Engineering Education Projects
TSP Innovative Engineering Curricula
Exploring how assessment practices in an engineering context influence student learning
SASEE Grant Project Period: January 2018 – January 2019 Project Leader: Teresa Hattingh (teresa.hattingh@nwu.ac.za) Project Collaborators: Laura Dison – Wits School of Education Laurie Woolacott – Wits School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering Project Aim/Objectives: To investigate, in an engineering context, how lecturers design and execute assessment, how these assessment practices shape student learning and…
Read MoreDeveloping Model-Eliciting Activities for Undergraduate Engineering Students
SASEE Grant Project Period: January 2020 – December 2021 Project Team: Cape Peninsula University of Technology: Liezle Boshoff (boshoffl@cput.ac.za) Christelle Ekron (EkronC@cput.ac.za) Azwihangwisi Mabuda (Mubudaa@cput.ac.za) Nomzamo Tshemese-Mvandaba (Tshemesen@cput.ac.za) Project Aim/Objectives: The inherent structure of MEAs guides the construction of learning environments that support students in developing their critical thinking and graduate attributes. Communication, Physics, and…
Read MoreSASEE Good Practices Workshop Recording 26 Feb 2021
Colleagues, for those who could not join us, here is the recording of our online workshop held on Friday 26 February 2021: https://youtu.be/7-fyrOhBYb4
Read MoreEmergency Remote Teaching in Engineering Education
Background With South African COVID-19 infections currently 10th largest in the world and the highest in Africa, and having had of the most stringent lock-down regulations, engineering education across the Higher Education spectrum has faced significant challenges in the move to Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT). Given that engineering (and its related fields) plays a vital…
Read MoreMasterclass for Engineering Educators
Project Collaborators: University of Cape Town University of Johannesburg The University of Warwick VT ULC Project Aim/Objectives: The Masterclasses are a collaboration between SA and UK universities to deliver a suite of opportunities for engineering educators to improve their theoretical and pedagogical knowledge. The eight two-day workshops were presented in a highly interactive mode that…
Read MoreEngineering in Context
Project Collaborators: Cape Peninsula University of Technology Mangosuthu University of Technology Stellenbosch University Sheffield Hallam University Project Aim/Objectives: The project focuses on enhancing professional capacity for the engineering educators, particular in regard to the contextual engineering pedagogical skills and strategies (Teaching e-Portfolios). The project involves ‘high stakes’/’high impact’ strategy and plan for professional learning towards…
Read MoreKnowledge Exchange in Engineering Education and Practice
Project Funders: Walter Sisulu University Conventury University Stellenbosch University Project Aim/Objectives: The main focus is on Staff and Curriculum development for improving communication skills of engineering graduates; staff capacity development for the world of work; application of project and problem-based learning as a Teaching and Learning Strategy; development of staff capacity to undertake postgraduate supervision;…
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