• DocumentCode
    654357
  • Title

    New National Science Foundation opportunities for improving undergraduate engineering education

  • Author

    Borrego, M. ; Chan Hilton, A. ; Everett, L.J. ; Finger, Susan ; Millard, David ; Yu, Zhiqiang

  • Author_Institution
    Div. of Undergraduate Educ., Nat. Sci. Found. (NSF), Arlington, VA, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    23-26 Oct. 2013
  • Firstpage
    210
  • Lastpage
    211
  • Abstract
    The goal of this mini-workshop is to increase the participants´ knowledge of current opportunities at the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support excellence in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. In particular, the discussion focuses on new and current opportunities in the Division of Undergraduate Education as well as highlight examples of project activities that support these opportunities. The mini-workshop uses a highly interactive format, using team-based games and discussion, to engage the participants and to foster the sharing of ideas, to clarify misconceptions, and to potentially initiate new ideas in engineering education innovations and research. This mini-workshop closely encourages the sharing of ideas and interaction amongst peers, and also informs participants about current NSF funding opportunities in STEM education.
  • Keywords
    engineering education; innovation management; mathematics; National Science Foundation; STEM education; engineering education innovations; engineering education research; interactive format; team-based discussion; team-based games; undergraduate engineering education; undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education; Conferences; Engineering education; Knowledge engineering; Proposals; Science - general; US Government; National Science Foundation; curriculum development; engineering education; faculty development; funding opportunities; institutionalization; student learning;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Frontiers in Education Conference, 2013 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Oklahoma City, OK
  • ISSN
    0190-5848
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/FIE.2013.6684818
  • Filename
    6684818