Open AccessEDESIGN
Author(s) -
M. Reza Emami,
Michael G. Helander
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
proceedings of the ... ceea conference
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2371-5243
DOI - 10.24908/pceea.v0i0.3855
Subject(s) - scope (computer science) , bridge (graph theory) , computer science , modular design , architecture , collaborative software , multimedia , software , software engineering , human–computer interaction , world wide web , medicine , art , visual arts , programming language , operating system
Engineering design education involves certain characteristics that are beyond the scope of current content-based eLearning solutions, namely contextual social and collaborative interaction and iterative experimentation. An eLearning solution for design pedagogy must therefore bridge the gap between the physical and virtual worlds with a comprehensive framework based on modular components, which provides students with remote access to software and hardware resources, and establishes a virtual collaborative community. This paper discusses the architecture of the eDesign portal that integrates the traditional courseware technology with remotely-accessible hardware-in-the-loop simulation, eCollaboration tools, and virtual classroom and learning community.