Engineering Pedagogy in Chilean Context: Some Results from the PEDING-Project

Abstract

This paper presents the results of the research project “Pedagogy in Engineering in Chilean Universities” (PEDING-Project). The aim of the PEDING-Project was the development and testing of training modules for teaching qualifications of teaching staff in academic Engineering Education based in the IGIP Curriculum offered for the TU Dresden. The project was led by Prof. Hortsch (Chair of Didactics of Vocational Learning of the TU Dresden and President of IGIP) and funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). The PEDING-Project is a binational university effort – Germany and Chile and consisted of a group of academics from the Chair of Didactics of Vocational Education, Faculty of Education of the TU Dresden and Engineering Faculties of three Chilean Universities: Universidad Autónoma de Chile (UA), Universidad de Magallanes (UMAG) and Universidad de Talca (UTALCA).