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4 th INTERNATIONAL CDIO CONFERENCE ACTIVE ENGINEERING EDUCATION

4 th INTERNATIONAL CDIO CONFERENCE ACTIVE ENGINEERING EDUCATION University College Ghent (Hogeschool Gent) Belgium June 16-19, 2008. CONFERENCE THEMES. CONFERENCE PRIORITIES. Employ active learning techniques rather than just discuss them Involve students in all aspects of the meeting :

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4 th INTERNATIONAL CDIO CONFERENCE ACTIVE ENGINEERING EDUCATION

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  1. 4th INTERNATIONAL CDIO CONFERENCE ACTIVE ENGINEERING EDUCATION University College Ghent (Hogeschool Gent)Belgium June 16-19, 2008

  2. CONFERENCE THEMES

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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 min Programme of advanced workshops on topics proposed by facilitators

  6. 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

  7. 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 confirmed • Any suggestions welcome!

  8. 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 10 EXCELLENT PROPOSALS SO FAR PLEASE JOIN THEM

  9. How to travel to Gent Fly to Brussels, then take train from airport to Gent

  10. Call for papers 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

  11. Conference overview Monday, June 16, 2008Start 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, 2008Plenary session, concurrent sessions, introductory workshops Thursday, June 19, 2008 Business meetings for International Collaborators (open to all conference participants)

  12. DO APPLY! SUBMIT PAPER! Welcome to Ghent

  13. 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.

  14. 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).

  15. Dr Dolf Steyn • Until recently Chief Education Consultant University of Pretoria • Topic: An instructional design approach to course planning

  16. Professor John Fothergill • PVC Learning & Teaching University of Leicester

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