U.S.-Australia Planning Visit: Engineering and Technology Education

0703976里夫该奖项支持规划访问，使教授爱德华里夫在犹他州 与澳大利亚格里菲斯大学的霍华德米德尔顿教授会面。此次访问将有助于在工程和技术教育的新兴领域制定详细的国际合作研究和教育计划。 技术教育是一个领域，在这个领域中，参与者的重点是促进技术素养。 工程技术教育是一个新的领域，它结合了技术教育和工程学科，希望开发工程预科课程和课程，帮助学生选择工程，科学或技术相关领域的职业。 这一主题对美国具有重大意义，不仅有利于促进普通民众的技术素养，而且有利于鼓励K-12学生从事技术领域的职业。 通过利用两个机构的智力和财政资源，从拟议的访问中产生的独特合作有可能对该领域的未来发展产生重大影响。犹他州和格里菲斯大学的教师之间有足够的利益重叠，表明他们可以成功地开展拟议的活动，这种互动将使双方受益。 此外，犹他州州立大学国家工程技术教育中心（NCETE）的四名美国研究生的参与将使这些（早期职业）研究人员获得宝贵的国际视野和洞察力。 这些学生还将参加与格里菲斯大学研究人员未来合作活动的讨论。 会议的信息和发言将在国家教育和培训委员会网站上公布。 此外，有关行动计划的信息将在工程和技术教育部的网站上公布。

0703976ReeveThis award supports a planning visit to enable Professor Edward Reeve at Utah State University to meet with Professor Howard Middleton at Griffith University in Australia. The visit will help develop a detailed international collaborative research and education plan in the emerging area of engineering and technology education. Technology education is a field in which the people involved are focused on promoting technology literacy. Engineering and technology education is a new field which combines the disciplines of technology education and engineering in hopes of developing pre-engineering programs and curricula that will help students to choose careers in engineering, science or technology related fields. This topic is of significant interest to the U.S. not only in promoting technology literacy of the general population, but also in encouraging students in K-12 to pursue careers in technological areas. By leveraging the intellectual and financial resources at both institutions, the unique collaboration that emanates from the proposed visit has the potential of producing a significant impact on future development in this field.There is sufficient overlap of interests between faculty at Utah State and Griffith to indicate that they can successfully pursue the activities proposed, and that the interaction will benefit both sides. In addition, the proposed involvement of four US graduate students at Utah State University's National Center for Engineering and Technology Education (NCETE) will enable these (early-career) researchers to gain valuable international perspective and insight. These students will also participate in discussion on future collaborative activities with researchers at Griffith University. Information and presentations from the meetings will be posted on the NCETE website. Additionally, information on a plan of action will be posted on the Engineering and Technology Education Department's website.