TY - JOUR
T1 - Globalization of problem-driven learning
T2 - Design of a system for transfer across cultures
AU - Khalaf, Kinda
AU - Newstetter, Wendy
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 TEMPUS Publications.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Innovative learning pedagogies are increasingly used in the west towards equipping graduating engineers with the set of skills and competencies essential for the engineer of the 21st century. The successful globalization of such pedagogies in the developing world is key to educational reform and the building of sustainable knowledge-based economies. In this paper, we report on the development of an exportable model for effective Problem-Driven Learning (PDL), a problem-based learning pedagogy, transfer across cultures. The system is demonstrated using a case study in transnational exchange and cooperation between Georgia Tech (GT) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA and Khalifa University (KU) in Abu Dhabi, UAE around the design of a biomedical engineering course delivered using PDL. Although the underlying framework of the innovative pedagogy was adopted from GT, various local elements were implemented to ensure cultural compatibility. The main hypothesis postulates that cultural consideration is critical to the successful globalization of a learning pedagogy. Cultural relevance and sensitivity are critical to effective cross-cultural transfer.
AB - Innovative learning pedagogies are increasingly used in the west towards equipping graduating engineers with the set of skills and competencies essential for the engineer of the 21st century. The successful globalization of such pedagogies in the developing world is key to educational reform and the building of sustainable knowledge-based economies. In this paper, we report on the development of an exportable model for effective Problem-Driven Learning (PDL), a problem-based learning pedagogy, transfer across cultures. The system is demonstrated using a case study in transnational exchange and cooperation between Georgia Tech (GT) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA and Khalifa University (KU) in Abu Dhabi, UAE around the design of a biomedical engineering course delivered using PDL. Although the underlying framework of the innovative pedagogy was adopted from GT, various local elements were implemented to ensure cultural compatibility. The main hypothesis postulates that cultural consideration is critical to the successful globalization of a learning pedagogy. Cultural relevance and sensitivity are critical to effective cross-cultural transfer.
KW - 21st century skills
KW - Cross cultural transfer
KW - Engineering education
KW - Globalization
KW - Problem-driven-learning (PDL)
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84959347078
SN - 0949-149X
VL - 32
SP - 310
EP - 323
JO - International Journal of Engineering Education
JF - International Journal of Engineering Education
IS - 1
ER -