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Interdisciplinary teamwork is increasingly important

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From the April edition of the Journal Of Engineering Education http://www.jee.org/2011/April/10 An interesting study: “Student and Faculty Interdisciplinary Identities in Self Managed Teams” How can self-managed work teams can be used as a pedagogical strategy for promoting interdisciplinarity? LISA D. MCNAIR Virginia Tech CHAD NEWSWANDER University of South Dakota DANIEL BODEN Virginia Tech MAURA BORREGO …

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MINDSET employers want: Global, Good and Grit

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go to yahoo finance story:  http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/3gs-mindset-over-skill-set-critical-landing-job-125910227.html?nc   the 3 G’s Global: This is the big picture perspective. It is your ability to lift your eyes out of the weeds, look at the world and understand the ripple effect of your actions. Good: This is the sensitivity to people and awareness of and the inkling to …

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Watson earns WEBBY award

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Watson is Webby Person of the Year The Webby Awards The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet. Established in 1996 during the Web’s infancy, the Webbys are presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, which includes an Executive 750-member body of leading Web experts, business figures, …

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Conference 2012: Human Side of Service Engineering

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http://www.ahfe2012.org/HSSE.html JULY 20-25 San Francisco “If there is any one element to the engineering of service systems that is unique, it is the extent to which the suitability of the system for human use, human service, and excellent human experience has been and must always be considered.” And here’s a WHO’s WHO in service science!! …

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Free courseware (Transforming Engineering Education)

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Keep your approach to teaching engineering topics current with a complete solution for measurements, circuits, and controls education from National Instruments.  Using tools like the NI LabVIEW graphical programming environment,  NI hardware, and the NI Multisim circuits teaching environment extends hands-on-learning from the laboratory to the dorm room and equips students to experiment easier, learn …

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