Paper ID #8378Invited Paper - Fostering a Culture of Professional Faculty Development andRecognition of Engineering & Engineering Technology EducatorsProf. Dirk Schaefer P.E., Georgia Institute of Technology Prof. Dirk Schaefer serves on the faculty of the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Prior to joining Georgia Tech, Schaefer was a Lecturer in the School of Engineering at Durham University, UK. During his time at Durham, he earned a Postgraduate Certificate in ”Teaching and Learning in Higher Education”. He joined Durham from a Senior Research Associate
Paper ID #8370Invited Paper - Embracing complexity in engineering education: A way for-ward for developing intercultural competencyMr. Thomas Lachlan Goldfinch, University of Wollongong Tom Goldfinch is a lecturer in engineering education at the University of Wollongong. He has worked on engineering education research and development projects since 2006. His key research focus areas are engineering mechanics education, and the social and cultural aspects of engineering education and prac- tice. Tom was recently project leader of an Australian Office for Learning and Teaching funded project Exploring Intercultural