Abstract
Student-centered learning is an approach to a certain type of learning that is concerned with students' needs, abilities, and interests. Moreover, this approach involves different methodologies, one of which is engaged learning. Engaged learning requires students to be active, to be responsible, and to participate in their own learning. Students should effectively demonstrate the required skills, understand the engaged learning, and adapt to the strategy of the course. Likewise, the instructor's role changes to being a learning facilitator. The relationship between the role of the students and that of the instructors is inversely proportional; when the role of students increases, the role of instructors decreases.
"Theory of Design I" course consists of six subjects that are divided into four stages. The four stages - introduction, coordination, collaboration, and partnership - are designed to change the role of the students throughout the course. These stages periodically overlap where each one is considered to be a significant component of a problem-solving cycle or wheel of learning. The stages of the course are clearly identified for the students at the beginning of the course.
"Engaged Web Learning" is the most suitable approach for our courses in the design faculty, that is a combination of engaged learning and e-learning. Undoubtedly, both types have their own pros and cons, yet I see that both types should include "Spot Activities", in order to stimulate the students' creativity. "Engaged Web Learning" respects the variety of students' abilities; it is also flexible and limitless between the instructors and the students. However, full respect between them is necessary; no ignorance for neither students' ability nor instructors' supervision.