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Korean Journal of General Education 2017;11(3):459-488.
Published online June 30, 2017.
Education Model on Engineering Essay Writing utilizing Smart Devices
Young Mee Hwang, Jeong Ahn Yoon
스마트 기기를 활용한 공학에세이 쓰기 교육 모델
황영미, 윤정안
Abstract
This paper begins under the premise that a new method of education is deemed necesary at the dawn of the 4th industrial revolution. Following this change, it is necessary to contemplate and research on the use of smart devices in the course of writing education. Among the various existing writing courses of various fields, this paper focuses on the case study of engineering students. The presented case is a part of a training course for engineering students, one in which students learn the skill of delivering the professional knowledge that they have learned to the public in a manner easy to comprehend. The study proposes an education model in this essay writing course. Through the writing course, engineering students develop their ability to write logical and persuasive essays. In addition, the advantage of smart devices is that it allows the student and teacher to interact without the boundaries of time and location. Furthermore, by proceeding group projects in on and off line cooperative learning, engineering students learn to overcome the common fear of writing. The class initiates with a brainstorming session, which is overseen and given feed back from the professor using Kakao Talk. The following steps, such as the selection of theme and abstract development is also supervised and responded through Kakao Talk. In the course of writing, data is collected through real time access to social media such as Facebook, and the writing is done together through Google Document. A revision and discussion session is continued after the presentation of the essays through LMS. Finally, the course is complete after revision of the manuscript and submssion. This paper aims to contribute to the cultivation of communication skills in the 4th industrial revolution by introducing the use of smart devices to the education method of cooperative engineering writing.
Key Words: Engineering Essay, Smart Education Model, Education in the 4th Industrial Revolution, Writing Course for Engineering Students, Faculty Writing
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