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Session: Catalyzing Systemic Engineering Education Reform and Accreditation: IFEES Initiatives.
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1. Session: Catalyzing Systemic Engineering Education Reform and Accreditation: IFEES Initiatives Objective:
Share current IFEES initiatives and invite attendees to join or adopt/adapt in their countries/regions
Moderator:
Krishna Vedula
Executive Director of Indo-US Collaboration for Engineering Education (IUCEE);
Professor and Dean Emeritus and Special Assistant to Provost for International Partnerships,
University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA
2. Session: Catalyzing Systemic Engineering Education Reform and Accreditation: IFEES Initiatives
3. Indo US Collaboration
for Engineering Education
(IUCEE)
Update and Future Directions
Krishna Vedula
Professor and Dean Emeritus
University of Massachusetts Lowell
4. Xxxx Yy Collaboration
for Engineering Education
(XYCEE)
Update and Future Directions
IFEES Member
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11. 2008 Indo US Engineering Faculty Leadership Institute
12. 23 workshops and 23 US faculty experts
585 Indian participants
175 colleges represented
All had atleast M.Tech Degrees; 25% had PhDs
75% had more than 10 years experience
1400 applicants
25% senior administrators or heads of colleges
24% female
15% AP, 7% Gujarat; 26% Karnataka; 16% Maharashtra; 20% Tamil Nadu; 15% Other.
2008 Indo US Engineering Faculty Leadership Institute
13. Participant Feedback
Participant Energy Level and Involvement
Participant Follow-up:
Workshops, seminars, course improvements, teaching and research networks established
US faculty comments
Industry participants involvement
2008 Indo US Engineering Faculty Leadership InstituteOverwhelming success
14. Follow up Challenges Sustaining momentum
Overcoming institutional barriers
Sustaining financially
Create and mentor network of IUCEE Individual and Institutional Members
Creating IUCEE Regional Centers for Teaching and Research Excellence
Broadening to other fields, manufacturing, infrastrucuture, nanotechnology
Scaling to reach large numbers
Producing high quality videos and course materials for Training Kits
Assessing and quantifying outcomes
Leveraging Government programs
15. IUCEE Model Exposure to Global Practices
Dissemination of Global Practices
Development of Leadership
Industry involvement
Follow up and Assessment: Quality and Accreditation
Using Educational technologies
Developing Collaborative Networks
Enhancement gf Research Culture
Joint Degree Programs
Entrepreneurship and Social Relevance
16. IUCEE Model Exposure to Global Practices
Annual Faculty Leadership Institutes (FLI) India
Train the trainer
2008 FLI
23 workshops; 585 faculty participants
2009 FLI
24 workshops, 600 faculty participants
Funding (
~$30,000 per workshop
~ $ 800,000 2008 FLI
~ $ 800,000 2009 FLI
17. 2009 Indo US Engineering Faculty Leadership Institute
18. IUCEE Model Exposure to Global Practices
Dissemination of Global Practices
15 IUCEE Regional Centers
CDs from FLI
Regional Workshops (RLIs)
Funding
19. IUCEE Model Exposure to Global Practices
Dissemination of Global Practices
Development of Leadership
Special courses at FLI
Convenors of Regional Centers
Follow up from FLIs
Planning and Implementation for 2009 FLI
20. IUCEE Model Exposure to Global Practices
Dissemination of Global Practices
Development of Leadership
Industry involvement
Industry leaders involved in FLIs
Special courses at FLI
Funding
21. IUCEE Model Exposure to Global Practices
Dissemination of Global Practices
Development of Leadership
Industry involvement
Follow up and Assessment: Quality and Accreditation
Outcomes Assessment after FLI, RLI
Accreditation processes
Washington Accord
22. IUCEE Model Exposure to Global Practices
Dissemination of Global Practices
Development of Leadership
Industry involvement
Follow up and Assessment: Quality and Accreditation
Using Educational technologies
E-Learning materials from FLIs
Other Open Sources: MITOCW, NPTEL…
Funding
23. IUCEE Model Exposure to Global Practices
Dissemination of Global Practices
Development of Leadership
Industry involvement
Follow up and Assessment: Quality and Accreditation
Using Educational technologies
Developing Collaborative Networks
US Study Tours for Indian college leaders
November 2008
June 2009
Funding
24. IUCEE Model Exposure to Global Practices
Dissemination of Global Practices
Development of Leadership
Industry involvement
Follow up and Assessment: Quality and Accreditation
Using Educational technologies
Developing Collaborative Networks
Enhancement of Research Culture
Global Faculty Institutes in US, 2010
Funding
25. IUCEE Model Exposure to Global Practices
Dissemination of Global Practices
Development of Leadership
Industry involvement
Follow up and Assessment: Quality and Accreditation
Using Educational technologies
Developing Collaborative Networks
Enhancement gf Research Culture
Joint Degree Programs
Joint Advising; Joint PhDs
26. IUCEE Model Exposure to Global Practices (Curriculum and Delivery)
Dissemination of Global Practices
Development of Leadership
Industry involvement
Follow up and Assessment: Quality and Accreditation
Using Educational technologies
Developing Collaborative Networks
Enhancement gf Research Culture
Joint Degree Programs
Entrepreneurship and Social Relevance
Entrepreneurship networks ?
27. X-Y Collaboration for Engineering Education What ?
Why ?
How ?
Where ?
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