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Track 2 - Session I - Curriculum Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Keith Willey, University of Technology Sydney; Anne P Gardner, University of Technology, Sydney

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Paper ID #8373Invited Paper - SPARKPLUS : Enabling collaboration and dialogue for learn-ing and developing standardsDr. Keith Willey, University of Technology Sydney KEITH WILLEY (BE 1st Hons and Medal, PhD) is a member of the Faculty of Engineering and Infor- mation Technology at the University of Technology, Sydney. He commenced his academic career after 20 years in the Broadcasting and Communications industry. In the area of education, Keith’s research interests include the learning and assessment associated with working in groups, the use of self and peer assessment for collaborative peer learning, the nature of

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session I - Curriculum Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Russel C. Jones, World Expertise LLC

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Paper ID #8386Invited Paper - American Influence on Engineering Education in the MiddleEastDr. Russel C. Jones, World Expertise LLC Russel Jones is a consultant, working through World Expertise LLC. Until recently he was senior Advisor at the Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research, a new institution in Abu Dhabi, UAE. KUSTAR offers undergraduate and graduate programs in engineering and science. Prior to that, he served as Founding President of the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi, UAE – a new university dedicated to graduate education and research, focused on alternative energy. He

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session I - Curriculum Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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J. P. Mohsen, University of Louisville; Michael Sanio, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

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Paper ID #8387Invited Paper - U.S. WFEO Engineering ActivitiesDr. J. P. Mohsen, University of Louisville Dr. Mohsen is Past President of the American Society for Engineering Education. He has served on the ASEE Board of Directors previously as Vice President for Member Affairs and Vice President for Professional Interest Council. J. P. Mohsen is professor and chair of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the Uni- versity of Louisville where he has taught since 1981. He holds a Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of Cincinnati. His area of research is non-destructive testing and

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session I - Curriculum Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Danilo Garbi Zutin P.E., Carinthia University of Applied Sciences

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. Page 21.49.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013The iLab-Europe Initiative: Exploiting possibilities created by a network ofshared online laboratoriesIntroductionThe availability of high bandwidth internet connections world-wide and other derivativecapabilities in the areas of real-time communication, control, teleconferencing, videostreaming and others have made multi-site collaborative work, utilizing state-of-the artequipment in remote laboratories across the globe a current reality.Active learning or working by means of online laboratories is especially valuable for distanceworking and education. Users in the workplace can access remote laboratories without havingto travel. This flexibility is