Centers for excellence in engineering education: a case study

In 2000, Mercer University established a Center for Excellence in engineering education (CE³) to promote excellence in teaching and to support engineering faculty in their efforts to use technology to improve student learning of engineering and science. This paper reports the results of various CE³ initiatives, such as workshops, biweekly faculty brown-bag lunch sessions (LunchBytes), individualized technical support, a center Website with technology tips, an electronic newsletter, a digital library, instruction in technology use, creation of on-line faculty home pages and course templates, instructional design, and online math labs. The efficacy of these various initiatives are discussed.