Work in Progress: Learning by Doing and Maker Movement in Engineering Education, A Student Group's Experience

This paper delves into the learning experience of a student group from a university, which embarked on a journey guided by the methodologies of Learning by Doing and Maker Movement. These approaches have supplied a fertile ground for holistic learning among engineering students, fostering skill development, critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, soft skills, and scientific investigation. The paper underscores the culmination of this experience through a final task, the design of a drone specialized in search and rescue in disaster areas, highlighting the application of acquired knowledge and skills in the realm of mechatronics engineering. As active participants in this pedagogical experiment, the student group reflects upon their role as test subjects in evaluating the effectiveness of this innovative learning methodology.