Events

CDIO EU and UK Regional Meeting

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Date: 17 Jan 2023 - 18 Jan 2023

Time: 09:15 - 16:30

Location: Canterbury Christ Church University, Verena Holmes, North Holmes Rd Canterbury, Kent CT11QU United Kingdom

Organised by: CDIO EU and UK

This is not an EPC-run event. Please click the ‘Register’ button below to book onto the event.

Canterbury Christ Church University is delighted to host the UK and European CDIO Regional Meeting. This meeting is an opportunity to continue our work on CDIO working groups. Also for our technical colleagues to work together on learning and teaching activities that involve technical support in developing students implement and operate elements of CDIO curriculum and capstone projects. The keynotes and workshops are opportunities for the CDIO and engineering educators’ community to consider key areas that need to be reflected and developed into our courses.

Keynotes

VR/AR technology is reaching maturity for mainstream operation and exploitation to enhance student learning. VR/AR in technical learning is making advancement in student learning, therefore how can VR/AR enhance HE engineering learning?

Climate change impact on all our lives is highlighting that sustainability is no longer an option in our curriculum. The next generation of students are seeking curriculum that is addressing UNESCO sustainability goals in particular social justice.

Engineering has a significant impact on everyone’s lives and the environment. Engineering impact can positive and negative on society and the environment. In the last decade the actions of commercial engineers at Volkswagen, EDF and Enron, and climate change has highlighted the imperative to embed in our curriculum engineering ethics.

Tuesday 17th Jan 2023

9:15am – 9:45am

Arrival & Registration

9:45am – 10:00am

Welcome by Dr Anne Nortcliffe and Professor Mohamed Abdel-Maguid

10:00am – 10:45am

Keynote: Role of XR(AR/VR) in e.g. Engineering Education by Dr Graeme Knowles and Dr Chris Evans

10:45am – 11:05am

Coffee & Networking

11:05am – 12:35pm

Parallel Workshop 1: VR/AR for Engineering Educationby Dr Graeme Knowles and Dr Chris Evans
The CDIO approach – an introduction
CDIO Working Group

12:35pm – 13:20pm

Lunch & Networking

13:15pm – 14:30pm

Tour of UNESCO Heritage Site: Canterbury Cathedral

14:40pm – 15:00pm

Coffee & Networking

15:00pm – 16:00pm

10 Lightning talks on CDIO Innovation-in-Progress by CDIO Community

16:00pm – 18:00pm

Tour of Verena Holmes – Practice based learning facilities from Policing to Medicine and Engineering.
An active learning exercise with CDIO standards
CDIO Working Group

18:30pm – 19:00pm

Pre-Dinner Drink & Networking at Canterbury Cathedral Lodge

19:00pm – 21:00

Dinner at Canterbury Cathedral Lodge

Wednesday 18th Jan 2023

9:15am – 10:00am

Keynote: ‘Warning, this app cannot run on this device: Are engineering and social justice compatible?’ by Dr Patricia Xavier
Technician Work Group Meeting: Welcome and review of technical challenges support CDIO projects

10:00am – 10:30am

Coffee & Networking

10:30am – 12:00pm

Workshop 4: ‘Embedding industrial social responsibilty into Engineering Curricula’ by Dr Patricia Xavier
Workshop 5: ‘Workshop Skills in Engineering Curriculum – How much? What Level? Industry relevance?’
CDIO Working Group

12:00pm – 12:45pm

Lunch & Networking

12:45pm – 14:15pm

Engineering Ethics – Toolkit from EPC by Dr Sarah Junaid
Tour of Verena Holmes – Practice based learning facilities from Policing to Medicine and Engineering.
CDIO Working Group

14:15pm – 14:45pm

Coffee & Networking

14:45pm – 16:15pm

Regional Meetings (UK & Ireland)
Regional Meetings (Europe)

16:15pm – 16:30pm

Closing remarks by Dr Anne Nortcliffe

Dr Anne NortcliffeHead of Engineering, Technology and Design, Canterbury Christ Church University

A passionate engineering educator and researcher. In 2017, Anne joined Canterbury Christ Church University to design and create brand new diverse, equal and inclusive engineering education provision. Anne has implemented the CDIO framework throughout the School activities. In 2021 Anne was awarded the Executive Leader of the Year Engineering Talent Award for her endeavours and has recently won the Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering Awards 2022.

Professor Mohamed Abdel-MaguidProfessor of Smart Systems Pro Vice-Chancellor (STEM) and Dean of the Faculty of Science, Engineering, and Social Sciences, Canterbury Christ Church University

Mohamed joined Canterbury Christ Church University in September 2020, where he is responsible for leading the development of the Institution’s Transdisciplinary STEM agenda, bringing together STEM, near-STEM and non-STEM disciplines. Mohamed is an advocate of STEM and Digital skills development, and has been at the forefront of a number of initiatives that nurture inclusion, innovation, entrepreneurship, and business-university collaboration.

Dr Graeme Knowles Associate Professor, University of Warwick

Graeme joined Warwick Manufacturing Group at University of Warwick in 1991. Graeme has had industrial roles and as academic collaboration roles in Quality Management, Quality Improvement and Engineering roles with large manufacturing enterprises. Graeme is a member of Warwick Academic Quality Group which is responsible for all aspects of curriculum management, programme quality and academic integrity for WMG's teaching provision. Graeme is leading the development on the strategic educational approach for the use of Augmented and Virtual Reality in Engineering education at Warwick University.

Dr Chris EvansHead of Technology Enhanced Learning, Warwick Manufacturing Group at University of Warwick

Chris joined University of Warwick in 2012 and responsible for the strategic development, coordination and implementation of technology enhanced learning policies and initiatives. Also, is responsible for providing support to staff in translating and implementing these policies and initiatives. Chris is leading in researching and implementing use of technology to enhance the education and the opportunity to reach more using less resource, in particular the potential of VR/AR.

Dr Patricia XavierHead of Department of General Engineering, Swansea University

General Engineering at Swansea University was named winner of the Engineering Talent Awards for Innovation of the Year 2022. Patricia is leading programme enhancement and development to provide progressive engineering education at Swansea that is meaningful to current student generation who are facing climate crisis and potential social upheaval. Patricia is interested in the education intersectionality between social sciences and engineering, social and environmental justice and the human side of engineering.

Dr Sarah JunaidLecturer, Aston Institute of Materials Research (AIMR) in the College of Engineering and Physical Science at Aston University

Sarah joined Aston University in 2014. Sarah is passionate of the benefits of engineering and education. How this can be achieved through engineering systems and skilled conscientious engineers. Sarah has been key member of the UK Engineering Professor Council developing Engineering Ethics Toolkit that provides pedagogical approaches to integrating ethics in engineering as it is essential to embed ethics into engineering curriculum.