The Department of Physics at the University of Illinois has a long tradition of innovation in undergraduate education, from PLATO to Tycho to i>clickers. The tradition continues with their most recent innovation: prelectures — short Flash(r) animations designed to introduce students to the fundamental concepts before they attend a lecture. Watch the seminar by Tim Stelzer in the embedded player bellow or here.

On Monday April 13th, Sheri D. Sheppard, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, and Consulting Scholar at Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching presented “Educating Engineers: Designing for the Future of the Field”. The video from the talk can be found in the viewer below

or on Google Video here.

Abigail Stewart will present the seminar “Advancing Faculty Diversity in Science and Engineering” as a part of Provost’s Spring Lecture on Gender Equity. The Seminar will be held at the Law Auditorium, on the Wednesday, April 22, 12:00.

Abigail Stewart is a well-known scholar in the field of faculty diversity and gender equality, and is the central figure in the U. Michigan Advance program, which conducted the COE Workshop on Faculty Recruiting.

Professor Russell Korte from the Department of Human Resource Education will share insights from his study about the challenges that new engineering graduates face as they adjust to their work environment.

Transitioning Into the Workplace: Learning the Social System of Organizations

Tuesday 24 February, 12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m.

301 Coordinated Sciences Lab

Click here for details.

The first event of the new semester in the Inquiries in Engineering Education seminar series will be held today (here).  Researchers from the GATE program (Grants for Advancement of Teaching in Engineering) will present summaries of their work.

4 November 2008, The Creativity Imperative & the Technology Professional of the Future is a lecture by Professor David Goldberg, co-sponsored by the Technology Entrepreneur Center (5:00 – 6:15 p.m., 1404 Siebel Center). Click here for details.

27 October 2008, Applying Design Thinking in Engineering Education is a noon brown-bag seminar (301 Coordinated Sciences Lab) with Professor Benjamin Linder from Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering. Click here for details.

Workshop on the First Year in Engineering (WFYE) is a half-day workshop, Thursday, 25 September 2008 (Room 1122, NCSA Building), exploring innovations in the early undergraduate engineering curriculum.

Stephen Carr, Northwestern University, Growing into Thinking as an Engineer: Two Courses for Freshmen at Northwestern University

Brian Storey, Olin College, The Origin and Evolution of Olin College’s, First Year Engineering Curriculum

Breakout sessions: Engineering Design: Victoria Coverstone; Recruitment and Retention: Susan Larson & Ivan Favila; Student Advising: Umberto Ravaioli; Math & Science: Doug Beck; Humanities & Social Sciences: Ray Price; The Student Experience: Kay Kappes

The Workshop on the First Year in Engineering (WFYE) is a cooperative activity of AE3, iFoundry, and ETSI.