Innovative teaching tools for large multicultural cohorts in electrical engineering and electronics

摘要

Teaching a multicultural cohort is often a challenging task. This task becomes more challenging if the size of the cohort is large. Students in such cohorts often feel they are not having a personalised experience, isolated from the lectures and are usually dealt with as numbers. This results in a lack of enthusiasm and engagement as far as the students are concerned, and may jeopardise the teaching and learning process. Moreover, the lack of resources and staff shortages (high student-to-staff ratio) make the situation even worse. In such cases, the use of technology may provide solutions to the aforementioned problems in order to deliver a rich, personalised and engaging learning experience to the students. This paper presents a number of innovative teaching tools to enhance student experience. Student feedback has shown that the students are using these tools extensively, and their overall satisfaction is high.