Digital Collaboration Practices in Engineering Education

Applying team projects is widely recognized as an effective way to develop engineering students’ collaboration and project management skills, while there are serious challenges in the organization and supporting digital communication, collaboration, and teamwork. The purpose of this study is to present the ongoing experience in adaptation of the course “Project Work Technology” to online/blended learning settings by using a combination of a variety of instructional methods and digital technologies. The changes that address the need for the development of communication and collaboration skills were introduced into all curriculum elements, including learning outcomes, course content, types, and duration of students’ projects, assessments, etc. The main attention was paid to the effective use of collaborative learning activities and related digital tools. The research question was to evaluate the impact of the course on communication and collaboration students’ skills and readiness for teamwork.