The Experts at IEEI is a diverse group of educators, students, and professionals dedicated to improving engineering education research and professional development.
Members of the Experts at IEEI have the opportunity to:
- Build relevant skills in Engineering Education research, classroom approach, and peer interactions.
- Access to new resources and opportunities through the EEFG’s growing network and the IEEI department.
- Support and contribute to initiatives and programs that matter to you.
- Expand your network and visibility to an international community of Engineering Education professionals.
Admissibility to the Experts shall be determined by the Executive Committee, and require the consent of the department head, or the department head’s designee, of faculty members’ administrative location (usually the unit holding responsibility for the majority of the faculty members salary). Generally, the Experts will consist of faculty members who have a degree in engineering, computer science, or engineering technology, and a graduate degree, or significant industry experience, in one of these fields of education. The executive committee may consider other faculty who have active involvement in research in education in these areas, significant development, or innovations in these areas.
All members of the Experts are to maintain engagement with the Experts in alignment with their rank and responsibilities in their primary administrative locations. A table of these engagements is shown in the table below, and each faculty member is expected to meet all of the required engagements and one or more of the optional engagements in the three-year window.
TABLE OF EXAMPLE ENGAGEMENTS (frequency is in the three-year window)
Activity or Outcome | Frequency Expected | Required or Optional |
Attend Faculty Engineering Education Meetings (in person or virtual) | 3 | Required |
Serve on a Standing Committee or task force for Engineering Education | 1 | Required |
Chair a graduate committee of Engineering Education | 1 | Optional |
Publish work in Engineering Education | 1 | Optional |
PI or CoPI an externally funded program in Engineering Education | 1 | Optional |
Deliver a workshop or short course, locally, system or state level or nationally for Engineering Education | 1 | Optional |
Election to a national leadership role in Engineering Education | 1 | Optional |
Teach a course focused on Engineering Education | 1 | Optional |
Participate in a faculty development program that is at least 4 hours in duration | 2 | Optional |
Formally propose (alone or with colleagues) a scholarly (i.e. backed by by a hypothesis on the improvement expected because of a previously published effort or research) based innovation to any course being taught to the unit that offers the course | 1 | Optional |
Participate in a community of scholars event focused on local faculty course innovations | 2 | Required |