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DIGITAL LEARNING SIG WORKSHOP
M. Nu minena,1, A. Ga a d b
a Tampe e Uni e si y, Tampe e, Coun y, 0000-0001-7609-8348
b The Uni e si y o She ield, She ield, UK, 0000-0002-8872-0226
Con e ence Key A eas: Digi al ools and AI in enginee ing educa ion; Cu iculum
de elopmen and eme ging cu iculum models in enginee ing
Keywo ds:Digi al; AI; Skills; E ec i eness; Inclusi i y;
ABSTRACT
Digi al lea ning has become an in eg al pa o enginee ing educa ion. Dis up i e
e en s, including he COVID-19 pandemic and he mass adop ion o gene a i e AI,
ha e accele a ed he need o unde s and and e ec i ely u ilise digi al ools.
Enginee ing educa o s now ace he dual challenge o p epa ing s uden s o hese
echnologies and adap ing cu icula o a digi ally-o ien ed u u e. This wo kshop
aims o acili a e ne wo king and he sha ing o bes p ac ices among educa o s who
ei he ha e expe ise o seek o de elop hei p o iciency in digi al educa ion. The
session will include sho demons a ions o p ac ical digi al lea ning applica ions by
leading educa o s and an in e ac i e "wo ld ca é" session. This will enable
pa icipan s o collabo a i ely iden i y oppo uni ies and add ess conce ns ela ed o
digi al lea ning, speci ically ocusing on educa o e ec i eness, cu iculum impac ,
and p omo ing equi y and inclusion.
1 Co esponding Au ho
M Nu minen
[email p o ec ed]
1 BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE
Use o digi al ools has been in eg al o he deli e y o highe educa ion o decades.
One o he i s eco ded uses o i ual lea ning en i onmen s was by he UK
dis ance lea ning ins i u ion, “The Open Uni e si y” (Weinb en, D., 2018). D i en by
he a ailabili y o cheap pe sonal compu e s and inc easingly capable in e ne
connec ions, he adop ion o i ual lea ning en i onmen s g ew du ing he 1990s
and became mains eam by he ea ly 2000s. Digi al lea ning p omised ha
echnology would enhance s uden lea ning, imp o e ins uc ion quali y, and
inc ease educa o e ec i eness (Na ional Educa ion Associa ion, 2013). In addi ion,
digi al lea ning ools ha e he po en ial o p omo e equi y and inclusion. The
UNESCO Qingdao Decla a ion p o ides policy ecommenda ions o le e aging
in o ma ion and communica ion echnologies (ICT) o add ess educa ional
challenges and ensu e equi able quali y educa ion and li elong lea ning oppo uni ies
o all.
In la e 2020, he Eu opean Commission (Eu opean Commission, 2020) se an
ambi ious ac ion plan o os e a high-pe o ming digi al educa ion ecosys em,
enhance digi al skills and compe encies o he digi al ans o ma ion, and suppo
he es ablishmen o a digi al educa ion hub.
The COVID-19 pandemic c ea ed a s ep change in he use o digi al lea ning ools,
shi ing om an enhancemen o adi ional eaching me hods o a necessa y
equi emen o main ain educa ional deli e y. Wi h enewed in e na ional in e es in
digi al lea ning, publica ion in he ield d ama ically inc eased, including guidance
documen s (Na ional Fo um o he Enhancemen o Teaching and Lea ning in
Highe Educa ion, 2021), e iews (Gibbs, B., & Wood, G. C. (Eds.), 2020), and policy
documen s (O ganisa ion o Economic Co-ope a ion and De elopmen , 2022).
A u u e dis up ion o highe educa ion, and all o he sec o s, has begun wi h he
inc eased a ailabili y o AI.@ Implica ions o he eache and s uden ole manda e
ha educa o s a e equipped wi h knowledge o his new echnology (Uni ed S a es
Depa men o Educa ion. (2023). I is ad oca ed ha AI should augmen educa ional
expe iences and complemen , no eplace, he essen ial oles o eache s.@
A u u e dis up ion o highe educa ion, and all o he sec o s, has begun wi h he
inc eased a ailabili y o AI. Implica ions o eache and s uden oles manda e ha
educa o s be equipped wi h knowledge o his new echnology (Uni ed S a es
Depa men o Educa ion, 2023). I is ad oca ed ha AI should augmen educa ional
expe iences and complemen , no eplace, he essen ial oles o eache s.
A con e se opinion is ha AI could eplace he ole o educa o s. While mass
adop ion o AI ools occu ed in No embe 2022 wi h he elease o Cha GPT, he
echnology has been de eloping o many yea s. Ex apola ing he a e o p og ess
in he ield indica es ha he powe o cu en models will inc ease by exponen ial
o de s o magni ude in he coming yea s (Aschenb enne , 2024). In he e en o
achie ing AGI o supe in elligence, access o a digi al educa o as capable as a
human—albei a simulac um o one—will be inexpensi e, cus omised o each
lea ne , and always a ailable.
