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Item Engineering Education and Technological/Professional Learning(MDPI, 2019-11-22) Viegas, C.; Marques, A.; Alves, G. R.; García-Peñalvo, F. J.The focus of this Special Issue is aimed at enhancing the discussion of Engineering Education, particularly related to technological and professional learning. It was associated with TEEM’18 (6th International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality), in particular the special track (under the same nomination) [1] from which the authors of the best works were invited to submit an extension of their paper. Later, it was also associated with CASHE’19 (1st Conference on Academic Success in Higher Education). In parallel, since this special issue had an open call, several works were submitted, from different universities and countries (Australia, Canada, Japan, Portugal, Spain, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom), creating a more global view of different, yet similar concerns.Item Didactical use of a remote lab: a qualitative reflection of a teacher(ACM, 2019-10-16) Lima, N.; Viegas, C.; García-Peñalvo, F. J.This work describes the teacher reflections about a didactical implementation using a remote laboratory and their impact on his practice. These reflections are analyzed from three different perspectives: how the literature review influenced the design of the didactical implementation (namely the first); how his reflection upon his practice influenced its modifications; how his research activity impacted and affected his teaching practices in the subsequent implementations and guided the modifications made. The remote lab was introduced in a Physics Course in an Engineering degree and was intended to be a learning space where students had the opportunity to practice before the lab class, supporting the development of experimental competences, fundamental in an engineer profile. After the first implementation in 2016/17 academic year it has undergone two subsequent editions with adjustments and modifications. Some features previously reported in literature such as: teacher’s experience with VISIR, the importance of an introductory activity and defining VISIR tasks objectives, were corroborated by the teacher during his practice and research. Others, such as the difficulty some students have in understanding the difference between simulation and remote labs appeared directly from his practice and were pursued in his research in order to deeply understand its implications.Item 21st Century Challenges in Engineering and Technological learning(ACM, 2017-10-18) Viegas, C.; Marques, A.; Alves, Gustavo R.The success of 21st century engineers1 depends on demanding challenges, involving a large scope of scientific and social competences. College education must help students to develop those competences in collaborative environments and better address these needs. Developing students’ knowledge and skills in contextualized engineering environments, practicing teamwork, leadership, decision-making, experimental work and critical thinking are some of the important aspects addressed in this track.Item The VISIR+ Project – Helping Contextualize Math in an Engineering Course(IEEE, 2017-06-06) Lima, N.; Zannin, M.; Viegas, C.; Marques, A.; Alves, Gustavo R.; Felgueiras, M. C.; Costa, R.; Fidalgo, A.; da Silva, J. B.; Pozzo, M. I.; Dobboletta, E.; Gustavsson, I.; García-Peñalvo, F. J.The long-term goal of engineering education is to prepare students to work as engineers. Being a practical profession, laboratories play a crucial role in illustrating concepts and principles as well as improving technical skills. In the last decades the use of online resources (simulators and remote labs) has been growing, either as a complementary and/or as an alternative way of developing experimental competences. In the scope of the VISIR+ Project, this work presents the first results of a didactical implementation using simultaneously the remote laboratory VISIR (Virtual Instrument Systems in Reality), simulation and calculus in a Math Course at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC). The preliminary results indicate that the use of several resources increases students’ performance, boosting their learning and competence development.