Resources for Engineering Education Practitioners

Informational Resources

• PR2OVE-IT (Peer Reviewed Research Offering Validation of Effective and InnovativeTeaching) Want to find out more about the utility of games in the classroom or how to promote team skills? This website allows teachers and faculty to clear up common uncertainties about teaching methods and learning by linking simple questions to established peer reviewed literature.
• Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) A project aimed at transforming Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) undergraduate education, with "What works" resources of proven techniques for STEM classrooms.
• First-Year Engineering Projects course evaluationat the University of Colorado - Boulder (2003) A hands-on team-based project that increases student retention.
• Campus-based Teaching and Learning Centers Many universities and states already have established teaching centers to use as a resource. Find your local center through this website maintained by the University of Kansas Center for Teaching Excellence.
• Teachers Integrating Prior Scholarship (TIPS) Short summaries of research findings on classroom learning techniques
• Summaries of Principles of Teaching and Learning provided by Carnegie Mellon University's Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence
• Guidelines on Learning that Inform Teaching provided by MIT's Teaching and Learning Laboratory
• Summary of Common Instructional Challenges and How to Address Them provided by Carnegie Mellon University's Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence
• Principles of Brain-Based Learning Webpage from the University of Nebraska that discusses some of the psychology behind the act of learning.
• "Tomorrow's Teaching and Learning" postings to the Tommorrow's Professor listserv. Short briefs on educational theory These quick reads give an introduction to specific aspects of educational theory
• "How People Learn" This report by the National Research Council is available from the National Academies Press website in an online version details the methods by which we learn. A Summary of the work has been prepared by North Dakota State University.
• Teaching Tips from the University of Hawaii covering a wide range of classroom-relevant topics.
• The New Media Consortium (NMC) is a community of universities, museums, and research centers exploring the use of media and new technologies in education. They are involved in a variety of initiatives including educational gaming and virtual learning on second life.
• EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology. Their website contains resources and reports concerning the use of IT in classrooms
• Foundation Coalition's Brochures on Educational InnovationsThe Foundation Coalition is one of eight engineering coalitions funded by the National Science Foundation, established as an agent of systemic renewal for the engineering educational community. These brochures are short overviews of specific topics such as assessment tools, the use of teams, and cooperative learning.
• Higher Education Academy - Engineering Subject Centre (U.K.) This British site contains a resource database for learning techniques related to engineering.
• Proceedings of a conference on Integrating Research into Undergraduate Education: The Value Added
• Engineering Change: A Study of the Effects of EC2000 ABET commissioned study on the effects of Criterion 3 a-k by the Center for the Study of Higher Education at Penn State (2005)
• Summary and Full evaluations of NSF Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) by the Urban Institute (2005)
• UK Learning Technology Dissemination Initiative British website with ideas on the use of technology in the classroom.
• ASME Teaching Seminars are offered throughout the country and offer training opportunities for teachers.

Content resources

• NASA Educational resources include k-12 as well as higher education with resources such as online satellite tracking, funding opportunities and programs for students.
• NSF listing of engineering-related web sites.
• IEEE listing of classroom resources has links to numerous sites with content.
• ASME K-12 Classroom Resources links to a variety of websites for teachers and students.

Student Assessment

• MAA CUPM Guidelines for Assessment of Student Learning (mathematics)
• Field-tested Learning Assessments Guide (multiple STEM fields)
• Student Assessment of Learning Gains (multipe STEM fields)
• Publications of the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation
• NRC report on Knowing What Students Know
• Online Evaluation Resource Library
• The Evaluation Cookbook

Audio and Video Resources

• "EngineeringTV" (short videos of neat stuff from the world of design engineering)
• Bill Hammack's "Engineering and Life" Radio Commentaries
• "Do Flick" alpha development site (videos of how to do things)
• NAE 45 Second Radio Spots Highlighting Engineering Innovations
• John Leinhard's "Engines of our Ingenuity" Radio Spots

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