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Overview and analysis of collaborative CAD capabilities

The report presents a set of characteristics that an e-learning platform could conveniently embed to support the activities of a project-based learning (PBL) design course more effectively and efficiently. A first prototype that integrates existing e-learning platforms (Moodle) and other ICT tools that can support collaboration and project execution have been used within a PBL course geographically distributed in four countries. More than 30 Mechanical Engineering students from Austria, Italy, Croatia and Slovenia worked in groups to address a design task in the domain of white goods and interacted with the e-learning infrastructure prototype. The outcomes of this interaction provide early evidence which shows the lacks of current e-learning platforms. Their integration with already existing online tools is needed to effectively support the different stages of the design process and their related activities, such as project management, concept generation, idea sharing in collaborative contexts and embodiment of solutions, besides distant communication among team members.

e-learning ; ICT tools ; project-based learning

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