Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haiyan Xie, University of Arkansas-Little Rock; James Tramel, University of Arkansas-Little Rock; Wei Shi, University of Florida; Mei Lu, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Construction

Engineering Education, 2006 Implementation of Virtual Study Group and Action Research in Online Construction Management CoursesAbstractDistance learning is now an alternative to traditional correspondence education method used inthe construction management courses to allow students more flexibility in their class and workschedules. But without meeting daily in classrooms, students do not have someone with whomto share impressions, problems, and projects around the studies, which can diminish the desirefor learning. To resolve the problem of lacking instant feedback from teaching staff or otherstudents, collaborative work and discussion are often encouraged in online-learning context. Forconstruction management courses