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ISSN: 1690-4524 (Online)


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Quantitative Endosurgery Process Analysis by Machine Learning Method
Bojan Nokovic, Andrew Lambe
(pages: 1-7)

Modelling Student Performance in a Structural Steel Graduate-Based Module: A Comparative Analysis Between K-Nearest Neighbor and Dummy Classifiers
Masengo Ilunga, Omphemetse Zimbili, Phahlani Mampilo, Agarwal Abhishek
(pages: 8-15)

Interoperable Digital Skills for Foreign Languages Education in the COVID-19 Paradigm
Rusudan Makhachashvili, Ivan Semenist, Iryna Vorotnykova
(pages: 16-20)

Education, Training and Informatics Go Hand in Hand in (Foreign) Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) – Case Studies From Live and Online Classrooms
Ekaterini Nikolarea
(pages: 21-29)

Enhancing Pedagogical and Digital Competencies Through Digital Tools: A Proposal for Semi-schooled Language Teaching Programs in Oaxaca, Mexico
José de Jesús Bautista Hernández, Eduardo Bustos Farías, Norma Patricia Maldonado Reynoso
(pages: 30-35)

Railway Track Degradation Modelling Using Finite Element Analysis: A Case Study in South Africa
Ntombela Lunga, Masengo Ilunga
(pages: 36-50)

Continuum of Academic Collaboration: Issues of Inconsistent Terminology in Multilingual Context
Cristo Leon, James Lipuma, Marcos O. Cabobianco, Maria B. Daizo
(pages: 51-62)

Peat Resource Management and Climate Change Mitigation Issues – Case of Latvia
Anita Titova, Natalja Lace
(pages: 63-70)

Using Geospatial Computation Intelligence for Mapping Temporal Evolution of Urban Built-up in Selected Areas of the Ekurhuleni Municipality, South Africa
Jo-Anne Correia, Masengo Ilunga
(pages: 71-80)

Cybernetics and Informatics of Generative AI for Transdisciplinary Communication in Education
Rusudan Makhachashvili, Ivan Semenist
(pages: 81-88)

Navigating Psychological Riptides: How Seafarers Cope and Seek Help for Mental Health Needs
Coleen Abadicio, Stella Louise Arenas, Rosette Renee Hahn, Angel Berry Maleriado, Ramon Miguel Mariano, Rodolfo Antonio Ma. Zabella, Genejane Adarlo
(pages: 89-98)


 

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Using Case Study Videos as an Effective Active Learning Tool to Teach Software Development Best Practices (Invited Paper)

Sushil Acharya, Priyadarshan Manohar, Peter Wu


The fundamental challenge to a solution to improve software quality is in the people and processes that develop software products. Imparting real world experiences in software development best practices to undergraduate students is often a challenge due to the lack of effective learning tools. This pedagogical requirement is important because graduates are expected to develop software that meets rigorous quality standards. Certain best practices are difficult to comprehend by course lectures alone and are enhanced with supplemental learning tools. Realizing the necessity of such teaching tools, we designed and developed six (6) delivery hours of case study videos for use in courses that impart knowledge on Software Verification & Validation (SV&V) topics viz. requirements engineering, and software reviews. We see case study videos as an effective active learning tool in our flipped classroom approach. We present our design of the case study video in its generic components envisioning how it may be used in general. To evaluate our active learning tools we mapped the learning objectives of the case Study videos to the expected learning outcomes for ABET accreditation of an undergraduate engineering program. Our implementation has been disseminated to partner institutions. Results of delivery in a faculty workshop and in two different university courses are shared.

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