Learning Engineering Toolkit

CHAPTER 1 Learning Engineering is a Process

by Aaron Kessler, Scotty D. Craig, Jim Goodell, Dina Kurzweil, and Scott W. Greenwald

Learning engineering is a process and practice that applies the learning sciences using human-centered engineering design methodologies and data-informed decision-making to support learners and their development.

A process is a series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end.

A process has:

1. inputs
2. process steps
3. outputs

Baking chocolate chip cookies is a process defined by a recipe. It has inputs (the ingredients), action steps (directions), and outputs (the cookies). Baking one batch of cookies is a project. The recipe defines a repeatable process that may be iteratively adjusted and improved. ...