Design for Effective Teaching and Learning in Technical Education

We talk of design of a product for its strength, manufacture, assembly, recycling, product life cycles, etc. However, the methodologies used to teach these subjects are generally old-fashioned, for example, using a blackboard and one-way communication from a teacher to students. Only some cosmetic changes have happened in this process such as using an overhead or LCD projector. In fact, in many instances, the use of latter equipments increases the pace of the teacher, and makes the lecture more difficult for the students to understand. Also, the scope of two-way communication is greatly reduced. In order to overcome such situation the author has developed some teaching methodologies, which are full of fun. This paper explains how these methodologies can be designed so that they are effective in a classroom environment. It is hoped that such teachings will greatly enhance the students’ interest in their courses, and make them more knowledgeable in those areas.