2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Adoption of CACPLA Pedagogy Collaborate Approach to Improve Peer-Facilitated Tutorials in Material Science

Presented at Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 2

Group project forms an integral part of engineering education because creating connections between the course modules and its applications can be a difficult task. Therefore, team dynamics can play a major role in determining the success rate of learners. The jigsaw approach in the context of engineering education creates expert teams from a group of students by bringing together sub-sets of a group, with each team saddled with the responsibility of studying a specific module and discussing the outcomes with peers. In this study, the jigsaw method is abstracted from the collaborate section of the new pedagogy- CACPLA (Communicate, Active, Collaborate, Problem-based Solving, Learning and Assessment), and assisted with tutorials and peer facilitated studies on elasticity. The broad subject was sub-divided into subsections such as: stress and strain in engineering materials, elasticity hysteresis, Hooke's law, stress tensors, bulk modulus, modulus of elasticity, and young modulus. Based on these subtopics, each of the 7 sub-groups were entrusted with creating scenarios for solving actual problems. We present case-studies on how the collated jigsaw pieces were useful to support the students and create in-depth knowledge on the subject matter.

Authors

Dr. David Olubiyi Obada Africa Centre of Excellence on New Pedagogies in Engineering Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria [biography]

David O. Obada holds a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, specializing in production/industrial engineering. His research interests include fracture mechanics, advanced materials, and condensed matter physics. Before joining the Atlantic Technological University, Ireland, David was a research fellow at the University of Ghana, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur, India, and the University of Birmingham, UK. Also, David was a research and teaching fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, and holds a Kaufmann Teaching Certificate from MIT.
Adrian Oshioname Eberemu http://orcid.org/https://0000-0002-4790-3333 [biography]

Adrian Oshioname EBEREMU is a Professor of Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental Engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria. He has been an academic for more than 18 years, before which, he spent his earlier years practicing as a geotechnical and civil engineer in the industry in Nigeria. He is a product of the DSC Technical High School, the 90set where a good academic foundation was laid. He had his Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering from Federal University of Technology Owerri, FUTO in 1997; MSc and PhD in 2003 and 2008, respectively from the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria.

He has taught and examined students both at the undergraduate and post graduate levels in several Nigerian Universities such as University of Maiduguri, Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola, Kano State University of Technology, University of Agriculture Makurdi, Bayero University Kano, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi, Nnamdi Azikwe University Awka and Covenant University Ota, Federal University of Technology Minna, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, Olusegun Agagu University of Science Technology Okitipupa and Universiti Technologi Malaysia.

His primary area of expertise are in geo-material site characterization, deep foundation, the beneficial reuse of waste materials in soil improvement, solutions to geo-environmental problems, waste containment barriers and covers, Biogeochemical Processes in Geotechnical Engineering (Microbial Induced Calcite Precipitation) and unsaturated soils (collapsible soils) and lately engineering education. He has many published works in peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings and chapters as well as technical reports to his credit in the various research area.

He is currently the academic and research coordinator with the African Center of Excellence on New Pedagogies in Engineering Education (ACENPEE), Ahmadu Bello University Zaria; a World Bank funded Development Impact project with the aim of scaling up post graduate education at the MSc/PhD levels through regional specialization and collaboration in the West African Sub-region.

Adrian is a registered Engineer with Council for Regulation of Engineering Practice in Nigeria (COREN), a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, a member of the American Society for Civil Engineers as well as the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMG).
Mr. Kazeem A. Salami Ahmadu Bello University
Ayodeji Nathaniel Oyedeji Ahmadu Bello University [biography]

Ayodeji Nathaniel Oyedeji is an advanced manufacturing and materials science researcher. With exceptional performances in both his B.Sc and M.Sc studies in Mechanical Engineering at Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria, he is now pursuing a PhD in Industrial Engineering at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. Alongside his scholarly pursuits, Ayodeji demonstrates a keen interest in engineering education. He has made significant contributions to his field through a prolific publication record and active participation in academic conferences. Possessing a diverse skill set, including strong communication abilities and analytical proficiency, Ayodeji is also an avid reader and enjoys nature. His trajectory reflects a commitment to continuous growth and making a meaningful impact within engineering and beyond.
Akinlolu Akande [biography]

Dr. Akinlolu Akande is a computational material scientist and lecturer at the Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Sligo, Ireland. He is a Principal Investigator in the Mathematical Modelling and Intelligent Systems for Health and Environment (MISHE) and Modelling & Computation for Health And Society (MOCHAS) Research Groups at the ATU. He completed his PhD in Physics at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, and subsequently worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the same institution. During this time, he combined research in computational material sciences with teaching duties in undergraduate laboratories. Akinlolu then served as an assistant lecturer at the Dundalk Institute of Technology in Dundalk, Ireland, before joining the Institute of Technology Sligo (now ATU Sligo). At ATU Sligo, Akinlolu's teaching focuses on mathematics, data analysis and information technology at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, while his research interests include modelling promising materials for photovoltaics, photocatalytic and thermoelectric applications using state-of-the-art computational tools and advanced techniques based on electronic structure theory. Akinlolu is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), a recognition of his expertise in teaching and learning in higher education. In 2020, he was awarded a Teaching Hero, an award organised by the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning and the Union of Students in Ireland.
Fatai Olukayode Anafi Ahmadu Bello University [biography]

Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Ahmadu Bello
University, Zaria Nigeria. His research interests are in Energy, Thermo-fluids, Engineering Education, Project and Operations Management. He has over 50 refereed publications to his credit, attended National and International Conferences and has 31 years teaching, research and administrative experience. He is the M & E officer of Africa Centre of Excellence on New Pedagogies in Engineering Education (ACENPEE), a World Bank ACE Impact Project. He is a recipient of RMRDC Nigeria Research Grants, World Bank Science and Technology Education Post-Basic (STEP-B) and Africa Centre of Excellence Research Grants, among others.
Abdulkarim Salawu Ahmed

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