Title :
The Beta Coalition: a status report on a regional coalition of small engineering colleges
Author :
Culver, Richard ; Fellows, Shuron ; Beston, Bill ; Dickson, Mary
Author_Institution :
State Univ. of New York, Binghamton, NY, USA
Abstract :
The Beta Coalition brings small engineering programs together in a regional coalition in upstate New York, USA. Staff from fifteen institutions participate in one-day, drive-in workshops on curriculum and faculty development. Designed as a beta test site for innovations coming from the NSF Coalitions, BetaCo has three workshops a year, with guest presenters from across the country. BetaCo participants are collaborating on a new set of proposals to NSF dealing with ASL, self-directed learning, ABET implications for two-year programs, and the special problems of ultra-small engineering science programs.
Keywords :
educational courses; engineering education; teaching; ABET criteria; ASL; Beta Coalition; BetaCo; NSF Coalitions; USA; curriculum development; engineering education workshops; faculty development; regional coalition; self-directed learning; small engineering colleges; ultra-small engineering science programs; Biology; Chemistry; Collaborative work; Data engineering; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Mathematics; Physics; Proposals; Technological innovation;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1999. FIE '99. 29th Annual
Conference_Location :
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5643-8
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1999.840461
