Design Of The Learning Environment : Professional Project Based Learning In Construction Education

With increased emphasis on the end result of student learning rather than on the process of teaching/instruction, the design of the learning environment has become a major task for faculty. For engineering and technology curricula not only should this environment include involvement of students in simplified versions of their professional practice but also emphasize both the continuity of knowledge in a curriculum as well as the importance of using and retaining competency acquired in all courses. This paper focuses on three undertakings in construction technology education that has the above objectives in their design and implementation.