Ivan Moore Symposium : January 2008

An international symposium in Engineering Education: “Student-centred learning in small groups”

Friday 11 January 2008, engCETL, Loughborough University

Led by Ivan Moore (Director, CPLA, Sheffield Hallam University), hosted by engCETL

Themes

The Autonomous Learner
Enquiry Based Learning
Design as a learning pedagogy

Participation

This symposium brought together a range of academic staff from four universities, who have experience of developing innovative practices in engineering education in one or more of the above themes.

engCETL (The Engineering Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning) at Loughborough University has supported the development of a range of approaches to teaching engineering through design.
http://www.engcetl.ac.uk
The CETL in Enquiry Based Learning at Manchester offers support for a number of both small scale and large scale EBL development projects across the University.
http://www.campus.manchester.ac.uk/ceebl/
The CETL for Promoting Learner Autonomy (CPLA) at Sheffield Hallam has provided a forum for the development of approaches to learning that promote independence in students.
http://extra.shu.ac.uk/cetl/cplahome.html
A recent government-funded initiative at University College Dublin (UCD) facilitates the development of enquiry and problem based learning across the University.
http://www.ucd.ie/teaching/projects/EPL.html

Timetable for the day

Click on the links for a PDF copy of the presentations

10.30

Welcome and introduction

(28 kb)
Ivan Moore

10.50

Keynote presentation: "A web of intrigue: encouraging groups to take responsibility for their learning"

(22.5 Mb)
Graham Gough, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester

11.10

Parallel presentations - two groups

Group 1	Group 2
"Promoting learner autonomy: Students using media to inspire their learning" (266 kb) (this presentation contains links to video clips which are listed below) - Video Clip 1 (8.5 Mb) - Video Clip 2 (24.2 Mb) Mike Bramhall and Keith Radley, Materials Engineering, Sheffield Hallam	"Enquiry Based Learning in Transport Engineering" (66 kb) John Carty, Urban Environment Project, UCD Urban Institute
"Design projects with Mechanical Engineering undergraduates" (7.6 Mb) Peter Willmot, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough	"Leadership module for civil engineering undergraduates" (382 kb) David Twigg, Civil and Building Engineering, Loughborough
"Introducing PBL to the Chemical Engineering Curriculum: Design, Construction and Evaluation of a Heat Exchanger" (392 kb) Patricia Kieran, Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, UCD	"Embedding enquiry based learning in the Manchester undergraduate chemical engineering curriculum" (2.2 Mb) Ted Roberts, Chemical Engineering, Manchester

12.10

Group Discussion - "Common rationales, purpose and outcomes"

13.20

Plenary presentations - Educational Developers: "Institutional development and support systems"

13.40

Keynote presentation: "When two become one: From groupwork to individual study"

(58 kb)
Roger Lloyd-Jones, History, Sheffield Hallam University

14.00

Parallel presentations - two groups

Group 1	Group 2
"The ECO house" (1 Mb) Andy Young, Mechanical Engineering, Sheffield Hallam	"Formula student project" Rihana Ishaq, Automotive Engineering, Sheffield Hallam
"Encouraging creativity within an Engineering Curriculum" (707 kb) Amanda Gibney, Architecture, UCD	"Preparing for a team project" (475 kb) Norman Powell, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Manchester
"Using brief presentations to assess project work" (170 kb) Tim Jones, Manchester Science and Enterprise Centre	"Design projects with Civil Engineering undergraduates" (578 kb) John Dickens, Civil and Building Engineering, Loughborough
"The introduction of powered model aircraft to enhance the learning experience on the aeronautical undergraduate programme" (371 kb) Goff Tearle, Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering, Loughborough

15.00

Group Discussion - "Common principles and practices: towards a common pedagogy for engineering education"

15.30

Market stall - What and why?

16.00