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International Conference on Design and Modeling in Science, Education, and Technology CFP
http://www.iiis2011.org/iceic/website/default.asp?vc=45 We invite you to submit a paper/abstract to The International Conference on Design and Modeling in Science, Education, and Technology: DeMset 2011 (www.2011conferences.org/demset), to be held jointly with The 17th International Conference on Information Systems Analysis and Synthesis: ISAS 2011 and The International Conference on Education, Informatics, and Cybernetics: icEIC 2011 (www.2011conferences.org/iceic), on November …
Proposed Alliance Could Create International Engineering “Meta-University.”
The Chronicle of Higher Education (7/10, Labi) reported, “If ambitious plans outlined” at a recent conference at Columbia University is realized, “several of the world’s leading universities could soon be collaborating on engineering-design projects and research activities, exchanging students and professors, and pooling their expertise to work more closely with industry.” During the conference, “deans …
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STEM Jobs Paying More, Growing Faster.
USA Today (7/14, Davidson) reports, “Jobs in science, technology, engineering and math fields pay an average 26% more than other occupations and grew three times faster the past decade, according to a Commerce Department study to be released today.” The Obama Administration “is citing the report partly to put numbers behind its push to invest …
Interdisciplinary teamwork is increasingly important
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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Integration of Simulation Technology into Engineering Curricula: A University-Industry Workshop
ISTEC 2011 at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York July 22-23, 2011 http://www.mae.cornell.edu/swanson/workshop2011/ Cornell University will be hosting a university-industry workshop on the integration of simulation technology into engineering curricula during July 22-23, 2011 in Ithaca, NY. This workshop will be of interest to all engineering faculty who use or would like to use simulation technology …
Free courseware (Transforming Engineering Education)
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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DEADLINE EXTENDED CFP, Symposium on Engineering & Liberal Education
Call for Participation – new deadline 2/23 4rdAnnual Symposium on Engineering & Liberal Education and Integrate to Innovate Faculty Institute June 3-4th, 2011 Union College, Schenectady, NY www.union.edu/integration Union College will host the fourth annual symposium on Engineering and Liberal Education this spring to continue the discussion of the rationale for and methods of integrating …
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Article: Growing Imperative for Innovation Scientists and Engineers
Go here to read the article. at “Blogging Innovation” Paul Hobcraft runs Agility Innovation, an advisory business that stimulates sound innovation practice, researches topics that relate to innovation for the future, as well as aligning innovation to organizations core capabilities. Quote: “What are the disciplines required to be mastered? There is a real need to …
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SoEA4EE CFP
http://www.soea4ee.org/ Workshop (to be held in conjunction with EDOC 2011 from 29th August to 2nd September 2011 in Helsinki, Finland. Topics for Discussion During the workshop we will discuss the following topics: 1. Alignment of the enterprise goals and strategy with the service-oriented enterprise architecture – Which interdependencies exist between services and business strategy? – …