Manufacturing Education Transformation Summit, June 18-19, 2009
There has been massive change in global manufacturing professions. Many skills taught a decade ago are now obsolete and have been replaced by a number of new demands that are as yet inconsistently addressed by educators. These changes have resulted in a new urgency to keep manufacturing education healthy and forward focused. However, the core of the manufacturing engineering field continues to be essential to success and growth of industries worldwide.
Issues that must be addressed in this summit from a strategic position are;
- Why is transformation necessary in manufacturing education?
- What kind of transformation is necessary?
- Who has the power/responsibility for effecting the transformation?
- How can the transformation be accomplished?
A program-driven summit is planned, presenting a mix of invited speakers, contributed peer reviewed presentations, and panel discussions. Participants from outside academia are an integral part of these activities in helping to identify new problems and opportunities that shape the direction of the transformation.
The Summit follows a pair of Manufacturing Education Leadership Forums where the future of manufacturing education was examined with the viewpoint of providing stronger support to manufacturers in the U.S. and worldwide. The summit is structured to build upon those earlier events, encourage additional discussion and interaction, and empower decision makers to implement improvements in manufacturing education.
ASEE North Central Section Conference April 3-4, 2009
Engineering Education for Betterment of Society
The ASEE North Central Section Conference was held at Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI to continue the ASEE tradition of exchanging and disseminating pedagogical research and networking among educators for engineering education. The theme ass Engineering Education for Betterment of Society.