engineering-education

Engineering students bring with them unique identities, motivations and lived experiences that influence how they navigate this demanding discipline. At Arizona State University, Dina Verdín is working to make sure those experiences inform how researchers understand student success. Verdín, an assistant professor of engineering in The Polytechnic School , part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engi…

“It’s not just a job, it’s an adventure!” proclaimed a popular U.S. Navy recruiting advertisement more than four decades ago. That sums up the mindset with which Shawn Jordan is stepping into the role of interim director of the newest school to become part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. At the helm of the School of Integrated Engineering , Jordan’s job wo…

Engineering students at The Polytechnic School , one of the seven Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, participate in a culture of experiential learning at the Polytechnic campus — one that isn’t confined to the pages of a textbook or instruction in the classroom. These opportunities are actively encouraged by industry leaders committed to supporting the next generati…

A creative and nontraditional approach to engineering education began this fall when The Engineering and Design Institute in London, or TEDI-London, launched its project-driven degree programs in global design engineering. TEDI-London is an initiative of the PLuS Alliance , a partnership that combines the resources of Arizona State University, King’s College London and UNSW Sydney to solve an arr…

Success in today’s more challenging engineering endeavors can require mastering the use of an increasingly expansive array of high-tech tools and advanced skill sets. Today’s engineering educators, however, are looking beyond meeting those strictly technical demands for defining the benchmarks for ideal outcomes and optimal problem-solving results. Instead, they advocate for the adoption of addit…

Compared to traditional engineering disciplines — such as electrical, mechanical, chemical and computer — the field of engineering education has a low profile. “I certainly wasn’t aware of it as a student,” says Brooke Coley , an assistant professor of engineering at The Polytechnic School , one of the six Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. “My academic background i…

As the constant development of new technologies fuels an ever-changing workplace, it is vital for workers to cultivate transferable skills, or at least know how to adapt to the advancing industry. Samantha Brunhaver , an assistant professor of engineering education in The Polytechnic School, one of the six Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, received a 2020 National …

Above: Jeremi London (second from left) is helping to shape the Fulton School's new Engineering Education Systems and Design doctoral program that starts in Fall 2016. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU. Jeremi London had her interest in engineering education sparked early on in her academic career. But her path to get where she is now at Arizona State University — was far from a straight line.…