August 22, 2019
The Year Ahead with ENE School Head Donna Riley
School of Engineering Education
School of Engineering Education Seminars
The School of Engineering Education hosts a weekly seminar from 3:30 – 4:45 PM on Thursdays either in Armstrong Hall, Room B071, unless otherwise noted. The seminar consists of a presentation from 3:30 – 4:15 PM. and informal discussion with light refreshments 4:15 – 4:45 PM.
These seminars provide the engineering education community a chance to get together to talk about new ideas, share successes and new research, and support developing research. This seminar is for graduate and undergraduate students, staff, and faculty from across the university who have an interest in educating engineers. Join us!
Please contact Audeen Fentiman with any questions or to recommend future speakers.
Upcoming Events
September 5, 2019
October 10, 2019
Ines Direito, Research Associate, Center for Engineering Education, University College London
Self-confidence and the development of professional and transversal skills; how can social and cognitive sciences inform engineering education and practice; cross-cultural studies.
October 31, 2019
November 14, 2019
November 21, 2019
December 5, 2019
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Past Events
April 26, 2019
First Steps and Giant Leaps: Smoothing the Transition from Undergraduate Degree to Engineering Career
Prospective engineers are promised an opportunity to realize tangible improvements in the lives of others through design. Yet many recent engineering graduates report difficulty in connecting their college aspirations with early career trajectories.
April 25, 2019
Shifting Engineering Limits: The Critical People Factor
Engineers and the technologies they create change the world; this change is nothing new, having been the pattern since the dawn of humanity. These changes have improved the quality of life and extended our reach beyond our planet.
April 18, 2019
April 11, 2019
Elizabeth Spingola, PhD Candidate, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education
Disability as an aspect of inclusion in engineering
April 4, 2019
Fredy Andres Olarte Dussan, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Research areas include (1) approaches to developing communication skills in engineering students and (2) workshops (in conjunction with Colombia’s Ministry of Education) to help K-12 teachers develop curriculum for teaching technology.
March 28, 2019
Erin Cech, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Michigan
Large statistical studies around social inequality in STEM and engineering education
March 21, 2019
March 7, 2019
Christopher Wright, Assistant Professor in Science Education, Drexel University
Engineering and science education, urban education, elementary teacher education
February 28, 2019
Murtuza "Moto" Shergadwala, Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
Decision Based Design Research: Applications in Engineering Education
February 21, 2019
Aditya Johri, Associate Professor, Information Sciences and Technology, George Mason University
Use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for learning and knowledge sharing with a focus on cognition in informal environments including online communities