Improving Transnational Education in Timber Construction by the Use of Project-Based Learning Approach: As Evaluated by Teachers and Students

Mortesen Andrea (), Tupenaite Laura (), Naimaviciene Jurga (), Kanapeckiene Loreta (), Amado Miguel (), Hamburg Pille () and Taylor Roger Howard ()
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Mortesen Andrea: VIA University College, Horsens, Denmark
Tupenaite Laura: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, Lithuania
Naimaviciene Jurga: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, Lithuania
Kanapeckiene Loreta: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, Lithuania
Amado Miguel: Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Hamburg Pille: Tallinn University of Applied Sciences, Tallinn, Estonia
Taylor Roger Howard: VIA University College, Horsens, Denmark

Baltic Journal of Real Estate Economics and Construction Management, 2019, vol. 7, issue 1, 228-244

Abstract: The atmospheric CO2 is now at the highest level seen (400 ppm) and the construction sector is responsible for 36 % of all greenhouse gases. One way to reduce this negative impact is to use more sustainable and environmentally friendly materials such as timber in the construction. To direct the sector towards this goal, the Erasmus+ project HiTimber (“Sustainable High-Rise Buildings Designed and Constructed in Timber”) was initiated in 2017. With the objective of developing an international and trans-disciplinary course in design, construction and management of sustainable high-rise timber buildings, project-based learning (PBL) was applied. The aim of the paper is to examine the effects of the PBL by examples and results from the HiTimber workshops. The presented results are the approbation of scientifically-practical results, derived from surveys conducted in 2018 and 2019 where 29 teachers and 45 students evaluated the PBL-based workshops. In general, all teachers and 85 % of students were satisfied with the PBL approach; the students were more engaged, motivated and successful in their studies. However, the transition from traditional teaching to PBL has its challenges and requires time, effort and strong commitment from both students and teachers to be effective.

Keywords: Education in timber construction; evaluation; improvement of learning; project-based learning (PBL) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.2478/bjreecm-2019-0014

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