Open AccessComputer-supported collaborative knowledge building using a sustainability assessment framework and Microsoft Teams
Author(s) -
Ralph O. Buchal
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
proceedings of the ... ceea conference
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2371-5243
DOI - 10.24908/pceea.v0i0.13044
Subject(s) - sustainability , multidisciplinary approach , computer science , knowledge management , collaborative learning , conjunction (astronomy) , engineering management , engineering , sociology , ecology , social science , physics , astronomy , biology
Ashby’s sustainability assessment method provides a systematic framework for dealing with complex, multidisciplinary problems. It explicitly addresses many desired graduate attributes, and is an excellent framework to provide scaffolding for computer-supported collaborative knowledge building. This paper describes experience using Ashby’s method in conjunction with the Microsoft Teams collaboration platform in a third-year group sustainability assessment project. Students found Teams to be effective and easy to use, and the resulting group reports demonstrated development and application of most CEAB graduate attributes, particularly professionalism, impact on society and the environment, and life-long learning.