Using Lego® Serious Play™ processes to build responsible professionals

Emmaline Lear; Stephen Dann; Priscilla Kan John

doi:10.1109/EDUCON45650.2020.9125402

Using Lego® Serious Play™ processes to build responsible professionals

Emmaline Lear, Stephen Dann, Priscilla Kan John

Research output: Book chapter/Published conference paper › Conference paper › peer-review

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Abstract

To be effective in the workforce, engineering and computing graduates need both technical and professional skills. The latter includes, for example, confidence to communicate and work ethically in diverse teams to solve problems. In the Australian National University (ANU) postgraduate programs, the initial development of professional skills is currently embedded in two sequential courses: Professional Practice 1 and 2 (PP2). This Work-in-Progress explores the application of Lego® Serious Play ™ (LSP) with PP2 students as they work together to solve real-world problems in project challenges. We adapted and tested the LSP facilitation for its capacity to integrate into the engineering and computing classroom environment and help our students develop the confidence needed to collaborate with their industry partners to solve the project challenge. We measured the effectiveness of our approach using questionnaires and reflections. The evidence-based insights will help to improve curriculum design for professional skill development in engineering and computing and further our understanding of the challenges presented by innovation in science and technology.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE Global engineering education conference (EDUCON)
Subtitle of host publication	Engineering education for the future in a multicultural and smart world
Editors	Alberto Cardoso, Gustavo R. Alves, Maria Teresa Restivo
Place of Publication	Porto, Portugal
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	1770-1774
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728109305
ISBN (Print)	9781728109312 (Print on demand)
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON45650.2020.9125402
Publication status	Published - 25 Jun 2020
Event	EDUCON 2020: IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference - Polytechnic of Porto - School of Engineering, Porto, Portugal Duration: 27 Apr 2020 → 30 Apr 2020 Conference number: 2020 http://educon-conference.org/educon2020/index.php http://educon-conference.org/educon2020/documents/program.pdf (Conference program)

Publication series

Name	IEEE Education Engineering (EDUCON)
Publisher	IEEE
ISSN (Print)	2165-9559
ISSN (Electronic)	2165-9567

Conference

Conference	EDUCON 2020
Abbreviated title	Engineering Education for the Future in a Multicultural and Smart World
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Porto
Period	27/04/20 → 30/04/20
Internet address	http://educon-conference.org/educon2020/index.php http://educon-conference.org/educon2020/documents/program.pdf (Conference program)

Grant Number

ANU Vice-Chancellor’s Teaching Enhancement Grant, Building the Innovative/Reflective Learner: Using Lego Serious Play processes to enhance metacognitive practice in postgraduate professional learning environments

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10.1109/EDUCON45650.2020.9125402

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Lear, E., Dann, S., & Kan John, P. (2020). Using Lego® Serious Play™ processes to build responsible professionals. In A. Cardoso, G. R. Alves, & M. T. Restivo (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE Global engineering education conference (EDUCON): Engineering education for the future in a multicultural and smart world (pp. 1770-1774). Article 19731053 (IEEE Education Engineering (EDUCON)). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON45650.2020.9125402

Lear, Emmaline ; Dann, Stephen ; Kan John, Priscilla. / Using Lego® Serious Play™ processes to build responsible professionals. Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE Global engineering education conference (EDUCON): Engineering education for the future in a multicultural and smart world. editor / Alberto Cardoso ; Gustavo R. Alves ; Maria Teresa Restivo. Porto, Portugal : IEEE, 2020. pp. 1770-1774 (IEEE Education Engineering (EDUCON)).

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Lear, E, Dann, S & Kan John, P 2020, Using Lego® Serious Play™ processes to build responsible professionals. in A Cardoso, G R. Alves & MT Restivo (eds), Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE Global engineering education conference (EDUCON): Engineering education for the future in a multicultural and smart world., 19731053, IEEE Education Engineering (EDUCON), IEEE, Porto, Portugal, pp. 1770-1774, EDUCON 2020, Porto, Portugal, 27/04/20. https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON45650.2020.9125402

Using Lego® Serious Play™ processes to build responsible professionals. / Lear, Emmaline; Dann, Stephen; Kan John, Priscilla.
Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE Global engineering education conference (EDUCON): Engineering education for the future in a multicultural and smart world. ed. / Alberto Cardoso; Gustavo R. Alves; Maria Teresa Restivo. Porto, Portugal: IEEE, 2020. p. 1770-1774 19731053 (IEEE Education Engineering (EDUCON)).

Research output: Book chapter/Published conference paper › Conference paper › peer-review

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Lear E, Dann S, Kan John P. Using Lego® Serious Play™ processes to build responsible professionals. In Cardoso A, R. Alves G, Restivo MT, editors, Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE Global engineering education conference (EDUCON): Engineering education for the future in a multicultural and smart world. Porto, Portugal: IEEE. 2020. p. 1770-1774. 19731053. (IEEE Education Engineering (EDUCON)). doi: 10.1109/EDUCON45650.2020.9125402

Using Lego® Serious Play™ processes to build responsible professionals

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Using Lego® Serious Play™ processes to build responsible professionals

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