innovations in us engineering education norman l. fortenberry, sc.d. executive director asee
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Innovations in USEngineering Education
Norman L. Fortenberry, Sc.D.Executive Director
ASEE
ASEE History
Founded in 1893, ASEE uniquely Spans all engineering disciplines Encompasses all activities of academic
engineering and lifeline learning (teaching, research, and public service)
Links academic engineering to stakeholders in business, industry, government, and NGOs
Advances global awareness and collaboration in engineering education
ASEE Mission
Advancing education in engineering and engineering technology education by
Promoting excellence in instruction, research, public service, and practice;
Exercising worldwide leadership; Fostering the technological education of
society; and Providing quality products and services to
members
ASEE Membership
448 Colleges (including 89 2-year) 164 Corporations 27 Non-profits
11,709 individuals 82.3% professional, life, retired, and global 6.1 % student 1.1% K-12 educator
ASEE Influence
Key reports – Grinter (1955), Green (1994), Creating a Culture for Scholarly and Systematic Innovation in Engineering Education (2009)
Policy Influencers ASEE Board of Directors Engineering Deans Council Corporate Member Council Engineering Research Council
Challenges in Engineering Education
1960’s – The Soviet “threat” 1970’s – The Japanese “threat” 1980’s – The demographic “threat” 1990’s – The global “threat” 2000’s – The environmental “threat” 2010’s – The Chinese “threat”
Responses to Challenges in Engineering Education
1960’s – The scientific engineer 1970’s – The transactional engineer 1980’s – The managerial engineer 1990’s – The global engineer 2000’s – The holistic engineer 2010’s – The elite engineer
Responses to Challenges in Engineering Education
Focus on finding and retaining students Focus on “fixing” students Focus on “understanding” students Focus on “learning” Focus on educational systems
Broader Challenges in Education
STEM Education for ALL (including returning Service Members)
Overcoming Impediments to Engaging Diverse Populations (including returning Service Members)
Large-Scale Faculty Development
Innovations in Engineering Education Experiential Learning
Internships/Contests/Service/Venturing/Clinics Inductive Learning
PBL, Inquiry, Case-based, JIT, etc. Design before fundamentals
Real engineering, real early Deployment of education research Engineering in K-12 (stand-alone, and in S,M, &
T)Note overlaps in the elements above
Challenges in Sustaining Innovations in Engineering Education
Achieving Institutionalization
Linking education to practice
Recognizing global commonalities
Possible Areas of Collaboration
Support consensus building activities for sustaining current undergraduate innovations and advancing to new innovations
Sustain resources in support of faculty-led efforts
Support exploration of recognition of promising K-12 engineering materials and programs.