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BOLOGNA PROCESS AND REALITY ON THE GROUND IN ETHIOPIAN HIGHER EDUCATION
20 Apr 2020 | Contributor(s): Teklu Tafase Olkaba, Ewnetu Hailu Tamene (contributor)
The main intent of this study was to investigate the extent to which Ethiopian universities consider local/national reality while implementing Bologna process. Six universities were selected of which postgraduate students, senior academic staffs and university leaders were included. The study is...
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Some thoughts on philosophy and engineering education
06 May 2016 | Contributor(s): Alan Cheville
I am attaching two papers I wrote that were / will be published in a small publication sponsored by an ASEE division. They won't see more public light for quite a while so I thought it might be worth sharing them since they overlap with many of our discussions.
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STEMEdhub: Supporting STEM Education Initiatives via the H U Bzero Platform
07 Apr 2015 | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman, Peg A Ertmer, Ann Bessenbacher
Built as one of 60+ hubs on the HUBzero platform, STEMEdhub was developed in 2011 as a resource for research, education, and collaboration in STEM education. The hub currently supports 82 different groups. In this article, the authors describe two specific groups (SLED and AAU) that are taking...
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Teacher Reflection Template for 2014-15
11 Nov 2014 | Teacher Reflections | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman
This is the SLED teacher reflection template for 2014-15.
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Summer Institute Reflection Jim Lehman
19 Jun 2013 | Teacher Reflections | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman
My reflection from the summer institute.
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Summer Reflection Jim Lehman
19 Jun 2013 | Teacher Reflections | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman
This is my reflection from the 2013 summer institute.
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Video - Theories of Action for STEM Education: The Role of the National Science Foundation Investments in STEM Learning and Higher Education
02 Nov 2011 | Conference Videos | Contributor(s): Joan Ferrini-Mundy
What is the most strategic approach for a federal funding agency in shaping investment programs to improve STEM teaching and learning? NSF's Directorate for Education and Human Resources is focused increasingly on its role within the Foundation and in coordination with other agencies in...
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Learning Cycles in Large Chemistry Lectures: Implementation Logistics
12 Oct 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Ellen Yezierski
Transforming Education from Innovation to Implementation Conference: Session F2 Inquiry-based instruction employing the learning cycle is theoretically grounded in constructivism (1) and social constructivism (2) as well as empirically supported in research conducted in learning environments...
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Creating Informed Problem Solvers: A Case Study in Engineering Education
12 Oct 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Michael Fosmire, Ruth E Wertz
Transforming Education from Innovation to Implementation Conference: Session F1 In our increasingly knowledge-based society, the focus of engineering education has changed dramatically, de-emphasizing specialized content skills and rote problem solving and concentrating on processes and habits of...
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Cyber Peer-Led Team Learning at IUPUI, Purdue, and Florida International University: A Next Generation Learning Challenges Project
12 Oct 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Nancy Millichap, Pratibha Varma-Nelson
Transforming Education from Innovation to Implementation Conference: Session E3The slide presentation is unavailable at this time due to pending plublication.The Next Generation Learning Challenges initiative of EDUCAUSE, with support from the Gates and Hewlett Foundations, is a collaborative,...
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IS-IT Learning? Challenging Students to Think 'Outside the Box' through Interdisciplinary Contexts for Inquiry in STEM
12 Oct 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Gwen Lawrie, Kelly E Matthews, Gabriela Weaver
Transforming Education from Innovation to Implementation Conference: Session E2Large-enrollment first-year STEM courses present a significant challenge to academics in terms of engagement and in catering for student diversity in academic ability, career aspiration, and prior experiences. In this...
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Online Learning Systems for Science: From Grant-Funded Project to Widespread
12 Oct 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): William Vining, Lisa Lockwood
Transforming Education from Innovation to Implementation Conference: Session E1This presentation will describe the genesis, testing, modification, and eventual commercial distribution of a web-based homework/learning system for chemistry. This project relates to the design and implementation of...
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University Governance and its Role in Transforming Societies in the Middle East
12 Oct 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Adriana Jaramillo
Transforming Education from Innovation to Implementation Conference: Session D3I will present the results of a regional study on university governance conducted in four countries: Palestine, Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco. We have surveyed 50 Universities, using aquestionnaire addressing 4 dimensions...
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Institutional Course Redesign
12 Oct 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Marne George Helgesen, Frank J Dooley, Tomalee Doan, Donalee H Attardo
Transforming Education from Innovation to Implementation Conference: Session D2This presentation addresses policy, implementation, design, sustainability, research and institutional cultural change for a unique and compelling course transformation program. This program bases its transformation on...
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Project Kaleidoscope: Leadership for Implementing Change in Undergraduate STEM Education
12 Oct 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Susan Elrod, Judith Dilts, J Lynn Zimmerman
Transforming Education: from Innovation to Implementation Conference: Session D1 Transforming undergraduate STEM education requires vision, leadership and action. Since 1996, Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL), a national organization, has been offering leadershipinstitutes for STEM faculty members to...
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Active Learning Classrooms as a Lever for Improving Undergraduate Education
12 Oct 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Robert McMaster
Panel discussion participant at the Transforming Education: from Innovation to Implementation October 10-12, 2011 ConferenceUniversity of Minnesota
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A Scientific Approach to Science and Engineering Education
12 Oct 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Carl Wieman
Transforming Education: from Innovation to Implementation Conference October 10-12, 2011Carl Wieman Keynote PresentationCognitive psychology research What is the learning we want? How is it achieved? II. Education research Data from classrooms III. Institutional change—undergraduate STEM...
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Theories of Action for STEM Education The Role of the National Science Foundation Investments in STEM Learning and Higher Education
11 Oct 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Joan Ferrini-Mundy
What is the most stategic approach for a federal funding agency in shaping investment programs to improve STEM teaching and learning? NSF's Directorate for Education and Human Resources is focused increasingly on its role within the Foundation and in coordination with other agencies in supporting...