University Students Interdisciplinary Training of Educational Resources Design for Computer Modeling in School Engineering Learning

• Published in: 2024 7th International Conference on Information Technologies in Engineering Education (Inforino) pp. 1 - 6
• Main Authors: Dudysheva, Elena V., Shiling, Galina S., Zakharov, Pavel V.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 16.04.2024
• Subjects: Biological system modeling; Computational modeling; computer modeling; distance technologies; Educational technology; electronic educational resources; engineering universities; interdisciplinary design; Materials science and technology; pedagogical universities; primary engineering learning; school education; Solid modeling; student teams projects; Three-dimensional displays; Training
• DOI: 10.1109/Inforino60363.2024.10552015

School graduates of technology profiles classes are often seen as the most prepared potential applicants for engineering universities. Future engineers will need to apply modeling to solve problems that emerge in professional activities building on the school primary engineering learning. The construction of physical processes 3D models in computer environments can aid in the development of engineering thinking and digital training. This requires the electronic educational resources design and the development of suitable methods. The collaboration between pedagogical and engineering universities can facilitate the accomplishment of these tasks provided with methodical basis and a consolidation of the universities scientific and practical developments in the network interaction. One of the popular areas for training future engineers is distance project design where tasks are distributed among several performers. The issue of interdisciplinary design of electronic educational resources to ensure the quality of engineering training in technological profiles in schools is significant for the theory and practice of innovation in engineering education, pedagogical methodology and technology, and digital didactics. The proposed methods include computer modeling of physical processes in engineering (using materials science example), pedagogical design, and educational outcomes analysis. The paper describes the results of experimental work on organizing interdisciplinary projects for the development of electronic educational resources for school engineering learning by student teams. These teams consist of pedagogical university students, future teachers, and polytechnic university students, future engineers. It concludes that interdisciplinary training of students from pedagogical and engineering universities in the electronic educational resources design on computer modeling for school primary engineering learning is effectively feasible using distributed educational technologies. The outcome may be useful for early schoolchildren involvement in innovative engineering initiatives through participation in research projects and STEM Olympiads including multi-language educational events.