INNOVATIVE CURRICULA IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION

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INNOVATIVE CURRICULA IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION

• Urbano DOMÍNGUEZ
• Universidad de Valladolid.
• udg_at_uva.es
• IFEES Summit. St Petersburg
• 19thmay 2009

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INNOVATION

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ON SEFI- CDWG

• The CDWG aims to provide a forum for people
  interested in the development of Engineering
  Education in Europe. The CDWG consists of people
  highly involved in all aspects of modern
  engineering education. Through sharing our
  experiences we all gain in insight and knowledge.

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CDWG WORKING LINES

• The integration of developments in science and
  technology in engineering education
• Mobility and exchange in engineering education at
  the European level
• Incorporation of new demands like life- long
  learning and distance learning in Engineering
  Education

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CDWG WORKING LINES

• Implementation of active learning methods in the
  engineering curricula
• Enhancing Engineering Education by new
  technologies
• Quality care and accreditation
• Faculty development and teacher training.

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CDWG ACTIVITIES

• CDWG participated in the TREE Socrates Thematic
  Network.
• CDWG joined the organization of The International
  Seminar on Innovative Teaching and Learning in
  Engineering Education, Valladolid, Spain, May
  2006.
• CDWG contributed to a Theme issue of the European
  Journal of Engineering Education on New
  Competencies in Engineering (Volume 31, Number 1,
  March 2006 (45-113).
• CDWG has contributed to ALE Workshops these years

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ACTIVITIES

• Workshops have been given at several Annual SEFI
  conferences.
• The last took place in Aalborg, Denmark, July
  2008, and new lines for discussion were proposed
  there.
• The next will be in Rotterdam this year.
• Symposium on Innovation and Assessment of
  Engineering Curricula at the University of
  Valladolid, Spain.15th to 17th May 2009.

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VALLADOLID SYMPOSIUM. Some data

• Attended by 50 participants from 10 European
  countries
• 20 oral presentations plus 6 posters. 3 invited
  lectures
• 4 working sessions
• Panel round on Innovation in Engineering
  Curricula
• Workshop on Innovation and Assessment of
  Curriculum

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UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID
SIMPOSIO INTERNACIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
INNOVACIÓN Y EVALUACIÓN DE CURRÍCULOS DE
FORMACIÓN DE INGENIEROS INNOVATION AND ASSESMENT
OF ENGINEERING CURRICULA
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COMING ACTIVITIES WITH CDWG INVOLVEMENT

• ALE Workshop on Active Learning in Engineering
  Education. Barcelona, Spain.10th- 12th June 2009
• Workshop at SEFI 2009 Annual Conference.
  Rotterdam, The Netherlands.1st- 4th July 2009
• Ibero-American Symposium on Project Approaches in
  Engineering Education. Universidade do Minho,
  Portugal. 21st- 22nd July 2009

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• Members of the CDWG meet at the SEFI annual
  conferences, and seminars and workshops in
  between. Furthermore, they keep in contact via
  e-mail. The CDWG welcomes new active members.
• CDWG Chair
• Urbano Domínguez udg_at_uva.es
• www.sefi.be
  

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CDWG INVOLVEMENT ON INNOVATION AND ASSESMENT

• INNOVATION
• Methods
• Contents
• ASSESSMENT
• Of new methods
• Of students
• Of Curricula

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WHY TO INNOVATE?

• As an answer to new requirements.
• Technical
• Economical
• Social
• Environmental

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SOME FACTORS

• New materials
• New techncologies
• New computing procedures
• New knowledge involved in engineering processes

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SOME FACTORS 2

• We live in a global world
• Pressure for economic markets
• Changes in the labour market
• Changes in working conditions

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SOME FACTORS 3

• Attracting new groups to Engineering education
• Ethics in Engineering
• Environmental resposibility
• Political demands on Engineering
• Quality of education and services

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INNOVATIVE CURRICULA

• Use of new teaching/learning methods
• Flexible enough to address different students
  needs and learning demands.
• Orientated towards life- long learning
• Holistic curriculum development approach

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COMPONENTS OF INNOVATIVE CURRICULA

• Change fom teaching centred. Input oriented in
  terms of list of contents, subjects, contact
  hours, ...
• Move to outcomes and learning orientation.
  Qualification results, competences development,
  students workload,definition of profiles, ...

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