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 [...]

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.

The University of Illinois and Olin College co-sponsored yesterday’s Summit on the Engineer of the Future at Olin College.  iFoundry co-director David E. Goldberg helped open the summit with his remarks, Lonely Dots, Dot Connecting & the Engineer of the Future. Download the remarks in pdf form here.

Monday 13 April, 4:00 p.m., 1000 Micro and Nanotechnology Lab (MNTL)
Sheri D. Sheppard, Professor—Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, and Consulting Scholar—Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

Abstract: A recently published Carnegie Foundation study of engineering education describes and analyzes both typical and exemplary approaches to teaching and learning engineering at the outset of the new century. It [...]

Wednesday 29 April, 4:00 p.m., 301 Coordinated Science Lab (CSL)
Professor Tim Stelzer, Department of Physics

Abstract: The Department of Physics at the University of Illinois has a long tradition of innovation in undergraduate education. From PLATO (the first computer based learning system) to Tycho (web-based homework employing the Socratic method), to Peer Instruction with i>clickers, we [...]

David Whyte
Thursday 19 March, 5:00 p.m., Alice Campbell Alumni Center
David Whyte is a poet, speaker, and author who takes his perspectives on creativity into the field of organizational development. For more information on David and his work, you may visit his web site, and/or listen to his February 2 interview on WILL AMís Focus 580.

Tuesday 24 February, 12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m., 301 Coordinated Sciences Lab (CSL)
Professor Russell Korte, Department of Human Resource Education
Abstract: After several years of demanding study, new graduates in engineering emerge from higher education as professionals eager to apply their expertise to societal problems. However, most engineers practice within the context of organizations, which impose constraints [...]

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
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Monday 26 January, 12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m.
301 Coordinated Science Lab (CSL)
Illinois Innovations: Projects on Instruction, Curriculum, & Student Learning in Engineering
This symposium highlights the GATE awards, one of the College of Engineering’s initiatives to promote excellence in curriculum and instruction. The GATE (Grants for Advancement of Teaching in Engineering) program supports projects that enhance [...]

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.