Innovative Approach to Assist Architecture Teachers in Choosing Practical Sessions

Oriol Pons-Valladares, S. M. Amin Hosseini and Jordi Franquesa
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Oriol Pons-Valladares: Department of Architectural Technology, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Av. Diagonal 649, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
S. M. Amin Hosseini: RESUME Tech, America St., 08041 Barcelona, Spain
Jordi Franquesa: Department of Urbanism and Regional Planning, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Av. Diagonal 649, 08028 Barcelona, Spain

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 12, 1-27

Abstract: This article presents the first results of the project Architecture 360, which focuses on learning alternatives for developing working skills in higher education courses, and specifically construction competences for architecture students. The project aims to help teachers to choose the best learning solutions for their classes from numerous alternatives of strategies, dynamics and activities. The assistance is based on developing a new approach that combines several methods (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT); multi-criteria decision-making; Delphi; and the Knapsack problem) and draws from teachers’ experience, a panel of experts’ expertise, the revised Bloom Taxonomy and neuroscience for education. The new approach to assisting university teachers in choosing the best practical learning alternatives was successfully developed and validated for the case study of a course at Barcelona Architecture School. In general, the approach defined the main strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of 26 learning alternatives. In the case study, the following optimized set of alternatives were identified: blended learning, challenge-based learning, reflective learning, videos of real cases, case studies, site visits, interactive simulation and gamification. Moreover, 23 activities were analysed. It was concluded, for instance, that active alternatives would improve implementation, including teachers’ available teaching materials and dedication outside class.

Keywords: higher education; integrated value model for sustainability assessment (MIVES); work-integrated learning; active learning; practical learning; neuroscience in education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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