TY - JOUR
T1 - Defining a BIM-Enabled Learning Environment—An Adaptive Structuration Theory Perspective
AU - Olowa, Theophilus
AU - Witt, Emlyn
AU - Morganti, Caterina
AU - Teittinen, Toni
AU - Lill, Irene
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by the BIM-enabled Learning Environment for Digital Construction (BENEDICT) project (grant number: 2020-1-EE01-KA203-077993), Integrating Education with Consumer Behavior relevant to Energy Efficiency and Climate Change at the Universities of Russia, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh (BECK) project (grant number: 598746-EPP-1-2018-1-LT-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP), Building Resilience in Tropical Agro-Ecosystems (BRITAE) project (grant number: 610012-EPP-1-2019-1-LK-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP) and Strengthening University-Enterprise Collaboration for Resilient Communities in Asia (SECRA) project (grant number: 619022-EPP-1-2020-1-SE-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP) all co-funded by the Erasmus Programme of the European Union. The European Commission support to produce this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Funding Information:
Funding: This research was supported by the BIM-enabled Learning Environment for Digital Construction (BENEDICT) project (grant number: 2020-1-EE01-KA203-077993), Integrating Education with Consumer Behavior relevant to Energy Efficiency and Climate Change at the Universities of Russia, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh (BECK) project (grant number: 598746-EPP-1-2018-1-LT-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP), Building Resilience in Tropical Agro-Ecosystems (BRITAE) project (grant number: 610012-EPP-1-2019-1-LK-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP) and Strengthening University-Enterprise Collaboration for Resilient Communities in Asia (SECRA) project (grant number: 619022-EPP-1-2020-1-SE-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP) all co-funded by the Erasmus Programme of the European Union. The European Commission support to produce this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
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PY - 2022/3
Y1 - 2022/3
N2 - Digitalization of the AEC-FM industry has resulted in the reassessment of knowledge, knowledge management, teaching and learning, workflows and networks, roles, and relevance. Consequently, new approaches to teaching and learning to meet the demands of new jobs and abilities, new channels of communication, and a new awareness are required. Building Information Modelling (BIM) offers opportunities to address some of the current challenges through BIM-enabled education and training. This research defines the requisite characteristics of a BIM-enabled Learning Environment (BLE)—a web-based platform that facilitates BIM-enabled education and training— in order to develop a prototype version of the BLE. Using a mixed-methods research design and an Adaptive Structuration Theory (AST) perspective for interpreting the findings, 33 features and 5 distinct intentions behind those features were identified. These findings are valuable in taking forward the development of the BLE as they suggest a BLE requires the integration of functions from three existing types of information technology application (virtual learning environments, virtual collaboration platforms, and BIM applications). This study will inform the design of a web-based BLE for enhanced AEC-FM education and training, and it also provides a starting point for researchers to apply AST to evaluate the use of a BLE in different educational and training contexts.
AB - Digitalization of the AEC-FM industry has resulted in the reassessment of knowledge, knowledge management, teaching and learning, workflows and networks, roles, and relevance. Consequently, new approaches to teaching and learning to meet the demands of new jobs and abilities, new channels of communication, and a new awareness are required. Building Information Modelling (BIM) offers opportunities to address some of the current challenges through BIM-enabled education and training. This research defines the requisite characteristics of a BIM-enabled Learning Environment (BLE)—a web-based platform that facilitates BIM-enabled education and training— in order to develop a prototype version of the BLE. Using a mixed-methods research design and an Adaptive Structuration Theory (AST) perspective for interpreting the findings, 33 features and 5 distinct intentions behind those features were identified. These findings are valuable in taking forward the development of the BLE as they suggest a BLE requires the integration of functions from three existing types of information technology application (virtual learning environments, virtual collaboration platforms, and BIM applications). This study will inform the design of a web-based BLE for enhanced AEC-FM education and training, and it also provides a starting point for researchers to apply AST to evaluate the use of a BLE in different educational and training contexts.
KW - AEC-FM
KW - BIM
KW - BIM education
KW - BIM-enabled learning
KW - Virtual learning environment
U2 - 10.3390/buildings12030292
DO - 10.3390/buildings12030292
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85126448187
SN - 2075-5309
VL - 12
JO - Buildings
JF - Buildings
IS - 3
M1 - 292
ER -