Learning Styles

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Learning Styles

• In engineering courses, most profs tend to teach
  verbally, intuitively, passively
• Many engineering students tend to be visual,
  sensing, active learners
• What if theres a mismatch for you?

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Learning Styles

• What if theres a mismatch for you?
• Remember, youre responsible for your own
  learning.
• Find out what you need to make a match.
• Talk to your prof
• Talk with others who are likely to know
• Consult supplementary sources

3
Teamwork

• Teamwork provides opportunity for collaborative
  learning.
• Teamwork keeps you motivated.
• In the real world, almost all engineering is done
  in teams.

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Teamwork

• To make collaborative learning effective
• Work in groups of 3 or 4.
• Outline problem solutions by yourself first.
• Make sure everyone understand every solution.

5
Group Problem

• Name several computer ethical issues.
• For each one,
• in what way is it just another twist on an old
  ethical issue?
• whats new about it?

6
Group Discussion

• Read Scenario
• Do these ethical theories have anything to say
  about this?
• - ethical relativism
• - utilitarianism
• - deontological theory
• - another?

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Group

• All team members should sign the blue sheet.
• Write one thought that seemed important to your
  team.
• Write one question that came up in your team
  (that you might like to have discussed in class.)