Mühendislik eğitiminde yaşam boyu öğrenme becerisi olarak içsel iletişim

Yıl 2018, Cilt: 8 Sayı: 1, 68 - 77, 01.04.2018

Tanju Deveci Roger Nunn

Öz

Mühendislerin yalnızca teknik becerilerle yetinebileceğine ilişkin tartışmalar artık geçerliliğini yitirmiş bulunmaktadır. Gerek mesleklerinde gerekse yaşam boyu öğrenme konusunda başarılı olabilmek için bir takım sosyal becerilere de sahip olmaları gerekmektedir. Ancak mühendislik eğitimi veren kurumlardaki müfredatlarda, öğrencilerin iletişim becerilerini geliştirmelerine yardımcı olacak türden ders içerik ve uygulamaları yeterince yaygın değildir. Bu becerilerin en önemlilerinden bir tanesi, kişinin kendisiyle (içsel) iletişimidir. Görüş türünde hazırlanmış bulunan bu makalede içsel iletişimin anlamı ve yaşam boyu öğrenmeye ilişkin önemi tartışılmaktadır. Bu iletişim türünün önemine dair farkındalık, kendimizi tanımamıza, bilinçli, etik ve topluma faydalı kararlar vermemize yardımcı olacaktır. Yaşam boyu öğrenmenin, bireylerin ve toplumun gelişmesine ilişkin hedefini göz önünde bulundurarak mühendislerin mesleklerinde yaşam boyu öğrenme tutumu geliştirmeleri gerektiğini savunacağız. Bunun için ise içsel iletişim becerilerinin geliştirilmesi gerektiğinin altını çizeceğiz. Ayrıca içsel iletişimin, kişiler arası iletişimin etkinliği açısından önemini tartışacağız. Bu amaçlar ışığında mühendislerin gerçekleştirmeleri gereken içsel iletişim becerilerini ve aktivitelerini betimleyeceğiz. Yapılandırmacı öğrenme kapsamında, yansımacı düşünme, imgeleme ve gelişim raporu gibi eğitim uygulamalarının öğrencilerin içsel iletişim becerilerine ve dolayısıyla yaşam boyu öğrenmeye katkılarını tartışacağız.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Bireyler arası iletişim, içsel iletişim, mühendislik eğitimi, sosyal beceriler, yansımacı yazma, yaşam boyu öğrenme.

Intrapersonal Communication As a Lifelong Learning Skill in Engineering Education

Öz

A discussion as to whether technical skills per se are enough for engineers may no longer be relevant. In order to succeed as lifelong learners, they also need a variety of soft-skills. Despite this, engineering curricula in general seem to pay relatively little attention to cultivating communication skills in students. One of the most essential of these is intrapersonal communication. In this non-research, discussion paper, we discuss the meaning and importance of intrapersonal communication in relation to 'lifelong learning': awareness of the importance of intrapersonal communication helps us understand ourselves as individuals and make informed, ethical and society-friendly judgments. Considering the overall goal of lifelong learning to make useful contributions to individual development and society, we will argue that improving intrapersonal communication is essential for engineers, who need to adopt a lifelong learning approach to their profession. Intrapersonal communication is also essential for effective interpersonal communication. This paper will briefly describe some intrapersonal activities engineers need to engage in, and the intrapersonal skills that they need to acquire with illustrative extracts from students' writing. We will also discuss how reflective writing, visualization, and progress reports can support intrapersonal communication and experiential learning within a constructivist approach to learning, allowing students to assume lifelong learning responsibilities.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Intrapersonal communication, engineering education, reflective writing, lifelong learning, soft-skills.

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