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Screenshot for The Future of Engineering Education I: A Vision for a New Century
This paper, the first of a series of six, was originally published in 2000 in Chemical Engineering Education and surveys recent changes and predicts future directions in engineering education. The authors review the global issues that will require reform in the way engineers are educated and...
Screenshot for The Future of Engineering Education II: Teaching Methods that Work
This paper, the second of a series of six, surveys instructional methods that have been proven effective in many classroom research studies and can be implemented within the context of the ordinary engineering classroom. Topics covered include formulation of clearly defined instructional objectives...
Screenshot for The Future of Engineering Education III: Developing Critical Skills
This paper, the third of a series of six, addresses techniques to help students develop problem-solving, writing, teamwork, self-assessment, change-management, and lifelong learning skills.
Screenshot for The Future of Engineering Education IV: Learning How to Teach
This paper, the fourth of a series of six, discusses approaches to equipping current and future faculty members with teaching skills. Examples are given of successful courses and workshops on teaching and mentorship programs.
Screenshot for The Future of Engineering Education V: Assessing Teaching Effectiveness and Educational Scholarship
This paper, the fifth of a series of six, discusses methods for determining the effectiveness of instruction in individual courses and curricula (learning outcomes assessments, ratings from students, peers, and alumni, teaching portfolios) and determining the quality of educational scholarship.
Screenshot for The Future of Engineering Education VI: Making Reform Happen
This paper, the sixth of a series of six, includes suggestions for addressing faculty concerns about alternative teaching methods and possible incentives and rewards for faculty to redesign courses and curricula and improve teaching quality.
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Created by Terry L.M. Bartelt of Wisconsin Online Resource Center is this learning object focused on the lesson of the generation of alternate current. This is a nice brief introduction for those interested in basic electronic theories.
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This 2-page document explores the growing and changing field of surveying due to the incorporation of new technologies such as GPS, GIS, and remote sensing. Here, the Geospatial Technology Competency Model (GTCM) is addressed and contextualized for instructors. The GTCM formally outlined some of the...
Screenshot for The GIS 2 GPS Portal
This resource, created by The GIS 2 GPS Portal Resources For Educators & Students, "want[s] to make educators and students aware of these two new emerging technologies, Geographical Information System (GIS), Global Positioning System (GPS), and Remote Sensing (RS)." The resource contains links to...
Screenshot for The Immune Epitope Database
This video, provided by Digital World Biology, is from the 2022 Antibody Engineering Hackathon, an event where teams collaborated to develop Course-based Undergraduate Research projects (CURES) for students studying biotechnology. In this video, presenters Sheela Vemu and Mallari Miko provide an...
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