Using Technology to Enhance Student Engagement in STEM Subjects in Higher Education

Abstract

This chapter examine ways in which technology may be utilized to enhance teaching and learning in sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects (STEM) subjects. The chapter presented an overview of student engagement, as a concept in higher education and ways in which it can enhance learning in STEM subjects using technology. The chapter contributed to the ongoing conversation on the importance of student engagement in higher education, with a particular focus on students in STEM courses, by problematizing the concept of student engagement, and theorizing on its implications for teaching and learning in higher education. Student engagement is topical in higher education today, particularly with the shift from subject-centered learning to student-centered learning. STEM subjects can benefit from various forms of student engagements that can be affected through the use of learning management systems (LMS).