Bringing Theory and Practice Together in Engineering Classrooms
Friday, October 28, 2005
University of Denver
Sponsored by: National Science Foundation, Laboratory for
Innovative Technology and Engineering Education (LITEE),
Auburn University and the University of Denver
The goal of this workshop is to disseminate this novel teaching/learning methodology among educators.
While all educators are expected to benefit,
this workshop will be especially helpful to the faculty members who are expected to teach the traditional Introduction to Engineering,
or the Profession of Engineering courses.
It is hoped that participants will come to know of a novel approach to make teaching and learning of engineering and technology interesting and meaningful.
The material is readily available so that it could be implemented in classrooms. At the same time,
it provides an ability to adapt it to individual classroom needs.
There is potential for applying for adaptation grants from the National Science Foundation.
Click here to see a preliminary schedule and register for the workshop.
Workshops
recently organized
"Educando a los Ingenieros para la Era de la Información: Taller para Instituciones de Habla Hispana"
September 26-27, 2005
Hotel Radisson, Santiago, Chile
Please Click
here to see further information on the workshp.
Workshops
conducted by LITEE:
Workshops
are conducted for:
College of Engineering Faculty members
College of Business Faculty members
Engineers and Managers in Industry
4-H campers
Workshop
Goals and Focus of the Educational Materials
Workshop
Goals
Focus of the Educational
Materials is for the students to:
Bring theory and practice
together in engineering and business classrooms
Understand non-technical forces
that profoundly affect engineering and business decisions
Understand technical forces
that profoundly affect engineering and business decisions
Understand importance of team
work and communication in engineering and business practice
Develop higher level
cognitive skills in engineering and business students
Identify criteria to solve
problems in unstructured situations
Analyze alternatives given multiple
criteria
Make a choice and defend the
choice persuasively
Be actively involved in learning
situations
Provide materials that
can help meet ABET 2000 Criteria
Identify, formulate, and solve
engineering and business problems
Understand professional and
ethical responsibility
Communicate effectively
Use the techniques, skills,
and modern engineering and business tools necessary for engineering
and business practice
Workshops
held during 2002 - 2003
Date
Workshop
Title
Duration
in days
Location
Audience
Number
of participants
October 28, 2005
Bringing Theory and Practice Together in Engineering Classrooms
1
University of Denver
September 26-27, 2005
Educando a los Ingenieros para la Era de la Información
2
Santiago, Chile
Chilean & U.S. faculty members
48
July 18-19, 2005
2
Auburn, AL
April 4, 2004
Bringing Real-World Issues into Engineering
Classrooms
Bringing Real-World Issues
into Engineering Classrooms
1
Gainesville, FL
Faculty members at ASEE Southeastern Conference
20
Sept 7, 2002
Fruitful Experiments: Energy Warrior Camp
1
Birmingham, AL
4-H Students
24
Total workshops held: 12
10
201
The materials developed by LITEE are based partially upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Numbers: 9752353, 9950514, 0001454, 0089036 and 0442531.
"Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this web site are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation."
