collaborative work both on classroom and online. • In the case of partial experiences, except just one exception, the concept collaborative work and student-centered environments was strange for them, generating rejection among the students, as there was a common trend at the start aiming for individual work, instead of splitting tasks and gather all work afterwards. • The search for creative answers to questions proposed was encouraged by the fact that results and conclusions had to be presented online, avoiding simple plagiarism. • The creation of random working groups generated some conflicts at the start of the experience, caused by the differences of skills and involvement attitudes of the group’s members
a number of engineering and science fields making difficult to be covered in asingle course. However, renewable energy has a great potential for multi-disciplinary projects,both at undergraduate and graduate levels. Such projects can involve electrical, mechanical,civil, and chemical engineering aspects while still being accessible to undergraduate students.Design and development of renewable energy projects allow students to work on projects thatcan be relevant to current leading edge research and technologies. The development, content andstructure of an alternative energy course as part of this effort to embed renewable energy into ourcurriculum are also presented. Course motivation is outlined and a detailed description of thetopics