2. Innovations in US Engineering Education Norman L. Fortenberry, Sc.D. Executive Director ASEE

3. ASEE History Founded in 1893, ASEE uniquely  Spans all engineering disciplines  Encompasses all activities of academic engineering and lifeline learning (teaching, research, and public service)  Links academic engineering to stakeholders in business, industry, government, and NGOs  Advances global awareness and collaboration in engineering education

4. ASEE Mission Advancing education in engineering and engineering technology education by  Promoting excellence in instruction, research, public service, and practice;  Exercising worldwide leadership;  Fostering the technological education of society; and  Providing quality products and services to members

5. ASEE Membership  448 Colleges (including 89 2-year)  164 Corporations  27 Non-profits  11,709 individuals  82.3% professional, life, retired, and global  6.1 % student  1.1% K-12 educator

6. ASEE Influence  Key reports – Grinter (1955), Green (1994), Creating a Culture for Scholarly and Systematic Innovation in Engineering Education (2009)  Policy Influencers  ASEE Board of Directors  Engineering Deans Council  Corporate Member Council  Engineering Research Council

7. Challenges in Engineering Education  1960’s – The Soviet “threat”  1970’s – The Japanese “threat”  1980’s – The demographic “threat”  1990’s – The global “threat”  2000’s – The environmental “threat”  2010’s – The Chinese “threat”

8. Responses to Challenges in Engineering Education  1960’s – The scientific engineer  1970’s – The transactional engineer  1980’s – The managerial engineer  1990’s – The global engineer  2000’s – The holistic engineer  2010’s – The elite engineer

9. Responses to Challenges in Engineering Education  Focus on finding and retaining students  Focus on “fixing” students  Focus on “understanding” students  Focus on “learning”  Focus on educational systems

10. Broader Challenges in Education  STEM Education for ALL (including returning Service Members)  Overcoming Impediments to Engaging Diverse Populations (including returning Service Members)  Large-Scale Faculty Development

11. Innovations in Engineering Education  Experiential Learning  Internships/Contests/Service/Venturing/Clinics  Inductive Learning  PBL, Inquiry, Case-based, JIT, etc.  Design before fundamentals  Real engineering, real early  Deployment of education research  Engineering in K-12 (stand-alone, and in S,M, & T) Note overlaps in the elements above

12. Challenges in Sustaining Innovations in Engineering Education  Achieving Institutionalization  Linking education to practice  Recognizing global commonalities

13. Possible Areas of Collaboration  Support consensus building activities for sustaining current undergraduate innovations and advancing to new innovations  Sustain resources in support of faculty-led efforts  Support exploration of recognition of promising K-12 engineering materials and programs.