We have been running the Engineering for People Design Challenge (formerly the EWB Challenge) with Engineers Without Borders UK for the past four years as part of our second year course Design for Sustainable Development. Continue Reading
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Curriculum Consultancy for BSc Global Health
We recently provided curriculum consultancy for the BSc Global Health, meeting with Dr Mariam Sbaiti, Senior Teaching Fellow and course co-ordinator. We reviewed the core curriculum, the logistics of teaching and learning on the BSc, methods of delivery and the teaching provision. In particular we discussed the difficulties of introducing active learning into a heavily content-based course with established lecturers.
Best Dissertation Prize 2016
Elizabeth Hauke was awarded the Best Dissertation Prize for her research dissertation submitted for the MEd in University Learning and Teaching.
Holding Your Nerve: Strategies for Implementing Transformative Experiences in Higher Education
Elizabeth Hauke led a workshop session at this year’s Imperial College Education Day, held on 16th March. The theme was transformative learning and the workshop was titled ‘Holding Your Nerve: Strategies for Implementing Transformative Experiences in Higher Education’. Continue Reading
Featured in Engineers Without Borders Annual Report
We were excited to see ourselves featured in the 2015 annual report for Engineers Without Borders.
Seeking the Authentic: Grounding Our Approach to the Complex, Wild and Unfamiliar
I was invited to give a presentation titled ‘Seeking the Authentic: Grounding Our Approach to the Complex, Wild and Unfamiliar’ at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Amsterdam by Linda de Greef and Lucy Wenting.
Routledge Education Prize 2015
Elizabeth Hauke was awarded the Routledge Education Prize for the best Library Project submitted as part of the Diploma year of the MEd in University Learning and Teaching.
Student Academic Choice Award – Winner for Best Innovation
Our third year course Lessons From History won the Best Innovation category at the Student Academic Choice Awards 2015. This course uses team based learning and an innovative approach to building essay writing skills, as well as the now infamous ‘essayathon’.
Tackling interdisciplinarity early: transforming scientific expertise into global citizenship
A developed and fuller version of the conference paper presented in 2014 at Michigan State University* was presented at the National Interdisciplinary Curriculum Group meeting.
European Best Practice Award
In January 2015 we were awarded a Global Dimension in Engineering Education (GDEE) award.
European Award for Best Practice in the Integration of Sustainable Human Development into Engineering and Technical Education