Paper ID #8379Invited Paper - The iLab-Europe Initiative: Exploiting Possibilities Createdby a Network of Shared Online LaboratoriesMr. Danilo Garbi Zutin P.E., Carinthia University of Applied Sciences Danilo Garbi Zutin has graduated in electrical engineering at the State University of Sao Paulo (UN- ESP, Brazil, and obtained his Master degree in Systems Design (specialization in Remote Systems) at the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences in Villach, Austria. His research interests are in the field of remote engineering, online labs, remote control of devices and software development for online labs. Danilo Garbi
education, research and innovation. It alsoreviews the efforts of several US engineering schools which have entered intopartnerships with governments, or opened some version of a branch campus, to offerengineering education programs in the Middle East.Education initiatives in the Persian Gulf regionSeveral US engineering schools have entered into partnerships with governments, oropened some version of a branch campus, to offer engineering education programs in theMiddle East.QatarIn Qatar, the Qatar Foundation has established a major Education City in Doha whichhosts branch campus programs of six major US universities. The Qatar Foundation wasestablished in 1995 by the country’s ruler, with a multibillion-dollar endowment to fullyfinance
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
Paper ID #8372Invited Paper - What effect does an academic’s concept of curriculum haveon their engagement with its design and development?Ms. Lynette Frances Johns-Boast, Australian National University Lynette Johns-Boast is a Lecturer in software engineering at the Australian National University College of Engineering and Computer Science. Her research interests include curriculum design and develop- ment, experiential and cooperative learning, personality and successful teams in software engineering, open educational resources (OER) and learning object repositories (LOR), engineering education includ- ing the transfer of
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