Finding Your Community: the journey of one Engineering Education Researcher

Rebecca Broadbent, Aston University, The UK The idea of the Newer Researcher Network was born in 2015, when I was a PhD student taking my first steps into the field of Engineering Education Research (EER). The Newer Researcher Network is part of the UK and Ireland Engineering Education Research Network (EERN) and it supports theContinue reading “Finding Your Community: the journey of one Engineering Education Researcher”

Using the Engineering Ethics Toolkit in your teaching

Dr. Sarah Jayne Hitt (NMITE, Edinburgh Napier University, Engineering Professors) In March 2022, the UK’s Engineering Professors Council (EPC) launched the Engineering Ethics Toolkit to provide engineering educators with ready-to-use classroom resources and support in integrating ethics into their teaching. In March 2023, many additional Toolkit materials were launched to help educators understand, plan for, andContinue reading “Using the Engineering Ethics Toolkit in your teaching”

Transforming Engineering Education and Research in India: looking forward to REES 2024!

Rohit Kandakatla and Sohum Sohoni India is home to more than 2500 engineering colleges producing approximately 1.5 million engineering graduates annually. However, only 5% of the engineers graduate from nationally reputed government led institutions such as the Indian Institute’s of Technology (IITs) and National Institute’s of Technology (NITs), which have been established in different geographicContinue reading “Transforming Engineering Education and Research in India: looking forward to REES 2024!”

Cfp REES Conference (2-4 Jan 2024, KLE Technological University): dl for expressions of interest 25 May 2023

We are pleased to announce REES 2024 which will be held in conjunction with the Eleventh Annual International Conference on Transformations in Engineering Education (ICTIEE 2024). REES is a biennial conference of REEN (Research in Engineering Education Network: https://reen.co/. ICTIEE 2024 as well ASF 2024 (Annual Student Forum of IUCEE), will both be held onContinue reading “Cfp REES Conference (2-4 Jan 2024, KLE Technological University): dl for expressions of interest 25 May 2023”

Introducing the Engineering Education Research Network Africa (EERN-Africa)

Esther Matemba and Lelanie Smith EERN-Africa is a community of African Engineering education researchers and practitioners established in April 2021 by Dr Esther Matemba and Dr Lelanie Smith to build capacity in engineering education research and practice. The network that engages its members through the WhatsApp group and monthly meetings, has grown organically from theContinue reading “Introducing the Engineering Education Research Network Africa (EERN-Africa)”