The comparative study of the ICT collaborative environments in master courses ITC Euromaster and A/E/C University of Stanford

Robert Klinc (1) , Andreja Istenič Starčič (1)

1 Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering

ICT collaborative environments surpasses old practices with drawing learning closer to a real life with interactivity and authenticity of real world problems in learning and consequently reducing de-contextualization in the learning process. Contemporary educational ICT usage in learning processes is student-centred. In 1993 University of Stanford (USA) started an ICT supported distance learning course named Architecture/Engineering/Construction Computer Integrated Global Teamwork Course (AEC Global Teamwork). The mission of the program is to educate the professionals to be able to work in multi discipline collaborative environments and to take advantage of information technologies to produce high quality products in faster and more economic way. In autumn 2001, nine European universities started the project in order to develop an inter university postgraduate programme in information technology in construction (ITC Euromaster). The paper presents a comparative study of both distance learning master courses with the focus on the ICT collaborative environments.

Mots clés: engineering education

Domaines: Environnements Informatiques pour l'Apprentissage Humain; Education

Robert Klinc, Andreja Istenič Starčič. The comparative study of the ICT collaborative environments in master courses ITC Euromaster and A/E/C University of Stanford. Conference ICL2007, September 26 -28, 2007, 2007, Villach, Austria. 14 p. ⟨hal-00588133⟩