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Conceptual Representations within the Social and Material Contexts of an Engineering Workplace and Academic Environments

Creator:

Barner, Matthew S.

Abstract:

Situated cognition theory emphasizes the role that social and material contexts have on learning and knowledge application. Several studies of engineering workplace environments have noted differences between the social and material contexts of the workplace and those of undergraduate engineering education. No existing research has studied the social and material...

Resource Type:

Dissertation
Pull-Oriented Faculty Development: A Multiple, Descriptive-Explanatory Case Study

Creator:

Barner, Matthew S.

Abstract:

Traditional faculty development programs aimed at disseminating research-based pedagogy and innovations at potential adopters have helped increase awareness of these innovations; however, their adoption into engineering classrooms has been limited. This paper aims to present an alternative, pull-oriented approach to faculty development where faculty participants co-develop curricular innovations with engineering...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis