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Full Title:
Supporting Engineering Educators towards Effective Implementation of Student-Centered Learning: A Practitioner’s Perspective

Abstract
Student-centered learning (SCL) approaches, such as active learning, cooperative learning, project-based learning and problem-based learning, have been shown to be effective in enhancing learning and developing professional skills among students. Unfortunately, effective implementation can be challenging for engineering educators due to various internal (pedagogical knowledge and skills, role change, teaching belief, motivation) and external challenges (institutional support and culture, recognition, acceptance). In addition, educators adopting SCL undergo a transformative learning process that involves a profound shift in their teaching beliefs and practices. Consequently, one-off training sessions are insufficient for effective adoption. In this seminar, I will describe a faculty development program (FDP) for supporting engineering educators to transition from teacher-centered to student-centered learning (SCL) implementation in their classes that has evolved for more than 20 years.

Designed based on Needham’s constructivist learning model and aligned to transformative learning, a series module that gradually shift participants towards more student-centered approaches were conducted at various institutions around the world. While the FDP initially consisted of a series of training on teaching and learning approaches as well as outcome-based education (OBE) for course, program design and academic quality assurance, it has now expanded to include mentoring, supporting a community of practice, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) and academic leadership. As a SOTL practitioner, I will articulate how I identified studies to pursue answers to issues that can help to improve the FDP, and how the outcomes of the studies were utilized to shape the FDP into its current state to better support educators.

Bio:
Khairiyah Mohd Yusof is a Professor of Engineering Education. Prior to joining Purdue, she was a professor in the School of Chemical Engineering and the founding Director of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Centre for Engineering Education. A practitioner, trainer, and researcher in engineering education practices, she is most passionate about guiding engineering academics to develop a scholarly approach in their practices. She had led engineering education projects, such as the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education Consortium Grant on Teaching and Learning for 4IR, Malaysian Council of Engineering Deans project on Future Directions of Engineering Education for Public Universities, World Bank-funded OBE-SCL for Higher Education in Afghanistan, and UK RAE Engineering X project on Enhancing the Quality of Engineering Education in Indonesia. For her work, she received several awards including the 2023 Nicola Tesla Golden Chain Award from the International Society for Engineering Pedagogy, 2022 Top Research Scientist from the Academy of Science Malaysia, 2018 IFEES Duncan Fraser Global Award for Excellence in Engineering Education, 2017 Student Platform on Engineering Education Mentoring Award and 2015 Frank Morton IChemE Global Medal for Chemical Engineering Education Excellence.