abstract :
The article deals with the implementation of the cultural-historical activity theory (Vygotsky, Leontpsilaev, Engestrom, etc.) as the conceptual basis in the design of a creative online course model in English for specific purposes (ESP) for engineering students at university. The article describes the basic principles in the selection of the online study content, its organization and delivery. It focuses on creative problem solving procedures, using synchronous group collaboration tools ThinkTank (Groupsystems company) and Zing (Zing technologies Pty, Ltd. The suggested conceptual approach may be adapted in teaching other languages and developing a creativity focused online curriculum.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; creative e-course model; cultural-historical activity theory; engineering students; online curriculum; online study content; Collaborative tools; Cultural differences; Education; Electronic learning; Electrostatic precipitators; Engineering students; Natural languages; Online Communities/Technical Collaboration; Problem-solving; Testing; creative online course moudule; cultural-historical activity theory;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies, 2009. ICALT 2009. Ninth IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Riga
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3711-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3711-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2009.190
