REEN 2026 Virtual Forum
📅 November 13, 2026 🌐 Fully Virtual | Global Participation
The calls for workshop proposals and WIP abstracts have now closed, but registration to attend the event and participate in the collaborative sessions remains open!
The REEN 2026 Virtual Forum, hosted by the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, aims to strengthen the global Engineering Education Research community through collaboration, mentorship, and capacity development.
The REEN 2026 Virtual Forum is free of charge and, to foster global participation, will offer three 2.5-hour sessions throughout the day. You are welcome to join any or all of them. Each session follows a shared structure:
Session times EST (UTC-5): 8:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 4:00 PM
- Plenary talk (40 minutes)
- General Q&A and large-group discussion (15 minutes)
- Collaboration breakout spaces (~90 minutes)
- Participant-driven workshops
- Work-in-progress (WIP) collaboration sessions
- Thematic discussion groups
Plenary talks led by global scholars
- The Light Is Theirs: Reflections of a Lampshade
Dr. Xiaofeng Tang (8:00 AM)
- Leaving, Learning, Returning: Building Engineering Education in Our Home Contexts
Dr. Martha Cano & Dr. Arístides Carrillo (12:00 PM)
- Graduate Education: Thriving in a Changing Landscape
Dr. Holly Matusovich (4:00 PM)
Participant-driven workshops
Following each plenary session, participants can choose between two workshops. Across the forum, six workshops will be offered: four in English and two in Portuguese. Scroll down or click here to explore the workshop program.
Some workshops have limited capacity. Participants will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis until all available spots have been filled.
Collaboration spaces moderated by REEN partners
Several participants will share emerging ideas and works in progress, creating opportunities to exchange feedback, refine projects, and spark new collaborations within the REEN community.
Join these collaborative sessions following the plenary talks to learn about innovative initiatives from around the world, contribute your perspective, and connect with colleagues who share your interests. You may even discover opportunities for future research and collaboration.
Stay tuned for more information!
Plenary Speakers
Xiaofeng
Tang
Xiaofeng “Denver” Tang is Professor of Research in the Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was the founding Associate Director of the Division of Engineering Education at Tsinghua University
MArtha
Cano-morales
Martha Cano-Morales is a Professor at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Colombia, with a strong commitment to advancing engineering education and research in Colombia and Latin America.
Arístides Carillo-fernández
Arístides P. Carrillo-Fernández, Ph.D. (he/him/él), is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University and a Lecturer at CIEE in Madrid, Spain.
Holly
Matusovich
In addition to serving as an Associate Dean in the Graduate School, Dr. Holly Matusovich is the Associate Dean for Graduate and Professional Studies in the College of Engineering and a Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech.
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REEN 2026 Virtual Forum
Workshop Program
| Workshop Title | Facilitators | Time | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Como a Inteligência Artificial Pode Transformar a Aprendizagem Ativa na Engenharia? |
Ricardo Luiz Perez Teixeira Priscilla Chantal Duarte Silva Lilian Barros Pereira Campos Bianca Cabral Caldeira |
9:00 AM ET (UTC-5) |
Session 1B Registration link available soon! (30 participants) |
| Let’s Play! Creating Entrepreneurial Mindset Focused Research Questions via a Card Game |
Cheryl Bodnar Rachel Kajfez Krista Kecskemety Winifred Opoku Darby Riley Cassie Wallwey |
9:00 AM ET (UTC-5) |
Session 1C Registration link available soon! |
|
From Framework to Practice: Designing Situational Judgment Items to Capture Relational Agency in Early-Career Academic Development |
Margaret Webb |
1:00 PM ET (UTC-5) |
Session 2B Registration link available soon! (20 participants) |
|
Do interesse comum à pesquisa colaborativa: construindo investigações em Educação em Engenharia |
Dianne Magalhães Viana Inês Direito Marcus Vinicius Melo de Lyra |
1:00 PM ET (UTC-5) |
Session 2C Registration link available soon! |
|
Engineering for and with People: Bringing Human-Centered Design into Engineering Education |
Saadeddine Shehab Brock Craft Sirena Hargrove-Leak |
5:00 PM ET (UTC-5) |
Session 3B Registration link available soon! (24 participants) |
|
Owning your Degree: Strategies for Success in Graduate School |
Holly Matusovich |
5:00 PM ET (UTC-5) |
Session 3C Registration link available soon! |
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