Building Connections within the Engineering Education Research Community

该研究项目将为来自本科生工程研究经验(REU)、教师研究经验(RET)、系级改革(DLR)、工程教育计划(EEP)、学院早期职业(职业)的受邀PI举行一次NSF-工程教育受资助者会议；来自工程研究中心(ERC)的大学前外展协调员。此外，还将邀请来自REU网站的精选学生、RET网站的精选教师和嘉宾主持人。会议活动将包括主旨演讲者、海报会议、网络机会和获奖者长达一小时的研讨会。弗吉尼亚理工大学在弗吉尼亚州北部地区设有工程教育部门和设施，是主办这次会议的得天独厚的地点。大学S继续教育办公室在初级教职员工的监督下提供专业会议协调服务，他们的网络和专业声誉将通过举办这次会议而扩大。这次会议将推动形成一个由工程学术院长组成的专业小组，他们将收到来自NSF的邀请，作为本次会议将要讨论的研究的主要受众。与其他管理人员一样，工程学院院长应该有一个正式的小组，每年开会分享战略，了解工程教育中的尖端研究。将工程教育领域的顶尖研究人员和实践者聚集在一起，是推动工程教育成为一门研究学科的关键活动。工程教育中不同项目和倡议的代表确保了这次会议将激发令人兴奋的新联系和想法。本次会议为调查人员、RET教师、REU学生、特邀演讲者、研究生和NSF项目官员提供了在NSF工程教育和中心项目中进行互动的机会。将在这些项目中形成的网络将加强工程研究和教育改进的基础设施。会议将通过研究和教育项目的双重关注，促进发现和理解，同时促进教学、培训和学习。社会最终将通过国家科学基金会S正在进行的工程教育项目从这次会议中受益，这些项目将通过这次会议提供的信息和联系得到丰富。

This research project would hold an NSF-Engineering Education grantees meeting for invited PIs from engineering Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU), Research Experiences for Teachers (RET), Department-Level Reform (DLR), Engineering Education Programs (EEP), Faculty Early Career (CAREER); pre-college outreach coordinators from Engineering Research Centers (ERC). In addition selected students from REU sites, selected teachers from RET sites, and guest presenters would be invited. Meeting activities will include a keynote speaker, poster sessions, networking opportunities and hour-long workshops for awardees. With an engineering education department and facilities in the northern Virginia Region, Virginia Tech is uniquely positioned to host this meeting. The university?s Continuing and Professional Education office provides professional meeting coordination services under the supervision of junior faculty, whose networks and professional reputations will be expanded by hosting this meeting. This meeting will serve as the impetus for forming a professional group of engineering academic deans, who will receive invitations from the NSF as the principal audience for the research to be discussed at this meeting. Like other administrators, engineering academic deans should have a formal group that meets annually to share strategies and learn about cutting-edge research in engineering education. Bringing together leading researchers and practitioners in engineering education is a key activity to advancing engineering education as a research discipline. Representation of diverse projects and initiatives in engineering education ensures that exciting new connections and ideas will be sparked by this meeting. This meeting provides the opportunity for investigators, RET teachers, REU students, distinguished guest speakers, graduate students and NSF program officers to interact across NSF Engineering Education and Centers programs. The networks that will form across these programs will enhance the infrastructure for research and education improvement in engineering. The meeting will advance discovery and understanding while promoting teaching, training, and learning through its dual focus on research and education projects. Society will ultimately benefit from this meeting through NSF?s ongoing engineering education projects, which will be enriched by the information and connections made at this meeting.