A hybrid just-in-time / project-based learning approach to engineering education

Abstract

This paper introduces a hybrid Just-in-Time-Teaching (JiTT)/ Project-Based Learning (PBL) approach to ensure students are immersed in an active learning environment that enables them to achieve higher-order learning outcomes, while having a support structure that provides fundamental information in an engaging and efficient manner. The approach is illustrated for the level 2 course Water Engineering IIS2 in the School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering at the University of Adelaide. Surveys show that 85% of the students think that the hybrid JiTT/PBL approach is more conducive to learning than more traditional teaching formats.