Conference Session

International Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rodolfo Yzasmendi Arellano, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Lourdes Gazca, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Aurelio López-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla

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establishing a successfulacademic path. We believe a major cause is often students’ inadequately developed mathematicalintuition as well as numeric and symbolic skills set.During Fall 2008, around 350 students and 7 teachers participated in MA-117 redesign. Acommunity of practice was formed with the teachers, and 4 months before the semester startedthey attended workshops related to How People Learn framework; assessment; active,collaborative, and cooperative learning; and research methods in mathematics; as well as the onerelated to rubric implementation1-2, 4-9, 10-12, 17, 20-22, 26, 28-29, 43. Several classroom activities,assignments, quizzes, homework, tests, and rubrics were designed by the community of practiceduring this four months4. Further

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International Initiatives, Partnerships, Teaching Strategies & Collaborative Networks (IUCEE, IFEES, LACCEI.... )

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University

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globalengineers requires a shift in paradigm in their formation.In 2006, Continental Corporation funded the first scientific global engineering study conductedby eight prestigious universities around the world2. The study resulted in four recommendations: (1) A key qualification of engineering graduates must be global competence; (2) Transnational mobility for engineering students, researchers, and professionals needs to become a priority; Page 14.296.2 (3) Global engineering excellence critically depends on a partnerships, especially those that link engineering education to professional practice; and (4) Research is urgently needed

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Africa, Asia and the Mid-East Region

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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thancompetition in the promotion of learning. Some researchers view cooperative and collaborativelearning as having two distinct historical developments and differing philosophicalroots.(23)Despite differences and similarity of the two approaches (collaborative vs. cooperative),the fact remains that the core element of both, is the emphasis on student interactions, as theprimary source of learning, rather than learning as individuals.Problem-based learning (PBL) is an instructional method where relevant problems areintroduced during the course to provide the context and motivation for the learning thatfollows.(24) PBL, by and large, is self-directed learning that helps develop positive studentattitudes, foster a deeper approach to learning, and helps

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Developments, Implementations

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Oliveira, Michigan Technological University; Ivan Lima, North Dakota State University

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technology to exchange ideas, solve problems and present solutions; be a leader; ateam member; and an ambassador1, 7, 13. However, preparing engineering students with all theprevious mentioned attributes is no small task given that engineering programs are alreadyoverloaded with credits, content, and other demands.Eight international prestigious universities, chaired by TU Darmstadt, started in October 2005 aninitiative to conduct the first worldwide scientific study on “Global Engineering”2. The results ofthis study lead to four recommendations: 1. Global competence needs to become a key qualification of engineering graduates; 2. Transnational mobility for engineering students, researchers, and professionals needs to become a