Blended teaching and learning approach for the instruction of three-dimensional drawings

Abstract

This article reports on the utilisation of a blended teaching and learning approach in the instruction of three-dimensional (3D) drawing to student teachers in an Engineering Graphics and Design (EGD) class. The study examined the students' preferences related to a blended teaching and learning approach and more specifically to the use of Computer-Aided Drawing (CAD) in the instruction of 3D drawing. An action research, mixedmethod design was used and data were collected by means of questionnaires, interviews and observation. Results showed that students preferred to learn 3D drawing in a blended teaching environment. It is clear from the results that when a blended learning environment selectively combines face-to-face and digital tutorials, group work, videos, simulations and other online and offline work, the likely result will be an educational environment highly conducive to learning.