Reinventing Engineering Education: An Open Community of Practice Workshop

Reinventing Engineering Education: An Open Community of Practice Workshop

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  Reinventing Engineering Education An OpenCommunity of Practice Workshop Professor Nick Morton, Birmingham City University Dr Marie Bassford, De Montfort University Professor Gary C Wood, NMITE Contact: [email protected]
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  Scene Setting Engineering educationis evolving rapidly This workshop began as a shared conversation at ANTF symposium A new Community of Practice: BCU, DMU, NMITE, Cranfield Framing question: What does engineering education need to look like in 5 years?
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  Block Delivery Example: DMU’s intensive moduledelivery • Allows deep immersion and focus
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  Block delivery Provocation: Does immersivelearning limit or deepen understanding? • Engineering – Foundational concepts, drip-fed • Re-consider sequencing…
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  preencoded.png Vertical Module Mapsin Engineering Education Progressive Knowledge Building and Revamped Assessment Strategies Foundational concepts introduced early are revisited and deepened in later modules. (e.g. Maths → Applied Maths → Engineering Analysis) Skill Scaffolding Technical and professional abilities develop sequentially through increasingly complex tasks. Aligned Learning Outcomes Module objectives connect to programme-level goals along clear developmental pathways. Curriculum Coherence Concepts link across years, preventing fragmentation in modular delivery and prepares for complex applications. Integration in Engineering Projects Final-year work synthesises prior learning, demonstrating professional readiness.
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  Project-led Teaching Example: BCU’s industry-led studentchallenges • Learning through solving real- world problems
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  Project-led Teaching Provocation: Are wedesigning real learning or real work? Is there a difference?
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  Industry- linked, challenge-led learning Example: NMITE’s industry challenges •Solve real problems working on real-world projects • Studio environment with visits • Authentic assessment for learning • Ensures relevance, agency, employability
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  Industry-linked learning Provocation: Are wemeeting industry needs or academic standards?
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  Breakout Activity: CommunityMapping Prompts for discussion: 1. What's working well in your current practice? 2. What systemic or cultural barriers do you face? 3. What would you prototype if there were no limits?
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  Group Sharing &Pattern Spotting Invite groups to share key insights Facilitators synthesize key themes Spot common threads and emerging ideas
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  Future Visioning: Collaboration Whatcould this community of practice become? Ideas: Shared OERs, research, cross- institutional modules? Capture suggestions live
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  Closing & NextSteps Recap key takeaways Invitation to join the community Next touchpoint Call to action: What will you do differently next week?