School of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering

A 2007 graduate of Loughborough University, David returns to further his studies under the supervision of Dr. Keith Gregory (Dept. of Electronic and Electrical Engineering) by developing a complete teaching aid for use with undergraduates in a variety of electrical engineering subjects.

The research being carried out centres on the conceptual development of students undertaking a module on electrical machine theory. The concepts involved underpin not only this subject, but a variety of other subjects within the discipline of electrical engineering.  These concepts are notoriously hard to visualise and development often proceeds along a less than ideal path.  The development process is further complicated by prior knowledge forming misconceptions which must be removed.  The research question therefore asks what can be done to address this, and the aims are to develop the technology and pedagogic tools necessary to do so using constructivist theory and real-time data acquisition tools.