CIDR - Engineering Classes

Teaching Engineering Classes requires that students be adequately trained in the fundamentals of math, science, and engineering sciences. Furthermore, these students "must also be able to understand the context of engineering problems, synthesize information, design appropriate solutions, and communicate effectively, all in a team environment" (Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching (CELT) Homepage).

Helping students attain these goals can be an arduous process that demands proper planning, implementation, and assessment. Employing diverse instructional methods that embrace recent developments in engineering sciences is common. Therefore, instructors need to not only be familiar with how students learn but also how to create optimal learning environments.

CIDR Resources

	CIDR Teaching and Learning Bulletin Supporting Student Learning in Computer Labs CIDR Teaching and Learning Bulletin, 12(2)

	Consult with CIDR CIDR consultants are available to meet with you and discuss your questions about teaching engineering classes. See our Consulting pages on exploring teaching issues, diversity and inclusive teaching practices, designing courses and assignments, and collecting student feedback for more information. To schedule a consultation, call 206-543-6588, or contact us by email to arrange an appointment.

UW Resources

	The Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching (CELT) at the University of Washington College of Engineering

Additional Resources

Gateway Engineering Education Resources
"The 'Gateway Engineering Education Coalition' is a multi-institutional collaborative program headquartered at Drexel University and supported by the Engineering Directorate of the National Science Foundation. .... Its charge has been to open new "gateways" for learning by altering engineering education from a focus on course content to a focus on the development of human resources and the broader experience in which individual curriculum parts are connected and integrated..."

Just in Time Teaching
from WebPhysics, maintained by the Department of Physics at Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI)

NEXT: Narratives Supporting Excellence in Teaching
"You teach engineering. You're confronted with a challenge connected to teaching, students, or faculty life. What do you do NEXT?"

On Writing Engineering Cases
"This paper presents some ideas based on our experience with cases over the last ten years, including writing over 25 cases (good or bad), assisting with several student-written cases, using cases extensively in our courses, and reviewing many cases .... We present these ideas as a compilation which may be useful to those who are considering writing cases and wonder what it is about..."

Resources in Engineering and Science Education
the homepage of Dr. Richard Felder, Professor of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University

Teaching Engineering
a book by Phillip Wankat and Frank Oreovicz, Purdue University Department of Chemical Engineering

The American Society for Engineering Education
including links to the Journal of Engineering Education, PRISM, and other ASEE publications

Who needs these headaches?
Reflections on teaching first-year engineering students. Felder, R.M. (1997, Fall). Success 101, p. 2.

Catalano, G. D. (1995). Some ideas on the teaching of engineering science: A student centered approach. Journal of Engineering Education, 84(1), 21-24.

Harris, R. (2000). Anecdotes of teaching engineering: A story in two parts, personal experiences and innovations. McGill Journal of Education, 35(1), 29-40.

Available in the CIDR Reading Room

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McCray, R. A., DeHaan, R. L., Schuck, J. A. (Eds.). (2003). Improving undergraduate instruction in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics: Report of a workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academic Press.

Narum, J. L., & Conover, K. (Eds.). (2002). New Directions For Higher Education: No. 119. Building robust learning environments in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

National Academy of Sciences. (1997). Adviser, teacher, role model, friend: On being a mentor to students in science and engineering. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

Reis, R. M. (1997). Tomorrow's professor: Preparing for academic careers in science and engineering. New York: IEEE Press.

Wankat, P. C., & Oreovicz, F. S. (1993). Teaching engineering. New York: McGraw-Hill.

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