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Collofello, Jim; Fox, Derek; Jamieson, Leah H.; Johnson, Bart M.; Loughman, Joshua; Morgan, Jim; Oakes, William C.; Schoepf, Jared; Smith, Crystal – Advances in Engineering Education, 2021
The EPICS Program was created in 1995 with the dual purposes of improving engineering education and addressing compelling needs within our communities. The model broke with many traditional academic traditions, involving students in multidisciplinary teams of students from first-year to fourth years for multiple semesters or even years on projects…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Service Learning, Higher Education, Undergraduate Students
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Adiego, Joaquín; Martín-Cruz, Natalia – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: This paper aims to explain the development of an online training curriculum to enable students to acquire the transversal competences needed to work on smart cities projects. In this curriculum, a modern approach to the teaching-learning process was applied, suitable for the interdisciplinary and multinational learning challenges that…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Urban Areas, Sustainable Development, Higher Education
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Jose Ignacio Priego-Quesada; Andresa M. C. Germano; Daniel Schmidt; Alberto Encarnacion-Martínez; Andressa L. Lemos; Carlos Sendra-Perez; Conrado T. Laett; Emmanuel S. da Rocha; Falk Zaumseil; Fran Oficial-Casado; Inaê de Oliveira; Inmaculada Aparicio-Aparicio; Jesús A. Escalona-Navarro; Joaquín Martín Marzano-Felisatti; Marina Gil-Calvo; Ignacio Catalá-Vilaplana; Niclas Masuch; Pedro Pérez-Soriano; Roberto Sanchis-Sanchis; Felipe P. Carpes – Advances in Physiology Education, 2024
Internationalization in higher education is essential, and although active learning methodologies are increasing and allow students to develop transversal skills, most still have a very local scope. In this context, the Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) methodology is an interesting approach to benefit the students' development.…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Science Education, Biomechanics, International Education
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Karkoub, Mansour; Yang, Chun-Lin; Karkoub, Wael; Raslan, Moustafa – Advances in Engineering Education, 2020
For many years, educators have been developing tools and techniques to improve the learning process in higher education; however, the vast majority of these do not focus directly on deep learning. In this work, an innovative teaching/learning tool is presented which focuses on deep learning of some engineering skills and principles. The tool is…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Learning Processes, Higher Education, Teaching Methods
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Malheiro, Benedita; Silva, Manuel; Ribeiro, Maria Cristina; Guedes, Pedro; Ferreira, Paulo – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2015
Current engineering education challenges require approaches that promote scientific, technical, design and complementary skills while fostering autonomy, innovation and responsibility. The European Project Semester (EPS) at Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP) (EPS@ISEP) is a one semester project-based learning programme (30 European…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Problem Solving, Interdisciplinary Approach, Cultural Pluralism
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Stevens, Gillian; de Vera, Manuel – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2015
The article describes the experience of forming a set in a higher education institution and offers some observations and insights gained from the perspectives of the role of the set adviser, cultural differences and the challenges of attempting to align theory, practice and experience.
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Cultural Differences, Theory Practice Relationship, Faculty Development
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Yang, Keeyung; Chung, Sock H. – International Journal of Educational Management, 2015
Purpose: As universities and colleges face an increasingly global environment, internationalization is viewed as a critical aspect of education, a fact that has significant academic and economic implications for higher educational institutions worldwide which need to be current with cultural education to adapt to change. Learning from other…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Outcomes of Education, Educational Change
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Kanyal, Mallika – Management in Education, 2014
The article argues for the participation and involvement of students in developing learning spaces within higher education. In early childhood education there is a strong emphasis upon rights, democracy and planning learning through listening to young children. Taking inspiration from this, the study explores the use of participatory approaches in…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Student Participation, Higher Education, Learning Resources Centers
Swift, J. Gilbert, III – Currents, 1987
The bottom line of a reunion is increased alumni support of all kinds--including monetary. Planning requires the combined efforts of both staff and alumni leaders. A training plan for alumni reunion leaders is described. (MLW)
Descriptors: Alumni, Cooperation, Higher Education, Program Descriptions
Hopkinson, David; Lubetkin, Arvin – 1975
Service agencies on a campus tend to operate in parallel isolation, at times working at cross purposes. A consultant from a counseling center can act as a liaison and resource person for a campus police department while developing the relationship between the two offices. The process of developing a consulting relationship is described. Potential…
Descriptors: Colleges, Counselor Role, Guidance Centers, Higher Education
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Alie, Raymond E.; Beam, Henry J.; Carey, Thomas A. – Journal of Management Education, 1998
Suggests that many undergraduate management faculty use teams for case study analysis but few give students the opportunity to experience teamwork in an organizational setting. Describes courses at Western Michigan University that provide a team-based learning experience to management-education majors. (JOW)
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Education Work Relationship, Higher Education, Program Descriptions
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Bustamante, Elaine S.; Phillips, David J. – NACADA Journal, 1986
The Academic Advising Program at the United States Military Academy is described. Faculty members are organized (seven or eight for each cadet company) and accept responsibility for advising 60 cadets. This team includes representation from at least one of the humanities and one of the science departments. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Case Studies, Colleges, Faculty Advisers
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Williams, Vernon; Pinkney, James – Journal of the NAWDAC, 1981
Describes the rationale, structure, and operation of a new evaluation procedure in which pro and con presentations are made to a hearing panel that recommends action on the question posed. Suggestions are made for further improvement and development of this new procedure. (Author)
Descriptors: Accountability, Advocacy, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators
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Hall, Mary Barbera – Nursing Outlook, 1977
When a unit's staff changed from a team nursing to a primary nursing approach to care, the role of students gaining experience there changed to that of associate nurse, who is accountable for providing continuity of care to the primary nurses' patients. (Editor/TA)
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Higher Education, Medical Education, Nurses
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Alpert, Bracha; Bechar, Shlomit – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2007
The article examines the processes and challenges involved in conducting participatory research and evaluation in schools, by looking at a case study of a collaborative evaluation research that was conducted in a secondary school in Israel by two researchers and three teachers. It describes the experiences of the research team while conducting the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teamwork, Educational Research, Evaluation Research
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