Implementing active learning through pedagogical coaching in Control Systems lectures

In Higher Education, lectures are mainly expositive. For the Millennials, a generation bound to digital technologies, this class profile seems to gather few supporters. This paper presents a Control Systems engineering course case study. It describes the classic methodologies used in class and the effort made to apply active learning methodologies using digital technologies to engage student's participation. The lectures were attended by a pedagogical coach to give support and tune the application of new methods. The impact of both teaching approaches is assessed comparing the respective students' performance in the course.