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Engineering education in change. A case study on the impact of digital transformation on content and teaching methods in different engineering disciplines
KTH, School of Industrial Engineering and Management (ITM), Learning, Learning in Stem.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4115-6584
Technology Education at Strömstad Academy, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3973-3466
School of Social Science, Reykjavik University, Reykjavik, Iceland.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9831-5056
KTH, School of Industrial Engineering and Management (ITM), Learning.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4954-6747
2024 (English)In: European Journal of Engineering Education, ISSN 0304-3797, E-ISSN 1469-5898, Vol. 49, no 1, p. 70-93Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This study investigates the question of how Engineering education in the Nordic region responds to the challenge of educating future engineers who are ready for professional practice in a digital world. Particular interest is put on identifying who is responsible for the implementation of digital knowledge and what and how subject content is addressed. Our study draws on Bernstein’s pedagogical device model (Bernstein, B. 2002. “Editorial: Basil Bernstein’s Theory of Social Class, Educational Codes and Social Control.” British Journal of Sociology of Education 23 (4): 525–526). The study focuses on the questions of if/how digital transformation leads to change of engineering education content and/or pedagogical approaches. Narratives of 20 university teachers have been collected and analysed. Findings reveal three areas of consideration; there is a connection between how digital knowledge is valued and how the subject is introduced in engineering education, differences in digital knowledge can be linked to the generation gap and, universities are seldom seen as the driving force for digital innovation. It is concluded that education must reflect on the purpose for which digitalisation takes place, continuous training targeting digital transformation should be offered to senior teachers and, universities need to provide increased focus and dedicated time for educational development.

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Informa UK Limited , 2024. Vol. 49, no 1, p. 70-93
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-340912DOI: 10.1080/03043797.2023.2285794ISI: 001115505600001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85179971558OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-340912DiVA, id: diva2:1819989
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