Partnerships take the lead: a deans summit on education for a technological world

There is much concern about graduates from the US precollege (K-12) system being technologically literate enough to survive in our modern, rapidly changing technological world. Through the sponsorship of the IEEE Educational Activities Board, a Summit of Deans of Education and Deans of Engineering w...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on education 2002-05, Vol.45 (2), p.118-127
Main Authors: Sechrist, C.F., Batchman, T.E., Feisel, L.D., Gmelch, W.H., Gorham, D., Stoler, B.C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Assessments
Conferences
Education
Engineering education
Graduates
Learning
Partnerships
Teachers
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Summary:There is much concern about graduates from the US precollege (K-12) system being technologically literate enough to survive in our modern, rapidly changing technological world. Through the sponsorship of the IEEE Educational Activities Board, a Summit of Deans of Education and Deans of Engineering was convened to address the issues of technological literacy. Forty-two pairs of deans began cross-campus collaborations at the summit, held October 1-2, 2001, in Baltimore, MD. The conference comprised keynote speakers, panel sessions, a poster session, and breakout groups that brainstormed to develop common or emerging themes and action plans. Each pair of deans committed to a customized action plan to guide their future collaborations in the contexts of precollege (K-12) teacher preparation, outreach, and the enhancement of engineering teaching, learning, and assessment. This paper summarizes the conference and the action items suggested by these deans.
ISSN:0018-9359
1557-9638
DOI:10.1109/TE.2002.1013875