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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PEER TUTORING IN THE FIELD OF TEACHING BASIC ASTRONOMICAL CONCEPTS AMONG OLDER PRESCHOOLERS AND YOUNGER PUPILS. A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
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Applying case studies to teaching architectural investment
PublicationCase studies enable students to encounter practical issues during their education. Experiments conducted in class employing this method often feature simplified models of real-world situations. However, they still enable students to encounter actual problems, to which theoretical knowledge is applied. In architectural education, students carrying out semester projects usually rely on data provided by the teacher, without wondering...
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Factors Affecting the Effectiveness of Military Training in Virtual Reality Environment
PublicationIn this paper, we explored the factors influencing the effectiveness of military trainings performed in a virtual reality environment. The rationale for taking up the topic is the fact that such trainings are often conducted under specific operational procedures. These procedures may create rigorous frameworks for all elements of the learning environment, including the teacher’s performance. Therefore, to ensure the most conducive...
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Modern remote sensing and the challenges facing education systems in terms of its teaching
PublicationCurrently the fastest growing area of geodesy is undoubtedly remote sensing. The importance that it has recently conducted on the effectiveness of worldwide research determines its huge success. Examination of the specific characteristics of objects without direct contact with them is a key feature has opened the way to the new very interesting areas of contemporary research. In this light, it seems reasonable to say that there...
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Maszyny elektryczne wokół nas. Poszukiwanie dróg do nauczania na kierunku Elektrotechnika Politechniki Gdańskiej = Electrical machines around us. searching for teaching ways at electrical engineering of the Gdansk University of Technology
PublicationStreszczenie angielskie: This paper provides a summary of the didactic assumptions, goals and approach concerning the syllabus and description/modelling of electrical machines (EM) for teaching in the field of power electrical engineering at the Gdansk University of Technology. They have been used to write e-text book entitled "Electrical machines around us" that covered the lectures on electrical machines given for the second...
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Is This Distance Teaching Planning That Bad?
PublicationIn spring 2020, university courses were moved into the virtual space due to the Covid-19 lockdown. In this paper, we use experience from courses at Gdańsk University of Technology and ETH Zurich to identify core problems in distance teaching planning and to discuss what to do and what not to do in teaching planning after the pandemic. We conclude that we will not return to the state of (teaching) affairs that we had previously....
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Study on Strategy in University Laboratory Class Teaching
PublicationLaboratory teaching is a critical way to ensure the effective input of techniques in engineering learning. Laboratory teaching not only contributes to improving course quality but also helps enrich comprehensive engineering application ability. However, there are some typical problems in current university laboratory teaching, such as rigid and isolated course design, outdated contents and materials, and not encouraging innovation...
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The High Quality Business School Academic Teacher of the 21st Century – Polish Students’ Perspective
PublicationThe literature shows that the success and competence of future managers depend on the quality of their academic teachers. Moreover high quality study requires high quality lecturing/teaching that creates an environment in which deep learning outcomes are made possible for students. The aim was to identify the characteristics of the academic teacher working at business schools, according to the expectations of Polish students...
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Improvements to the STEAM-based teaching of architectural drawing
PublicationThe author of this article presents a systemic approach to improving the teaching of architectural drawing courses for engineers in the 21st Century. In this era of rapid development of digital technologies, the traditional teaching structure should be redefined to a purpose-oriented dynamic model. The existing, generally accepted teaching models have already proved successfully based on the practice-oriented STEAM programme, which...
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Blended Learning in Teaching Safety of Electrical Installations
PublicationBlended learning becomes more commonly used in teaching information technology or other subjects, which involve practice in computer laboratories. In case of subjects with no access to computer rooms blended learning supports lecturing and teaching classes e.g. interactive lessons. The article presents the use of blended learning forms in Gdansk University of Technology in teaching the subject of Safety of Electrical Installations....
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Application of Open-Hardware-Based Solutions for Rapid Transition From Stationary to the Remote Teaching Model During Pandemic
PublicationWhile research indicates usefulness of remote laboratories in teaching of digital hardware systems, their main application is to complement stationary classes. This work presents a low-cost, scalable architecture that supports rapid transformation of teaching to a model based solely on remote access mechanisms. Background: Adaptation of online laboratory solutions from the literature to en-masse teaching of digital circuits is...
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Green analytical chemistry: Social dimension and teaching
PublicationGreen Analytical Chemistry (GAC) is the idea which every analytical chemist should be familiar of. Due to continuous improvement in the subject both from the aspects of theory and experimentation, the dynamic way analytical chemistry studies are evolving in the frame of chemistry degrees should not be surprising. Recently, many efforts have been made in order to include Green Chemistry principles to Education, also in the field...
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Podejście środowiskowe w dydaktyce projektowania Sustainable approach in teaching of design
PublicationThe aim of the paper is to assess the inclusion of academic teaching design to the process of sustainable development and proposals for an integrated approach in training architects. The article presents an original interpretation of environmental design in the field of architecture and urban planning. The significance of the environmental perspective is presented in the context of growing spatial and social fragmentation. The...
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Developing competences for cooperation in international teams - tools and methods
PublicationThe article presents the training methods that can be used to develop intercultural competences which are extremely important while working in intercultural teams. The mentioned methods like: case-studies, collaborating, role-play simulations, team working, video presentations and others are presented on the basis of authors’ experiences while teaching the international groups of students at Faculty of Management and Economics...
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EIA in teaching sustainable development and environmental protection in engineering education
PublicationA multifaceted approach in teaching the environmental impact assessment (EIA) as a way to stress the role of environmental education in technical sciences is the focus of this article. The EIA is an example of an effective tool that supports spatial planning in implementing sustainable development. The aim is to present the idea and benefits of a facilitative and collaborative approach in teaching the EIA, stressing the role of...
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Valuation of architectural heritage by multicultural student groups
PublicationIn this article, the author addresses the education of architecture students in the field of architectural history and the determination of the value of architectural objects. Important changes at present are underway concerning this. Both the role of architectural history in architectural education and content in architectural history curricula is changing. The need for re-evaluation...
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Chosen Methods Supporting Didacts of Descriptive Geometry
PublicationThe article presents reflections on the practical ways of supporting the teaching processes of descriptive geometry in the context of psychological theories of learning and motivation.
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Teaching civil engineering in English at Gdansk University of Technology
PublicationThe effects of globalization, as well as many possibilities of easy and cheap ways of travelling, have led to the increase in number of different types of university studies conducted in English. This paper describes advantages and disadvantages after seven years of experience of conducting three-semester MSc Studies in Civil Engineering in English at Gdansk University of Technology, Poland. The studies started in 2009 after a...
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Wizualizacja zagadnień przestrzennych w Adobe Acrobat 3D = Visualization of Spatial Issues in Adobe Acrobat 3D
PublicationThe article presents the use of 3D PDF for visualization of selected spatial issues, which can be used in teaching materials, as well as during lectures of descriptive geometry.
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The issues of participation in didactics of design. Case studies
PublicationThis article seeks to present and assess the usefulness of didactic methods aimed at preparing future architects for their role in the process of social participation. The article focuses on [a] a general overview of selected participation methods and tools, along with the examples of their application in the context of spatial management in Poland; [b] an overview of teaching methods used with a view to enhancing participation...