Institute for the Future of Education Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico School of Engineering and Sciences Tecnologico de Monterrey, MexicoAbstractWith rapid advances in Industry 4.0 and 5.0 technologies, there is a growing need for a structuredapproach to continuing engineering education that supports lifelong learning and aligns withevolving industry demands. This paper presents an implementation proposal for a novelframework that integrates knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA) taxonomies, predictive analytics,and best practices in curriculum development. Designed to address the unique needs of theInformation and Communications Technology (INFOCOMM) workforce, which faces
, SDT is a theory that was created to examine whyhumans are consistently motivated to grow and how this is impacted by their personality, makingthe theory well-suited to apply to the context of student motivation to learning. Specifically, SDTposits that an individual’s task performance and well-being change based on the motivation theyhave for that task.Through rigorous empirical testing, three innate and fundamental psychological needs have beenidentified for all human beings. Needs are “the nutriments that are essential for optimal humandevelopment and integrity” [30, p. 337], [31], including competence, autonomy, and relatedness[30] - [32]. Competence is the feeling of acting or performing effectively within an environmentor task [32]. In
) practices, COIL emphasizes mutual learning throughcarefully designed collaborative tasks, providing students with an authentic internationalexperience without requiring physical mobility [2]. This method aligns seamlessly with thedemands of Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0, allowing engineering students to approach complex,multidisciplinary challenges from a global perspective [3].Intercultural competencies are regarded as vital components for academic achievement, personalgrowth towards becoming a global citizen, and relevance in the labor market [4]. The COILmethodology aims to cultivate digital and intercultural competencies as an integral component ofthe academic curriculum. Typically, COIL projects are characterized by a shared
continuouslearning. Lifelong learning is particularly crucial in this context as engineers must regularly updatetheir technical and non-technical competencies to navigate the evolving demands of their field [3,4]. Through lifelong learning, engineers can be better prepared to establish and sustain theiroccupational paths. By integrating lifelong learning into an engineer's career, engineers will beable to effectively tackle the complexities of modern engineering and actively contribute toinnovation and problem-solving at their workplace. This is because lifelong learning will enableengineers to adapt to new challenges, embrace emerging technologies, and stay competitive inthe workforce [5]. By cultivating a culture of continuous learning, engineers
, prioritizing, and documenting the feature requests, the team reviewed theirrequests through the lenses of the three theoretical frameworks discussed earlier in this paper:Contextualized Framework, CoI, and UDL. This was to ensure that each of the requestedfeatures was necessary to support evidence-based teaching and learning in an online professionaldevelopment environment. Table 1 illustrates which frameworks connect most directly to each ofthe general sets of features the team requested. Unsurprisingly, the team found that the first-tierpriority requests, or those most elemental to an LMS, connected most strongly to the CoI andUDL frameworks as they are both very much concerned with the design and curriculum aspectsof a learning experience. It