Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation
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Dr. Tracy Hammond receives the Distinguished Award for Teaching Dr. Tracy Hammond, Director of the Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation (IEEI), professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, at Texas A&M University , Director of the and Chair of the Faculty of Engineering Education at Texas A&M University, and Director of the Sketch […]
The 2022 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section (GSW) Conference was held at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), Prairie View, from Wednesday March 16, to Friday, March 18, 2022. PVAMU now becomes the second Historically Black College or University (HBCU) to host the ASEE GSW Conference in 16 years. This is also the first time since 2020, that […]
In light of the Faculty of Engineering Education Group’s role in supporting scholarly work, we would like to celebrate the publication and exposure of the following EEFG members at the 2022 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section (GSW) Conference last week. There were 10 papers, in total that were presented at ASEE GSW from the EEFG faculty at Texas A&M […]
Texas Land Grants Day will be held this Spring on April 8, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. CST at the Prairie View A&M University campus. Texas Land Grants Day is a one-day conference held in Spring, at PVAMU, and in the Fall, at TAMU, to bring together members of both campuses. The conference […]
Dr. Shawna Thomas is an Instructional Assistant Professor in Computer Science & Engineering at Texas A&M University. In engineering education, her research interests include fostering inclusion through building empathy, truly collaborative teamwork, and the role of peer feedback and evaluation in learning. In computer science, she is interested in developing randomized motion planning algorithms that […]
Faculty of Engineering Education members, Charles Patrick Jr, Daniel Alge, and Charles Peak recently had a publication in the journal of Biomedical Engineering Education. Overall, their involvement in IEEI helped to motivate the interest in publishing the results, not just having them for internal use. Charles Patrick says, “The peer group I was in 2020-2021 […]
Dr. Norman Fortenberry, Executive Director of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) On Friday, February 11, Dr. Norman Fortenberry, Executive Director of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), spoke to an audience of approximately 40 people, sharing thoughts and perspectives he’d gained during his career. His presentation, “21ST Century Engineering: Implications for Students, […]
Dr. Clint Patterson, CTE Instructional Consultant, Texas A&M University Dr. Clint Patterson presented “Models for student-centered graduate education: Fresh frameworks for mentoring and interdisciplinary experiences” at the Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation’s (IEEI) Distinguished Speaker Series on February 21st and 28th from 3:00 to 4:00 pm. During the first week he explored fresh models […]
Last week, IEEI hosted the NAE Speaker Series featuring Ethernet Founder, Robert Metcalfe, Founder of the Ethernet. This was a hybrid event with both in-person and virtual options. Around 60 participants (both virtual and in-person) attended this event. The topic for the talk was CONNECTIVITY: The Internet, invention of Ethernet, founding of 3Com Corporation, and […]
Adrienne R. Minerick, President, ASEE addressing the audience via Zoom Last week, Dr. Adrienne R Minerick presented on the topic “Re-crafting Engineering Culture to Embrace Systems Thinking: A Necessity for Engineering for the Future,” at the Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation’s (IEEI) Distinguished Speaker Series hosted by Dr. Tracy Hammond, Director, IEEI. Engineers design […]
IEEI, in collaboration with the Green Dot Institute at TAMU organized a Green Dot Training (via zoom) on Friday, January 7th, 2022, from 3:00 – 4:30 pm. Green Dot is a bystander intervention training that teaches skills and provides practical tools to the participants so that they can intervene, promote safety, and play an active […]
The Texas Land Grant Day 2021, held virtually on 17 September 2021, was the inaugural event dedicated to building a bridge between Texas A&M University (TAMU) and Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) campuses, faculty, and students. Around 170 administrators, faculty, students, and staff from TAMU and PVAMU attended the event. The conference was a joint […]
Dr. Tracy Hammond, Director of the Institute for Engineering Education & Innovation, and the communications team, Drew Casey, Candice Meyers, and Johaynah Alriffi, led a three-hour CliftonStrengths workshop at the Zachry Leadership Program’s summer retreat. Thirty two students took part in this retreat that was held at Camp Allen in Navasota, Texas and was hosted […]
The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) has awarded Dr. Ala Elwany the 2021 John L. Imhoff Global Excellence Award. This prestigious award is endowed from the estate of the late Professor John L. Imhoff, and identifies and recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions in the field of industrial engineering education, who demonstrates […]
The 2021 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition was held virtually from July 26th to July 29, 2021. The ASEE Conference is the only conference devoted to all disciplines of engineering and engineering technology education, and nurtures an exchange of ideas and concepts, augments teaching methods and curricula, and offers a vast range of networking prospects. […]
