The Engineering Education Research Special Interest Group’s second annual symposium will be taking place at Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne on May 20th 2014.
Attendance is free, but numbers are limited.
For the programme and registration details, follow the linkĀ Symposium Programme
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A didactic 50 minute lecture that seeks only to transmit information to a generally passive audience is rarely the most effective way to facilitate learning. Contact time with students is an increasingly precious resource and there are now many examples of the more effective use of this time within higher education. This workshop will highlight strategies to give better lectures, offer examples of best practice, and provide a forum in which university teachers who are considering more innovative approaches can explore their ideas.
This one day workshop is designed for postgraduate students and other non-permanent academic staff / associates who are involved in teaching and supporting student learning specifically in the Engineering and Materials disciplines. For example delegates may be teaching, demonstrating, doing laboratory/workshop supervision, guest lecturing, marking, etc.
Defining and achieving excellence in postgraduate education has received little attention as research surrounding best practice has typically targeted undergraduate education. This event will bring together experts from across the field of manufacturing, materials and design postgraduate education to ask the questions what should the ābestā postgraduate education look like and how can excellence in postgraduate teaching, learning and overall student experience be achieved?
This event will provide opportunity for focused debate and discussion with presentations from the Higher Education Academy, Leading Postgraduate Universities, Accreditation Bodies and Industrial Employers of Postgraduate Students. Findings from this event will be widely publicized in a postgraduate education enhancement paper that will be presented to Government at the National Manufacturing Debate.
For further information please email Dr Fiona Charnley
Through a series of brief presentations and structured discussions, this event contrasts the benefits and challenges of work placements with alternative forms of contact with practice including internships, simulated work environments, mentoring and use of industry-derived classroom material.
Making the transition from sixth form at school or college into university education can be challenging for students. Evidence from good practice across the United Kingdom suggests that collaboration between pre-tertiary and academic departments can be of benefit to students, and also has advantages for teachers in both sectors.
This evening meeting will give you opportunities to network with individuals from both parts of the Mathematical, sciences and Engineering education system, and to explore ways in which we can work together to “tackle transition”.
The conference marks the tenth anniversary of the HEA and asks what the past ten years can tell us about what the next ten years might bring. The event will focus on the future of the student learning experience and ask how we are preparing ourselves for it; it will look at how current policy and practice is (or is not) equipping us for the opportunities that lie ahead and what may need to be done to both adapt to and create new learning environments.
This event is funded as part of the HEA STEM workshop and seminar series 2013-14. The workshop is free to attend for delegates from both HEA subscribing and non-subscribing institutions but booking is essential to secure your place as numbers are limited.
The 2014 PHEE Conference, in conjunction with PHOMME (Professors and Heads of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering) was held at the IMechE, Birdcage Walk, London on 8th January, 2014. Ā The presentations may be downloaded via the links below.
Theme: Engineering Challenges and Opportunities
Programme
Session 1 Industrial Challenges and Opportunities
Keynote Address: Developments and Challenges in the Microelectronics Systems Industry (a personal view) ā Warren East , Dyson Board Member, Ex CEO ARM Holdings
A view from the Thales Group ā Alvin Wilby, Vice President, Strategy and Technical, Thales UK
Maintaining Engineering Leadership in a growing Company – Nick Cooper, The Spencer Group
Academic Partnerships ā Ian Stoneham, IET
Session 2 Skills and Training ā Challenges and Opportunities
Training of Engineers ā Nick Winser, Executive Director U.K., National Grid
A report on the shortage of engineers ā Colin Brown, Director of Engineering IMechE
Graduates and SMEs ā Sarah Sillars, CEO of SEMTA
Session 3 Research and Innovation: Challenges and Opportunities
Industry Funded Research ā Jim McDonald, Vice Chancellor , Strathclyde University
Horizon 2020 Update ā Christina Miller, U.K. Research Office
Findings from the Foresight Future of Manufacturing Project – Paul McCaffrey, Government Office for Science