Half baked but crispy

New guide from the Engineering Subject Centre (ESC) at the Higher Education Academy (HEA) for engineering educators (like me) who don't have much idea of the theory of education and educators (also like me) who want to do research in this area. Hope it delivers what it promises!

Education theories on learning : an informal guide for the engineering education scholar : Engineering Subject Centre guide - Case

This guide has been produced to complement and develop the Engineering Subject Centre’s existing range of resources about learning and teaching theory. It is aimed at newcomers to the field, such as: * engineering teachers who want to be able to use education theory and research findings to inform their teaching; and * aspiring engineering education researchers who want to launch their own projects. Using a view of a theory as a set of ‘thinking tools’, the guide offers a selection for building up a tool kit. Six ‘tools’ have been identified.The selection is the author’s personal choice and the tools were chosen for their usefulness in engineering education research. Tools 1-3 broadly cover learning as acquisition, tools 3-6 look at learning as participation: 1. Tool 1: Concepts 2. Tool 2: Ways of experiencing 3. Tool 3: Approaches to learning 4. Tool 4: Community of practice 5. Tool 5: Identity 6. Tool 6: Discourse. . Published: Dec 2008. URL below: web version

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