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.
