SEFI 2023 Birds of a (Different) Feather
Celebrating the identities that make us each unique and valued member of the SEFI community Do you wonder whether you fit into SEFI spaces and conferences? Are you concerned about expressing your identity(ies), and personal views at SEFI events? Do…
SEFI podcast Highlights of Season 1
Call for Doctoral Symposium at SEFI 2023
All submissions should be made by email to doctoral.sefi@gmail.com before the 26th May 2023. Details The 7th Doctoral Symposium in Engineering Education Research offers an opportunity for PhD candidates to explore and develop research interests in an interdisciplinary workshop, under the guidance…
Maffioli 2023: Nominations are open!
The SEFI Francesco Maffioli Award of Excellence for Developing Learning and Teaching in Engineering Education The SEFI Francesco Maffioli Award, launched by SEFI to commemorate its late President Prof. Francesco Maffioli (Politecnico di Milano), is given by SEFI, the European…
2023 SEFI Ethics Spring School
Engineering Ethics Education: Navigating Uncertainty Date: 24-26 April 2023Location: Pleinlaan 2 - Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium The event will be held in-person on the campus of Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium). There is no designated hotel for…
Dialogic Praxis to love the world and assume responsibility to save it
Patric Wallin, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway With the current emphasis on change in higher education, emerging discourses easily reduce educational research to provide clear guidelines for systematic improvements and to distinguish efficient education practices from inefficient ones.…
We become what we repeatedly do: The argument for ethics in an integrated curriculum
John Mitchell, Centre for Engineering Education, University College London, The UK Engineering education has recognised the importance of competencies such as ethics, inclusivity, and sustainable design for some time, and is slowly moving to deliver them through curriculum reform. Sometimes…
Rewarding collective progress – Fostering learning communities within the engineering curriculum
Rubaina Khan & James Slotta, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto Universities provide the space and energy for communities to flourish - forming within and across student cohorts, among researchers, in student clubs, and many other traditional…
Change in Engineering Education: Keeping things afloat or building a better boat in a choppy uncontrollable sea
Jenni Case, Virginia Tech, The US It seems so obvious that it’s hardly worth commenting on – the reason we exist as a field of Engineering Education Research is for the improvement of engineering education, for promoting change. In many…