Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
15th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, Sevilla, İspanya, 7 - 08 Kasım 2022, ss.8086-8091
Pedagogical innovation in higher education is increasingly a necessity
to adapt to new audiences and differentiate among institutions. It
requires, however, training for teachers and tools that support them in
the design of their curricular units. This paper aims to present an
interactive platform to support higher education teachers in the
application of project-based learning (PBL) in higher education. PBL is
presented as one of the best exemplars of constructivist learning with
benefits in terms of students’ engagement, motivation and achievement.
However, it challenges teachers’ traditional conceptions of the
classroom and requires efforts to adjust rules and tasks both by
teachers and students. Carried out in the scope of the Restart for
Education in a Digital Era through Project-based E-learning
(RESTART4EDU) project, the development stages of the platform and its
evaluation by teachers, in the context of a summer school, are presented
in this proposal. The platform was developed according to the
principles of PBL project preparation, with suggestions and indications
for improvement in each of the essential aspects. The content and the
usability were evaluated by a group of teachers from three European
countries and their responses, recorded in open format, point out to
clear benefits of this tool to support teachers in developing their
projects. However, suggestions for improvement in terms of
interactivity, design and usability were made. Contributions to the
development of the platform, as well as implications for pedagogical
practices in higher education and research are presented.