The shift to online and blended learning at an engineering school: feedback and results

ISAE-Supmeca is a French engineering school located in the north of the great Paris area. It has been engaged since decades in active learning, especially problem- and project-based learning. During the last ten years, ISAE-Supmeca has gained experience in leading or participating in several French and European educational research projects. This led to the set-up of an Educational Innovation Unit, at the interface of teachers and learners. Among other tasks and in collaboration with teachers, this unit coordinates and participates in several educational research projects, maps issues encountered in the learning process, assists teachers and proposes new educational tools. As well as all scientific and technical higher education institutions, ISAE-Supmeca has been impacted by the covid-19 pandemic situation. The experience of problem- and project-based learning helped the institution and its actors to …