Collaborating in a virtual engineering internship

Cynthia D'Angelo; Golnaz Arastoopour; Naomi Chesler; David Williamson Shaffer

Collaborating in a virtual engineering internship

Cynthia D'Angelo
, Golnaz Arastoopour
, Naomi Chesler
, David Williamson Shaffer

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Abstract

Teamwork and collaboration are vital 21st century skills that students need to master. Specially designed epistemic games modeled after professional practica can help students build and practice these skills. This paper presents preliminary results from a virtual engineering internship, an epistemic game for introductory engineering undergraduates. The game was designed to help build students' skills in teamwork and collaboration while providing experiences relevant to engineering and design. After the internship students reported a better understanding of what engineers do and about the practice of engineering. Students also made content learning gains. Students overwhelmingly enjoyed the experience and felt encouraged to stay on an engineering career path.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Connecting Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning to Policy and Practice
Subtitle of host publication	CSCL 2011 Conf. Proc. - Short Papers and Posters, 9th International Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference
Pages	626-630
Number of pages	5
State	Published - 2011
Externally published	Yes
Event	9th International Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference: Connecting Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning to Policy and Practice, CSCL 2011 - Hong Kong, China Duration: Jul 4 2011 → Jul 8 2011

Publication series

Name	Connecting Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning to Policy and Practice: CSCL 2011 Conf. Proc. - Short Papers and Posters, 9th International Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conf.
Volume	2

Other

Other	9th International Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference: Connecting Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning to Policy and Practice, CSCL 2011
Country/Territory	China
City	Hong Kong
Period	7/4/11 → 7/8/11

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Networks and Communications
Computer Science Applications

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D'Angelo, C., Arastoopour, G., Chesler, N., & Shaffer, D. W. (2011). Collaborating in a virtual engineering internship. In Connecting Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning to Policy and Practice: CSCL 2011 Conf. Proc. - Short Papers and Posters, 9th International Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference (pp. 626-630). (Connecting Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning to Policy and Practice: CSCL 2011 Conf. Proc. - Short Papers and Posters, 9th International Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conf.; Vol. 2).

Collaborating in a virtual engineering internship. / D'Angelo, Cynthia; Arastoopour, Golnaz; Chesler, Naomi et al.
Connecting Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning to Policy and Practice: CSCL 2011 Conf. Proc. - Short Papers and Posters, 9th International Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference. 2011. p. 626-630 (Connecting Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning to Policy and Practice: CSCL 2011 Conf. Proc. - Short Papers and Posters, 9th International Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conf.; Vol. 2).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

D'Angelo, C, Arastoopour, G, Chesler, N & Shaffer, DW 2011, Collaborating in a virtual engineering internship. in Connecting Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning to Policy and Practice: CSCL 2011 Conf. Proc. - Short Papers and Posters, 9th International Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference. Connecting Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning to Policy and Practice: CSCL 2011 Conf. Proc. - Short Papers and Posters, 9th International Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conf., vol. 2, pp. 626-630, 9th International Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference: Connecting Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning to Policy and Practice, CSCL 2011, Hong Kong, China, 7/4/11.

D'Angelo C, Arastoopour G, Chesler N, Shaffer DW. Collaborating in a virtual engineering internship. In Connecting Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning to Policy and Practice: CSCL 2011 Conf. Proc. - Short Papers and Posters, 9th International Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference. 2011. p. 626-630. (Connecting Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning to Policy and Practice: CSCL 2011 Conf. Proc. - Short Papers and Posters, 9th International Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conf.).

D'Angelo, Cynthia ; Arastoopour, Golnaz ; Chesler, Naomi et al. / Collaborating in a virtual engineering internship. Connecting Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning to Policy and Practice: CSCL 2011 Conf. Proc. - Short Papers and Posters, 9th International Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference. 2011. pp. 626-630 (Connecting Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning to Policy and Practice: CSCL 2011 Conf. Proc. - Short Papers and Posters, 9th International Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conf.).

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