Creative ways of knowing in engineering. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Diana Bairaktarova, Michele Eodice, editors.
• Editors: Bairaktarova, Diana; Eodice, Michele
• Contents: Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Authors; Contributors; The New Renaissance Artificers: Harnessing the€Power of€Creativity in€the€Engineering Classroom; Engineering of€the€Future; Renaissance Engineering; The Innovator's DNA; Teaching and€Learning Creativity; Reflection on€Creative Experiences; The Experience of€Flow in€Education; The New Renaissance Artificers; The Thermodynamics Class; The Dynamics Class; The Spatial Visualization Class: The€Renaissance Engineer; Final Remarks; References; The Engineers' Orchestra: A€Conductorless Orchestra for€Our Time. Introduction Background; The Basic Argument; Motivation; Field-Independent Engineers; Constituencies; Arts-Based Learning; Why Music Ensembles?; Peak Performance: Collective Virtuosity; Teamwork; Leadership; Communication; Neurological Benefits; Skills Transfer; The Olin Conductorless Orchestra; Making Musical Decisions; A "Typical" Season; Strategies and€Blueprint; A Conductorless Orchestra as€Project-Based Learning (PBL); Possible Alternatives; The Engineers' Orchestra; Summary Remarks; References. Science Fiction as€Platform for€Problem-Based Learning and€Teaching Writing as€Design Summer 2002: The€Artist Instructs; Design-Driven Assignments; Unexpected Parallels in€Engineering; Exploration and€Design Thinking; How I€Use These Assignments in€First-Year Writing; Generating the€Generative and€Cross-Curricular Conversations in€the€University; References; Writing as€Knowing: Creative Knowing Through Multiple Messaging Modes in€an€Engineering Technical Communications Course; Chapter Structure and€Content; Review of€the€Literature; Writing as€Knowing. Representing as€Knowing: Communicating in€Multiple Messaging Modes Multiple Messaging Modes and€Teaching Transferable Communication Skills; Making the€Numbers Talk: Evaluating and€Commenting on€Data Sets; Rationalizing vs. Reasoning; Implications for€Other Engineering Education Contexts; "Did You€Know?" Lightning Talks: Telling Stories About€Research; Rube Goldberg: A€Collaborative Approach to€Building Multimodal Communication Skills; Some Conclusions: Writing as€Creative Knowing, Knowledge Transfer, and€Engineering Education; References. The Engineering of€a€Writing Assignment: Optimizing the€Research Paper in€an€Introductory Chemical Engineering Course in€the€United Arab Emirates Introduction; The UAE and€the€University; Introduction to€Chemical Engineering: The€Research Paper; Topic; Format; The Stakeholders Speak; Dr. Zubeidi: Goals and€Approach; Assignment Introduction; The Students; The Paper Process; Reflections; Responding to€the€Potential for€Improvement Section; Improving the€Assignment; Discussion; Optimizing the€Writing Assignment; Appendix 1: Initial Student Survey.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 620.0071; Engineering; Engineering -- Study and teaching; Technical education; Education; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General); TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Reference; Engineering -- Study and teaching; Education -- Higher; Education -- Computers & Technology; Higher & further education, tertiary education; Educational equipment & technology, computer-aided learning (CAL); Science -- General; Careers guidance; Engineering; Job Careers in Science and Engineering; Engineering/Technology Education; Computers and Education; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319493527; 3319493523
• Related ISBNs: 9783319493510; 3319493515
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed January 11, 2017).
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