Report from the SEFI Conference 2023 Anna Garton, Siemens Digital Industries Software, Academic Program The European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI)’s Annual Conference was held this year in Dublin under the theme “Sustainability in Engineering Education.” The UK’s Engineering Professors’…
The first EELISA Conference brought together the members of this European University for the first time to Politechnica University of Bucharest from 4 to 6 October 2023. SEFI brought the latest views on Engineering Education in two sessions on Friday 6 October.…
We are pleased to share with you the highlights of the SEFI 2023 Annual Conference, a principal event for our Society. This year, our conference saw the highest attendance in recent memory, resulting in a diverse array of contributions, including…
Dear reader, Fall 2023. What an exciting time to be in engineering education! Gunter Bombaerts and Diana A. Martin We all have been preaching our entire careers, be it months or decades, that engineering students should be scaffolded to develop…
This year the Best papers were awarded in 4 categories, including a diversity and inclusiveness award in memory of Prof Susanne Ihsen. We sincerely congratulate the 2023 SEFI Best Paper winners: Best Student Paper Award: Francisca Trigueiros, Jenni Kaipainen, Frederico Silva,…
José Carlos Quadrado from ISEL Portugal on Recognition with Neil Cooke and Natalie Wint Higher education stakeholders make increasing calls for teaching professionalisation. However, academics face varying levels of training for their teaching careers dependent on their context, with development…
Cécile Hardebolle, EPFL, Switzerland A paradigm shift has occurred in the discourse around the influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on our livelihood over the past year 2022 due to the release of multiple Generative AI-tools i.e., tools that generate audio/visual/text-based…
Andrew Katz, Virginia Tech, USA Almost one year ago, OpenAI released ChatGPT for public use. In the following months, other large organizations started releasing competitor large language models for text generation. To some observers, these technologies opened a Pandora’s box.…
Vlasta Sikimić, TU Eindhoven, The Netherlands The potential use of advanced digital tools in education extends over algorithmic grading, individualized feedback, attention measuring using eye-tracking and other tools, the use of virtual reality or augmented reality in classrooms, etc. Moreover,…
Dr. Scott Daniel, University of Technology Sydney, Australia ChatGPT and other generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools are having a massive impact on many different aspects of society, causing alarm and excitement in equal measure. Its powerful creative abilities are challenging…