As a Fulbright Specialist, Purdue ENE's Kerrie Douglas spent time this summer at University College London where she worked to improve its engineering program's assessment strategies and consulted on ways to approach engineering education research.

The work of Purdue researchers Muhsin Menekse and Erica Carlson to bring quantum education to pre-college classrooms continues with a two-year, NSF-funded pilot project in select Indiana middle schools.

Select schools from Illinois and Michigan will join a growing number of Indiana school districts participating in a Purdue University-led program to embed microelectronics in K-12 classrooms as part of a DOD strategy to build a domestic semiconductor industry. Led by ENE's Tamara Moore, SCALE K-12 was awarded $2.5M from the Silicon Crossroads Microelectronics Commons Hub to expand its reach.

The rise of artificial intelligence, growing quantities and variety of data, and increased demand for access to research data has sparked a collaboration among ENE's Senay Purzer, information specialists, and ethics experts to shape data management competencies for its “next-generation researchers."

Millions of university students have had better classroom teamwork experiences and are better prepared to function effectively in workplace teams thanks to CATME, a Purdue ENE-run system that helps instructors worldwide implement best practices in managing student teams.

Learn more about the research interests of ENE Associate Professor of Engineering Education Kerrie Douglas by viewing her Sept. 5, 2023, half-hour presentation as part of the the Purdue College of Engineering's "Celebrating Our Associate Professors" series.

Research suggests that engineers have been conditioned to perceive themselves as superior to non-engineers in their ability to solve problems. Purdue ENE's Amena Shermadou and her colleagues want to disrupt these implicit beliefs by identifying opportunities for supporting engineering students in developing reflexivity—a practice of reflecting on one’s actions and beliefs—when addressing socio-technical challenges.

Coding has been a big trend in educational toys for several years, and Purdue's 10th consecutive Engineering Gift Guide (released 11/21/2023) didn’t disappoint with two robots, a rover, a microelectronics kit, a book, and a plush doll included in the guide. The annual guide is produced by the nonprofit INSPIRE Research Institute for Pre-College Engineering, which is a research center within the Purdue School of Engineering Education dedicated to integrating engineering into pre-college classrooms, and promoting participation of students from groups underrepresented in engineering.

The Purdue College of Engineering’s trailblazing role in enriching how engineers are prepared took center stage when the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) named the newest members of its Hall of Fame. Seven of the 22 individuals and three teams added to the circle of standouts that have affiliations with Purdue’s pioneering School of Engineering Education (ENE), and no other university appears more than once on the new inductee list.

Do global study and work abroad programs really make a difference for engineering students and, if so, how? An NSF award will allow Purdue ENE Assistant Professor Kirsten Davis to partner with the Office of Professional Practice on a study to gain new insights into global career outcomes in engineering, the nature of global engineering work, and the ways in which engineers engage in lifelong global learning.

Champion for engineering education efforts in Southeast Asia Khairiyah Mohd Yusof, a Purdue University Professor of Engineering Education, was honored this fall with the International Society of Engineering Pedagogy’s highest award: the Nikola Tesla Chain for international outstanding achievements in the field of engineering pedagogy.

A Purdue ENE assistant professor is studying how interaction with Legos and other building toys may help to enhance the spatial skills and shape the early engineering identities of young children. Ruth Wertz' National Science Foundation-funded project will use building toys such as Lego sets to examine the interactions between participants' expressed attitudes, family environment, and observed play behaviors.

An interdisciplinary team continues to investigate ways to enhance student learning and engagement in large lecture STEM courses. With NSF funding, Purdue ENE's Muhsin Menekse and colleagues from Purdue Polytechnic, the Department of Psychology, Google, and the University of Pittsburgh are developing and optimizing CourseMIRROR, a digital learning system that enables students to reflect in-situ via mobile devices, and helps instructors to capture the gist of reflections effectively via natural language processing.

Serving as the only faculty representative for the past two years on the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, Purdue ENE's Interim Head Edward Berger recently concluded his term. As a strong advocate for students and faculty at Indiana’s institutions, he brought to the commission his passion for classroom engagement as well as facilitated opportunities for experts to share best practices.