Graphics tablet technology in second year thermal engineering teaching

Graphics tablet technology is well known in markets such as manufacturing, graphics arts and design but they have not yet found widespread acceptance for university teaching. A graphics tablet is an affordable and efficient teaching tool that combines the best features from traditional and new media...

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Published inJournal of technology and science education Vol. 3; no. 3; pp. 102 - 112
Main Authors Carrillo Andrés, Antonio, Cejudo López, José Manuel, Domínguez Muñoz, Fernando, Rodríguez García, Eduardo Amador
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published OmniaScience 01.12.2013
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engineering
Graphics tablet
teaching tools
undergraduate
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Summary:Graphics tablet technology is well known in markets such as manufacturing, graphics arts and design but they have not yet found widespread acceptance for university teaching. A graphics tablet is an affordable and efficient teaching tool that combines the best features from traditional and new media. It allows developing a progressive, interactive lecture (as a traditional blackboard does). However, the tablet is more versatile, being able to integrate graphic material such as tables, graphs, colours, etc. In addition to that, lecture notes can be saved and posted on a course website. The objective of this paper is to show the usefulness of tablet technology in undergraduate engineering teaching by sharing experiences made using a graphics tablet for lecturing a second year Thermal Engineering course. Students’ feedback is definitely positive, though there are some caveats regarding technical and operative problems.
ISSN:2013-6374
2013-6374
DOI:10.3926/jotse.85