HP Template

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EFTA Learning Factory Workshops ReportOct-05
through Oct-07
Prepared by Lueny Morell HP University Relations
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Monterrey, MexicoOctober 2005

• Theme ABET and the UPRM Experience, Part I
• 20 Dept Chairs and accreditation leaders
• Leaders Jorge Vélez, Jaime Puente (MSFT), Lueny
  Morell
• Co-sponsored by HP and MSFT

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Valparaíso, ChileMarch 2006

• Theme Learning Factory responding to
  stakeholders needs
• Organized by CONDEFI and PUC-Valparaíso (Paulino
  Alonso, EFTA VP)
• 100 participants
• Leader Lueny Morell, Jaime Puente
• Multi-stakeholder support (CONACYT, Engineers
  Association, Industry) participation support

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Monterrey, MexicoApril 2006

• Theme ABET and the UPRM Experience, Part I (2
  days)
• 15 Dept Chairs and accreditation leaders
• Leaders Jorge Vélez, Anand Sharma, Lueny Morell

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Uppsala, SwedenJune 2006

• Theme Learning Factory Bridging the Gap between
  How we teach and the Practice of Engineering
• SEFI Conference workshop
• Leaders John Lamancusa, Lueny Morell
• 30 participants

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Panamá City, PanamáAugust 2006

• Theme the Learning Factory (2 days)
• Organized by the Universidad Tecnológica de
  Panamá
• 50 participants
• Leaders José L Zayas (USF) and Lueny Morell

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Rio de Janeiro, BrazilOctober 2006

• Theme Learning Factory Bridging the Gap between
  How we teach and the Practice of Engineering
• ASEE GCEE Conference workshop
• Leaders John Lamancusa and Lueny Morell
• 60 participants (inc students)

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Piura, PerúOctober 2006

• Theme Roadmap to Excellence Through Innovation
  and a Culture of Quality Engineering
• University of Piura host
• Leaders Jorge Vélez, Anand Sharma, Lueny Morell
• LACCEI, MSFT and HP co-sponsor
• 60 participants from Perú (inc 3 chancellors)

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Valparaíso, ChileMarch 2007

• Theme Accreditation and ABET
• PUC-VP and CONDEFI host
• Multiple stakeholders
• Leaders Gloria Rogers, Lueny Morell, Dan Marcek,
  others
• 80 participants from Chile

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Dominican RepublicMarch 2007

• Theme The Learning Factory
• UNITEC host
• UPRM, HP co-sponsor
• Leaders John Lamancusa, Lueny Morell
• 40 participants

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Dominican RepublicApril 2007

• Theme The Importance of Accreditation to Achieve
  Excellence
• UNITEC host
• UPRM, HP co-sponsor
• Leaders Jorge Vélez, Lueny Morell
• 25 participants

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Miskolc, HungaryJuly 2007

• Theme Learning Factory Bridging the Gap between
  How we teach and the Practice of Engineering
• SEFI-IGIP Conference workshop
• Leader Lueny Morell
• 40 participants (inc students)

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Istanbul, TurkeyOctober 2007

• Theme Learning Factory Bridging the Gap between
  How we teach and the Practice of Engineering
• ASEE GCEE Conference workshop
• Leader Lueny Morell
• 40 participants

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Guayaquil, EcuadorOctober 2007

• Theme ABET and Roadmap to Excellence through Eng
  Edu Innovation and Accreditation
• ESPOL host
• Leaders Gloria Rogers, Lueny Morell, Jorge
  Vélez, Pedro Resto
• 90 participants

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A variety of workshops content adjusted to
organizers needs

• One day, two days long
• Focus is always on curriculum innovation, quality
  assurance, accreditation as roadmaps to achieve
  excellence
• If possible, workshops include a panel of
  industry representatives providing views on
  engineers skills in the workplace
• Interactive, informal atmosphere
• Attendees might come from one university or
  several
• Workshop outcomes assessment

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Outcomes
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Outcomes

• 12 workshops
• 625 attendees
• Evaluations (sample)
• Piura, Perú (Oct 2006)
• 94 said it was a valuable experience
• 87 will try to use/adapt strategies presented
• Guayaquil, Ecuador (Sep 2007)
• 45/51 said their expectations were completely met
• 46/51 said this was a very valuable experience
• 50/51 said they would recommend the workshop to
  others
• Comments
• I am really confident we can achieve the ABET
  accreditation
• We need more training on this subject!

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Examples of general outcomes

• Chile
• More dialogue and actions (Nov-07 CONDEFI
  meeting)
• Dom Rep
• INTEC selected PI in EFTAs IADB grant (to
  establish regional accreditation organism)
• Mexico
• ITESM submitted several programs to ABET
  accreditation Fall 2007
• Ecuador
• ESPOL is developing its ABET accreditation
  strategy
• Helping CONEA (National Council of Higher
  Education) set engineering program accreditation
  (Jan 08 workshop) and understand opportunities
  for IADB RPG grant

CHILE
ECUADOR
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Whats next?
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Award Winning Engineering Curricula for a
Globalized World Planning Grant Proposal for
Workshops and World Tour

• The US National Academy of Engineering Bernard M.
  Gordon Prize
• Inaugurated in 2001, the intent of the Gordon
  Prize is to recognize new modalities and
  experiments in education that develop effective
  engineering leaders. The focus is on innovations
  such as curricular design, teaching methods, and
  technology-enabled learning that strengthen
  students' capabilities and desire to grow into
  leadership roles.
• Goals
• Leverage the experience of the innovators
  recognized by the National Academy of
  Engineerings Bernard M. Gordon Prize to develop
  a plan for global impact and dissemination.
• We will gather information on engineering
  educational models that have produced documented
  results and examine how these models could be
  transported to other environments on a global
  scale.
• Strategy
• An interactive planning team will be assembled
  that will have at its core the recipients of the
  Gordon Prize. International partners will be
  added as the process develops.
• Proposal being submitted to NSF EERC and other
  possible funding resources.

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Indo-US Collaboration on Engineering Education
(IUCEE) short course proposal

• Curriculum Innovation and Quality Assurance a
  Roadmap for Excellence
• 1 week course
• Topics
• Planning, implementing and assessing curriculum
  innovations
• Developing a competency based course the new
  syllabus
• Student learning outcomes assessment tool box
• Developing and nurturing industry university
  partnerships
• Developing a quality assurance culture for
  effective academic decision making
• Summer 2008 (pending approval)

www.iucee.org
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