Title: Project-based pedagogical inevitability and social media impact

Authors: Prachi Palsodkar; Yogita Dubey; Prasanna Palsodkar; Preeti Bajaj

Addresses: Department of Electronics Engineering, Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India ' Department of Electronics Engineering, Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India ' Department of Electronics Engineering, Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India ' Galgotiyas University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract: Enforced pandemic online learning has raised the opportunities of quality learning and derived numerous learning methodologies with the intense influence of social media platforms. Project-Based Learning (PBL) is greatly poignant in engineering discipline with Social Media (SM) assistance. Cutting-edge technology and industry-tech innovation demands higher skill set apart from routine learning. Real-use cases in PBL enhance creativity, critical thinking and prepare learner to deal with challenges of workplace. Community and SM reinforced learning acts as a virtual teacher for successful PBL implementation. SM supported PBL provides lifelong learning lessons. SM assisted PBL is carried out for Machine Learning (ML) course using different use cases. Modalities, like open online course, SM, community support and PBL, show 18% students carrying higher impact and 81% students upgraded their skill in real-life problem solving. Study shows 100% students gained a skill in solving real-life problem and achieved all graduate aspects magnificently.

Keywords: project-based learning; higher education; pedagogy; social media; machine learning; engineering.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTEL.2023.133772

International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, 2023 Vol.15 No.4, pp.346 - 363

Received: 15 Apr 2022
Received in revised form: 11 Sep 2022
Accepted: 11 Sep 2022
Published online: 03 Oct 2023 *

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