abe: anything but an engineer

A.B.E: Anything but an Engineer

David E. Goldberg ThreeJoy Associates, Inc. & the Big Beacon [email protected]

© David E. Goldberg 2012


A.B.E.

Students in a!uent countries want to be…

Anything

Engineer


A.B.E.

Reasons Complex

•  Degree di!cult: math-science death march. •  Environment hostile: Delight in failure. •  Engineer socially captive: Wage slave. •  Medium-to-low status: Not understood by

public. •  Limited potential: Pay OK to start (in some

countries), but need to shift to grow. •  Viewed as narrow education: Not agile or

adaptable.


As antidote to A.B.E.


Big Beacon is a global

movement

To bring 5 Pillars to transform engineering education


by collaboratively disrupting the

status quo.

5 Elements of the Movement

•  Vision of whole new engineer •  Vision of whole new engineering education •  Educational rewire process •  All stakeholders at table. •  A system for collaborative disruption

The whole new engineer…

1.  Finds joy in engineering and in life. 2.  Is open, trusted, and trusting. 3.  Is authentically connected with others.

A whole new engineering education…

13.  Is a joyful and challenging experience. 14. Trusts students, believing they are resourceful,

creative, and whole. 15. Encourages diverse student aspirations and

increases student autonomy and choice.

Educational rewire…

25. Questions, listens, and is mindfully present to the possibilities of e!ective action.

26. Engages the willing, and embraces the once unwilling as soon as they are open to change.

27. Uses exemplars of authentic student engagement to change hearts then minds.

All stakeholders at table…

•  Students •  Engineers •  Engineering employers •  Educators

System for Collaborative Disruption

•  Thought leadership approach.

•  Coalition of collaborators.

•  Show rooms of innovation.

•  Network of incubators. •  Open source innovation. •  NLQ + TASL + POCA

training. •  Embrace the once

unwilling.

Big Beacon

Thought Leadership Campaign

BB Coali@on

LiAle Red School House Network

Incubators Android OS for New Ed

See-‐Be-‐Do Share Tank

Compete then

Cooperate


www.bigbeacon.org

A.B.E: Anything but an Engineer

David E. Goldberg ThreeJoy Associates, Inc. & the Big Beacon [email protected]
