This paper presents and analyses the main characteristics of successful experiences of Development Education (DE) introduced in two major Spanish Technical Universities (Technical University of Catalonia, TUC, and Technical University of Valencia, TUV) during the nineties and the beginning of the twenty-first century. In this paper, after a brief…

When it comes to dealing with cyber attacks, there's no silver bullet. Ironically, however, college educators are already accustomed to wielding what may be the best weapon of all--education. Assaulted by the myriad species of spam, worms, Trojan horses, spyware, viruses, and other diseases that so easily infect and sometimes devastate campus…

Online electronic education is now being widely accepted as a major viable component of higher education. This is fuelled by the emergence of worldwide information and computer communications technologies. However, online education is not being adopted in science and engineering subjects as widely as in other fields because of the …

Defense contractors Northrop Grumman Corp. and Lockheed Martin Corp. are joining forces in an innovative partnership to develop high-tech simulations to boost STEM--or science, technology, engineering, and mathematics--education in the Baltimore County schools. The Baltimore County partnership includes the local operations of two major military…

Students in primary and secondary school can expect to be at school an average of seven hours a day; students attending college are encouraged to dedicate at least 35 hours a week to studying--in addition to time spent in the classroom. The time and energy devoted to learning does not affect just the mind; it also can take a toll on a person's…

This study focused on students' conceptions of and approaches to learning through face-to-face and online discussions. The study setting was a course in which students (N = 110) worked in small teams and in which team discussions took place both face-to-face and online. The design of the study involved a combination of in-depth interviews and…

A course in engineering mathematics and aeronautics, conducted in a Vietnam prisoner of war camp, is described. (DT)

Paper presented at Symposium on the Application of Tecchnology to Education, Washington, D.C., September 9-10, 1968,

The Engineering Industry Training Board has produced training modules for the engineering industry; large-scale utilization of the pre-packaged materials in positive training programs has not resulted. Only about 5 percent of engineering companies have attempted a new form of training. (JK)

How today's engineers were trained, and what is needed in the future." (Editor)

Report based on a presentation given at the 78th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education, recommending that colleges and universities emphasize discussion and understanding of the modernized metric system (S1) and foster a renewal interest in re-evaluation of current engineering measuring units. (IR)

Analyzes engineering design processes, indicating relationships with the arts as well as technological prerequisites. Discusses the education of engineering designers. (EB)