1.1 Ra ionale
Digi al echnology is ad ancing a an unp eceden ed and accele a ing pace. Fo
educa o s, his can be daun ing. Wi h he excep ion o a ew hough leade s in he
ield, mos educa o s will s uggle o keep up wi h de elopmen s in digi al echnology.
Wo king collabo a i ely will p o ide oppo uni ies o communi ies o suppo one
ano he .
The impac o a wo ldwide digi al ans o ma ion will be mul i ace ed. Highe
educa ion will need o add ess:
Wo k o ce capabili y: ensu ing s a in ol ed in he deli e y o educa ion ha e
he echnical skills o u ilise digi al lea ning ools e ec i ely o emain
compe i i e.
Cu iculum ele ance: ensu ing he digi al skills s uden s a e lea ning a e i
o pu pose in a digi al/AI wo ld.
Value p oposi ion: ensu ing he alue p o ided by highe educa ion emains
ele an compa ed o educa ion o e ed by al e na i e p o ide s.
2 WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES
2.1 Ta ge audience
The wo kshop will be open o anyone in ol ed wi h enginee ing educa ion, including
academics, echnicians, o adminis a o s who wish o discuss digi al educa ion. This
could include, bu is no limi ed o, an audience:
Wi h expe ise in a pa icula ield o digi al lea ning looking o sha e hei
expe ience.
Seeking inspi a ion on how o use digi al lea ning mo e e ec i ely.
Unsu e o daun ed by digi al educa ion and looking o suppo om he SIG.
2.2 Expec ed lea ning ou comes
By he end o he wo kshop, a endees will ha e:
A g ea e awa eness o he Digi al Lea ning SIG.
Sha ed examples o digi al lea ning applica ions used by SEFI membe s.
A ne wo k o educa o s o suppo he de elopmen o hei use o digi al
educa ion me hods.
By he end o he wo kshop, SIG o ganise s will ha e:
An unde s anding o he b ead h o digi al lea ning ac oss membe s.
Iden i ied he scope, a eas, and me hods o suppo SIG membe s.
3 WORKSHOP DESIGN
3.1 Time plan
The ime plan o he sessions is desc ibed in Table 1. The pas , p esen , and u u e
o digi al educa ion will be p o ided as backg ound and in oduc ion. This will be
ollowed by wo ac i i ies. The i s is a se ies o e y sho (1–2 minu es, depending
on he numbe o p esen e s) “show and ell” pi ches om a endees o demons a e
hei applica ions o digi al lea ning. These will be ocused and speci ically amed
a ound he success o he digi al lea ning ool in add essing a p oblem encoun e ed
by he p esen e . P esen e s will be app oached and con i med in ad ance o he
wo kshop.
The second is a "wo ld ca é" me hod o ne wo king and in e ac ion. The session will
close wi h a ound able ga he ing o a endees' ideas o SIG ac ion planning, based
on he wo ld ca é able discussions.
Table 1. Digi al Lea ning SIG wo kshop ime plan
Run ime Ac i i y No es
5 min Ga he and in oduc ion
10 min Digi al Lea ning Show and Tell
5 mins In oduce and explain Wo ld Ca e
30 mins Digi al Lea ning Wo ld Ca é
10 min Closing discussion and ac ion planning
3.2 In e ac i i y
The p ocess o he wo ld ca é will be explained o a endees du ing he session.
Th ee ables will be se up, each discussing he ollowing opics:
Digi al lea ning ools o inc ease e ec i eness
How digi al lea ning will impac he cu iculum
P omo ing and suppo ing equali y and inclusion wi h digi al lea ning
A each able, a endees will be p omp ed o discuss:
Oppo uni ies c ea ed h ough digi al lea ning ools
Tac ics a endees ha e expe ience wi h ha wo k well and sol e p oblems
Conce ns o ba ie s o using digi al lea ning ools
How he SIG can bes suppo membe s
Each a endee will spend 10 minu es a each able and hen o a e. A e 30 minu es,
each a endee will ha e isi ed all ables. A each able, he e will be p e-p epa ed
shee s o pape wi h p omp ques ions and space o cap u e a endees' hough s and
commen s. The numbe o epe i ions o each able discussion can be inc eased
based on he numbe o a endees.
4 WORKSHOP RESULTS
The wo kshop will in o m he ac ion planning o he SIG. The p esen a ion om he
show-and- ell will be cap u ed and dissemina ed o a endees. Ou pu s om he wo
ac i i ies and he wo ld ca é will iden i y me hods o suppo membe s o he SIG and
a eas o conce n o ocus o he nex 12 mon hs.
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