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A 10-year teachers’ journey toward CDIO: lessons learned for dealing with students, companies, and yourself

Abstract The paper summarizes the experiences of working for a decade to promote the transition of courses toward the CDIO framework. It presents a list of lessons learned when applying the CDIO principles in master-level classes in the field of Mechanical Engineering. The paper aims to formalize operational guidelines, serving as a platform for further […]

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Measuring Experiential Learning: An Approach Based on Lessons Learned Mapping

Abstract: Fostering ‘experiential learning’ in real-life situations is a critical task for engineering educators when creating constructively aligned learning activities. The paper proposes an approach to measure the students’ perception of learning in Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate activities conducted outside the classroom. The approach is based on the opportunity of gathering and analyzing lessons learned from the student […]

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