Agile way of educating

• Published in: 2015 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE) pp. 1 - 3
• Main Authors: Gannod, Gerald C., Troy, Douglas A., Luczaj, Jerome E., Rover, Diane T.
• Format: Conference Proceeding Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.10.2015
• Subjects: Agile; Collaboration; Communities; Computers; Conferences; Culture; Education; Industries; Innovative Pedagogy; Learning; Project-based Learning; Reflection; Software; Software development; Students
• ISBN: 9781479984541; 147998454X
• DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2015.7344019

We have investigated whether Agile practices can be applied as a pedagogical approach to derive benefit in the areas of encouraging students to take responsibility for their learning (self managed learning), continuous improvement through reflection, alternative approaches for grading, increased engagement by learners, and more effective data collection and assessment of outcomes. Agile is an umbrella term for values, principles and practices applied to the process of software development. The Agile movement has aimed to develop a new and better culture within the software development community and has seen an increased rate of adoption within corporate settings. The goal of this workshop is to help participants explore how Agile development, a management technique borne out of the software industry, can not only change the way that students engage in project-based and team-based course projects, but also transform the way that we educate our students.