Teaching strategies and technology integration in developing blended learning of applied mathematics subject

Abstract

Applied Mathematics is a basic skill that determines the success of students in pursuing their education in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Besides having to understand concepts and be able to solve cases according to the topics taught, students are also required to be able to solve mathematical engineering problems in the application of mechanical engineering. This makes it a difficult subject for the majority of students. This difficulty is overcome by applying blended learning. This is done by integrating curriculum design with strategy and use of learning technology so that innovation and teaching excellence are formed to support the learning process of students. Learning strategies that can be applied include explanations of concepts, problem-based learning, problem-solving and case discussions. This learning strategy is supported by multimedia technology and internet-based, namely video tutorials, discussion of material and examples of online-based cases and online discussion forums. The process of face-to-face learning in class is still being carried out. The key to the success of this learning lies in the ability to create interactions between students and fellow students, with teachers, with the community, with the material with the use of existing technology.

empleo de videotutoriales en la era post COVID19: valoración e influencia en la identidad docente del futuro profesional

“…En este caso, situándonos en la Universidad de Salamanca, concretamente en la asignatura de Metodología de Investigación Educativa/Socioeducativa, impartida en las titulaciones de Educación Social, Magisterio Educación Primaria, Magisterio Educación Infantil y Pedagogía, uno de los recursos más empleados por el profesorado, tanto para el desarrollo de contenidos teóricos como prácticos, ha sido el videotutorial (Van der Meij & van der Meij, 2014;Karma et al, 2019), permitiendo a los estudiantes seguir las explicaciones del docente de manera asíncrona y repetir la visualización tantas ocasiones como considere necesarias.…”

“…El uso de videotutoriales ya era una práctica presente en contextos de educación superior como un elemento de apoyo tanto a la docencia presencial (Lai et al, 2017) como a la semipresencial (Karma et al, 2019) y la no presencial (Scagnoli et al, 2017).…”

Blended Learning is an Educational Innovation and Solution During the COVID-19 Pandemic

“…In choosing this strategy, the factor of the availability of learning technology should be considered. The ability to integrate these three things will determine our success in implementing blended learning (Karma et al, 2019). Situation factors and conditions related to the learning environment will also influence our learning design.…”

The cognitive process and influence in learning

“…This is due to a certain cognitive capacity that allows the student to make a mental elaboration of the causal implications of managing self-perceptions of ability and effort (Edel Navarro, 2003). Each human being is 62 different from another, not all of us think in the same way or act equally, usually, teachers tend to confuse effort with skill, just because a student tries hard, does not mean that he is going to have a better performance in their school life, on the other hand, skilled students tend to obtain better results in school development due to the skills that they have by nature, this being the strength of skilled students (Karma et al, 2019;Teel et al, 1998;Tulbure, 2012). Figure 1.…”