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Digital transformation in engineering education: a gap between teaching and management

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Minneapolis, MN

Publication Date

August 23, 2022

Start Date

June 26, 2022

End Date

June 29, 2022

Conference Session

Computers in Education 11 - Modulus 3

Page Count

20

DOI

10.18260/1-2--40910

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Inesmar Briceno Rivero Universidad Andres Bello

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Techonology and System profesional, with extensive knowledge in programming, Teacher with more than 15 years of experience at the university level in the area of ​​information technology. Solid knowledge in object-oriented programming and agile methodologies, ability to analyze, manage and document projects and Digital transformation.

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Maria Elena Truyol Universidad Andres Bello

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María Elena Truyol, Ph.D., is full professor and researcher of the Universidad Andrés Bello (UNAB). She graduated as physics teacher (for middle and high school), physics (M.Sc.) and Ph.D. in Physics at Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina. In 2013 she obtained a three-year postdoctoral position at the Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil. Her focus is set on educational research, physics education, problem-solving, design of instructional material and teacher training. She teaches undergraduate courses related to environmental management, energy and fundamentals of industrial processes at the School of Engineering, UNAB. She currently is coordinating the Educational and Academic Innovation Unit at the School of Engineering (UNAB) that is engaged with the continuing teacher training in active learning methodologies at the three campuses of the School of Engineering (Santiago, Viña del Mar and Concepción, Chile). She authored several manuscripts in the science education area, joined several research projects, participated in international conferences with oral presentations and key note lectures and serves as referee for journals, funding institutions and associations.

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Abstract

Since the emergence of industry 4.0, digital tools have been employed in digital transformation (DT) processes in companies and organizations both public and private. Universities have been working on the incorporation of these new paradigms into their study curriculum, seeking to train engineers in a comprehensive manner for the current job market. The School of Engineering from a private university in Chile, enjoying the highest enrollment numbers in engineering careers nationwide, has made innovations in its curriculum in order to incorporate DT across all of its subjects. Professionals by and large acknowledge the importance of DT, while those associated to professional training recognize as necessary its inclusion in the curriculum. However, in recent years with the appearance of Covid19, online teaching through LMS became necessary, and it was subsequently noted that not all lecturers were able to adequately adapt to the use of available technologies for their online classes. There was thus a need to to identify this gap that could indicate weaknesses in the curricular innovation process to include DT and would thus allow the creation of improvement guidelines in relation to the preparation of the teachers involved. This present study aims to look into perceptions held by School of Engineering lecturers regarding the importance DT and any barriers had on the use of digital tools in relation to their reaching, Surveys were applied to ascertain Lecturer´s perception regarding DT usefulness and to determine how much they actually use digital tools, using quantitative data analysis methods. Preliminary research results show a gap in taking-up basic technology that lecturers employ in their class, even though they acknowledge the importance of incorporating DT in the curriculum. Implications are discussed in relation to possible strategies that the School of Engineering may have in improving DT uptake, not only at the level of the curriculum, but also from each teacher in their classroom.

Briceno Rivero, I., & Truyol, M. E. (2022, August), Digital transformation in engineering education: a gap between teaching and management Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--40910

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