AIAA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH CENTER FOR ADVANCED ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION February 18, 2010 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an education partnership with the Center for Advanced Engineering and Technology Education (CAETE) at the University of Colorado [...]

Have you ever seen the acronym “eGFI”?  What does eGFI stand for?   Some sort of special electrical socket?  No – “eGFI” evolved from the name of the first 3 editions of a magazine: Engineering, Go For It!. Today, eGFI refers to several integrated components of the eGFI brand: the new interactive eGFI website, the 4th edition [...]

The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) will hold their 117th Annual Conference & Exposition June 20 – 23, 2010 in Louisville, Kentucky. The ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition is a conference dedicated to all disciplines of engineering education.  The goal is to encourage “the exchange of ideas, enhancing teaching methods and curriculum, and providing prime networking opportunities [...]

“Founded in 1893, the American Society for Engineering Education is a nonprofit organization of individuals and institutions committed to furthering education in engineering and engineering technology.” You can vist the ASEE web site via this link: http://www.asee.org/

It’s time to engineer a change in students’ perceptions Thea Sahr, Associate Director, Educational Outreach at WGBH Imagine this scenario: You’re thinking about buying your first home. On a neighborhood drive, a house with a “For Sale” sign catches your attention. The real estate agent says: “The house needs a lot of repair. You’ll be [...]

CHARLES F. KETTERING, the renowned engineer and inventor, believed that the more education people had the less likely they were to become inventors. From the time children start in school, he explained, they take many examination tests and are taught that failure is a disastrous thing. Inventors fail all the time but are made to [...]