4th INTERNATIONAL CDIO CONFERENCEACTIVE ENGINEERING EDUCATION

University College Ghent (Hogeschool Gent)Belgium

June 16-19, 2008

CONFERENCE THEMES

Application of CDIO to a wide range of disciplines

Curriculum and programme design

The involvement of industry in engineering education

Technology-enhanced learning

Development of professional competencies

Assessment of professional competencies

Design-implement experiences Facilitating change in engineering education

Supporting sciences (maths, physics, chemistry …) and CDIO

Evaluating the Impact of CDIO Programs

Student involvement in the development of engineering education

Active and experiential learning

CONFERENCE PRIORITIES

Employ active learning techniques rather than just discuss them

Involve students in all aspects of the meeting:

provide a strand of dedicated student activities

encourage student papers

CONFERENCE CONTENT

Standard Paper – 15 min

Full text published in proceedings

Interactive Paper – 30 min

Full text published in proceedings

Presenters encouraged to present only one or two key elements using interactive techniques

Poster Session - 60 min

Authors available to answer questions during session

Formal paper for the conference proceedings

CONFERENCE CONTENT

Round-Table-Session - 60 min 

Topics proposed by the facilitators

Informal discussion <10 participants

Summary report on their conclusions

Introductory Workshops – 90 min

Normal (evolving) programme of introductory workshops

Advanced Workshop  - 45 or 90 minProgramme of advanced workshops on topics proposed by facilitators

CRITERIA FOR SELECTION

Relevance to conference theme and strands

Level of activity of the presentation (i.e. extent of involvement of attendees)

Innovative ideas with evidence of proven results

Potential to stimulate thought and discussion

Ideas, programs, and practices that have applications for the participants

Papers reporting well-documented evidence of the impact of CDIO programs

INVITED SPEAKERS

EDUCATION PLENARY – 3 SPEAKERS

Prof Martin Valcke (Dept. of Educational Studies, Gent, BE)“Evidence based approaches to activate learning of higher education students”

Dr Dolf Steyn (ex Chief Education Consultant Uni. of Pretoria, SA)“An instructional design approach to course planning”

Prof John Fothergill (PVC Learning & Teaching, Uni of Leicester, UK)Title to be confirmed

INDUSTRY PLENARY – 3 SPEAKERS

Many approached – non yet confirmedAny suggestions welcome!

TIMINGS

Call for papers / proposals opens September 30, 2007

Proposal submission deadline December 7, 2007

Notification of acceptance February 8, 2008

Paper submission deadline April 18, 2008

Slide submission deadline June 9, 2008

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How to travel to Gent

Fly to Brussels, then take train from airport to Gent

Call for papers opens September 30, 2007Proposal submission deadline December 7, 2007Notification of acceptance February 8, 2008Paper submission deadline April 18, 2008Slide submission deadline June 9, 2008

Conference overview

Monday, June 16, 2008 Start of introductory workshop for those new to CDIO; concurrent

conference sessions

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 Plenary session, round-tables, concurrent sessions, poster session,

introductory workshops

Wednesday, June 18, 2008 Plenary session, concurrent sessions, introductory workshops

Thursday, June 19, 2008 Business meetings for International Collaborators (open to all conference

participants)

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SUBMIT PAPER!

Welcome to Ghent

Submissions: 7 A mix of papers and/or workshops. Marjan Eggermont Schulich School of Engineering ICT Peter Goodhew University of Liverpool J Jeswiet Queens University Ontario Robert J Niewoehner United States Naval Academy John Whatmore The Centre for Leadership in Creativity In addition I expect a submission from Paul Wellington, Monash,

Australia he is promoting the CDIO conference at the AAEE conference early December so we may also get submissions from that.

Plenary Speakers Professor Martin Valcke Chair of the Dept. of Educational Studies Gent Topic: Evidence based approaches to activate learning of higher education students Short description of professional career Martin Valcke is currently Professor ‘Instructional Sciences’ at the Ghent University, Belgium and head of the Department of

Education. Building on his PhD-work in the field of educational information sciences, his actual field of research focuses now on the innovation of Higher Education and the integrated use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).

He has been and is being involved in a large number of national and international research and consultancy projects in countries of Central  (Uganda, Zimbabwe) and South Africa, Latin and Middle America (Ecuador). Next he is regularly involved in activities and projects of the World Bank, the European Commission (Flexible Universities, Multi-Media programme, TEMPUS, Socrates, IST, …), and other international organisations. He has published a wide variety of international journals and international books. He is editor for the Australian journal Distance Education, the journal Carréfour de l’Éducation and involved in a number of other journals (Computers & Education, Learning & Instruction).

Formerly, he has been working at the Dutch Open University, focusing on the design of ODL-information systems: systems to design, develop and exploit flexible electronic learning materials to be delivered just-in-time, on-demand, via the Internet, cd-rom or by printing-on-demand.

Since April 2006 (till March 2011), he is visiting professor at the Beijing Normal University, Faculty of Education.Since June 2005, he is a Distinguished Fellow of the University of Western Australia (Perth).

Dr Dolf Steyn Until recently Chief Education Consultant University of

Pretoria Topic: An instructional design approach to course

planning

Professor John Fothergill PVC Learning & Teaching University of Leicester