Engineering education will be addressed at three presentations, part of the University of Idaho/Washington State University Deans’ Seminar on Engineering Education.
“The Design and Evaluation of Direct Manipulation, Sketching and Collaboration Environments to Facilitate Learning and Critical Dialog in Engineering Education,” 4 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 4, Murrow 55, led by Christopher Hundhausen, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science and director of WSU’s visualization and end user programming lab.
Earlier presentations were:
“Student Conceptual Understanding of Geometric Design Principles” will be discussed at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, in Murrow 55 by Brock Andrews, graduate research assistant, and Shane Brown, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering.
“A Student-Developed Repository of Design Knowledge” will be the topic at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, in Murrow 55, led by UI’s Steve Beyerlein, professor, Jay McCormack, assistant professor, and Edwin Odom, professor, all of mechanical engineering.
The seminars are sponsored by WSU’s Engineering Education Research Center. It fosters collaborative interdisciplinary teams among engineering and education scholars. It facilitates research into innovative and effective educational practices and technologies that advance engineering education.
