Investigate and evaluate potential methods for online learning in product development and design course during the COVID-19 pandemic

ABSTRACT

Today electrical learning or online learning is inevitable. This is evident with the COVID-19 pandemic causing education to be adjusted to be 100% online. This technique affects many courses that are usually taught in class and requires some workshops for working in a team. Product development and design is a course that requires a lot of adjustment from working and learning in class to be online. However, there is no explanation to guideline about which online methods and applications are suitable for this course. This paper, therefore, aims to design an online learning course for two product development and design courses that have different teaching conditions and environments by applying different online methods and applications such as live teaching and video, google classroom, and the SUT X-lane. An assessment comes from the results of the survey and scores of assignments and exams. Results show that teaching by recording video and conference video have their potential and is suitable in different environments and conditions regarding participants and time. However, teaching methods are not the main factor for the efficiency of studying. Self-controlled is an important factor for learning, which is high in mature students. Assignments and workshops can be done online by working on an online platform such as Padlet, Zoom, and Line applications. Some tasks that require laboratory such as creating physical products however could not be fulfilled by the online platform. This should be achieved if the online course is expected for future education. © 2022 ACM.