Title :
Transformation: from teacher-centered to student-centered engineering education
Author :
Catalano, George D. ; Catalano, Karen C.
Author_Institution :
United States Mil. Acad., West Point, NY, USA
Abstract :
A student-centered approach to engineering education is presented. Roles for the instructor/professor wishing to employ the student-centered model are identified and examples are given. Case studies from a Research 1 institution and a federal service academy are provided
Keywords :
engineering education; teaching; Research 1 institution; federal service academy; instructor role; professor role; student-centered engineering education; Assembly; Continuing education; Design engineering; Engineering education; Focusing; Geoscience; Mechanical engineering; North America; Production; Terminology;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1997. 27th Annual Conference. Teaching and Learning in an Era of Change. Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Pittsburgh, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4086-8
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1997.644819
