The lecturer's interpretations on the application of e-leaning platform in architectural edification

Abstract

The design studio is the core of Architectural inculcation where — face to face — convivial interaction, negotiations and communications transpire between Lecturer’s and students. These communications are essential for development of the design concept and initiation of student’s innovation. At the ESOFT Engineering College, a zealous e-Leaning platform plan was initiated in 2011 and the system was gradually installed during the year 2012. The faculty has been inspirited to utilize it and integrate it with their traditional edifying system. However, the utilization of e-Leaning platform was assessed by the e-learning deanship and it found that the system is of little use by the faculty of college of Architecture. So, a pilot study followed by a questionnaire survey was launched in early 2013 and it targeted the faculty of college of architecture and orchestrating. The aim is to ascertain why the faculties are reluctant to utilize the system and the utilization’s obstacles. The survey’s results showed that the faculty appreciated the qualities of the e-Leaning platform. However, they felt that the e-Leaning platform has not been tailored to respond to the requisites of architectural edification. They verbalized that it can be utilized, to a certain extent, for theoretical courses but it would not be salutary for design studio courses. This paper discusses that potential scarcities of the system should be dealt with; otherwise, the present e-Leaning platform, as it is, will not respond to the architectural edification’s requirements and would have negative influence on architectural edification.