Type: Full Schedule

Project-Based Learning and Lifelong Learning: Drama in Real Life

February 14, 2025

Project-Based Learning (PBL) methods can cultivate lifelong learning skills in engineering students, particularly within capstone projects. Lifelong learning is essential yet challenging to assess within ABET standards, as it requires students to develop adaptability in social, cultural, economic and environmental contexts. By integrating PBL approaches, educators can provide opportunities for students to engage in real-world,… Read more »

Empowering Diversity in Computer Science: Active Learning Perspectives from Faculty of Color

February 14, 2025

This panel of diverse computer science faculty will share their experiences and insights based on their personal lifelong learning journey on how active learning methods can engage and retain students from underrepresented backgrounds in computer science (CS). Through strategies such as collaborative problem-solving, peer instruction, creative hands-on project development and hands-on coding activities, panelists will… Read more »

Advanced Curriculum Mapping – Beyond Tracking Performance Indicators and Placing Measures

February 14, 2025

Schools routinely engage faculty in the curriculum mapping process to identify alignment between learning outcomes and performance indicators in specific courses and to detail depth of their coverage. This shallow application most often results in the map being used only to place measures in courses. By strategically designing course alignment matrices used to gather richer… Read more »

ABET Credential Recognition Pilots, Round 2: An Update

February 14, 2025

Certificates and other micro-credentials are rapidly evolving to meet learner and employer needs. These provide opportunities for learners to gain up-to-date skills to stay current or to move into emerging areas. Additionally, more learners are entering certificate programs in lieu of traditional higher ed programs. Both employers and learners struggle to be confident of the… Read more »

ABET-Aligned Resources to Infuse Sustainability into Engineering Courses

February 14, 2025

Are you looking for ways to integrate sustainability into existing engineering courses or programs while adhering to ABET accreditation criteria? Are you in search of resources and activities centered on sustainability? Do you want to learn about freely available online teaching materials that have been vetted by hundreds of engineering faculty? You’re invited to participate… Read more »

Learn How Effective Industrial Advisory Boards Improve Programs and Benefit Graduates: Connecting Your Program to Industry

February 14, 2025

Industrial advisory boards (IABs) for programs are not explicitly specified in ABET criteria, however, the ABET Industrial Advisory Council (ABET IAC), comprising of technical and business leaders in industry, has observed that close ties benefit both academic programs and industry constituents. This panel session is organized by the ABET IAC and panel members and includes… Read more »

Empathy: An Engineering Skill?

February 14, 2025

Engineers solve problems for the benefit of society. Evidence for this role is seen in the National Society of Professional Engineer’s code of ethics and ABET student learning outcomes. The problems engineers are called on to solve are intellectually rigorous and contextualized through a myriad of societal, ethical and human elements; therefore, the practice of… Read more »

Developing Lifelong Learning Programs: A Model for Education and Industry

February 14, 2025

In 2013, SMU, in partnership with Microsoft and DoD, launched the first IT transition program for active-duty service members, the MSSA. This initiative, inspired by the VOW to Hire Heroes Act, provided transitioning service members with IT training, certifications and job opportunities, using competency-based learning, academic credits and career prep. In 2020, the MSSA was… Read more »

Student Outcome-Based Curricula: A Transformation Catalyst for Engineering Programs in Colombia

February 14, 2025

One of the biggest transformations among engineering programs in Colombia was promoted by changes in the student outcome-based curriculum requirements implemented by the Ministry of Education in 2019, and the subsequent adoption of these as part of the accreditation criteria (factors) by the National Accreditation Council (CNA). The alignment of the national education high-quality framework… Read more »

Proposed Changes to the Accreditation Criteria for Computing Programs

February 14, 2025

In July 2024, ABET’s Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) approved, for a year of public review and comment, several proposed revisions to the program criteria for computer science (CS) and similarly named programs. The proposed revisions are extensive, and both ABET and CSAB strongly encourage computing professionals to review them and provide feedback. The revisions to… Read more »