A distance-learning Course on Indoor Environmental Comfort in Buildings

Authors

  • Manuel Gameiro Silva University of Coimbra
  • Luísa Dias Pereira University of Coimbra
  • João A. Dias Carrilho University of Coimbra
  • Joana Neto University of Coimbra
  • Maria José Marcelino University of Coimbra
  • Mário Mateus University of Coimbra
  • Nelson Silva Brito University of Coimbra
  • Sandra Pedrosa University of Coimbra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v11i5.7075

Keywords:

E-learning course, Indoor Environmental Comfort in Buildings, Moodle, Virtual labs

Abstract


A project for the creation and implementation of a distance-learning course on Indoor Environmental Comfort in Buildings (IECB) is presented. This course resulted from a request by Ordem dos Engenheiros (Portuguese engineering professional body) to the University of Coimbra. It was based on the Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) course of the Master in Energy for Sustainability and PhD in Sustainable Energy Systems of the University of Coimbra, coordinated by the first author. Jointly with the support of the Distance Education Service of the University of Coimbra, using as a starting point the existing contents of a formal discipline, the teaching methodologies and a set of activities were developed to implement a distance-learning course with a strong e-learning component by the students. Diversified strategies, using the existing platform running on Moodle, such as webinars, virtual laboratories, remote access labs, discussion forums and synchronous sessions, were tested to ensure a dynamic and interested engagement of the students along the course.

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Published

2017-07-24

How to Cite

Silva, M. G., Pereira, L. D., Carrilho, J. A. D., Neto, J., Marcelino, M. J., Mateus, M., … Pedrosa, S. (2017). A distance-learning Course on Indoor Environmental Comfort in Buildings. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), 11(5), pp. 118–129. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v11i5.7075

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Special Focus Papers