Innovative Teaching: Using Video Demonstration for Classroom Teaching and Learning Engineering Surveying

Abstract

Teaching Engineering Surveying in university without demonstrating any surveying instrument is a challenging task. Students are unable to visualise the principle and operation of surveying instruments and as a result, they are incapable of measuring and collecting land surveying data, even if they are able to perform calculations and design engineering works appropriately. Moreover, due to the growth of student numbers and limited of supporting resources in university, academicians always face difficulties to explain and guide engineering students to operate the instruments effectively. To enhance and encourage an effective learning environment, an attempt has been made to incorporate video clips into normal lecture hours. This paper describes the efforts made by Department of Civil Engineering in the University of Nottingham (Malaysia Campus), to introduce video clips for demonstrating the surveying instruments (level and total station), as supplement for student learning.

Keywords: Teaching Methods, Engineering Surveying, Video clips, Level, Total Station.