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Welcome back to the fourth episode of this fourth season of the SEFI podcast! In this first episode we talk to Professor Tim Drysdale, Chair of Technology Enhanced Science Education in the School of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh. Tim is responsible for developing an entirely new approach to online laboratories to support non-traditional online practical work activities across multiple campuses.Join Dr. Natalie Wint (University College London) and Dr. Neil Cooke (University of Birmingham) to learn about nontraditional practical work. shownotes: Timestamps0.00 Welcome and introduction to episode0.27 Podcast Intro0.47 Experiences in non-traditional practical work from Natalie and Neil2.17 Tim's Background4.28 Engineering at Edinburgh5.43 Technology as not replacing humans: a post critical humanist approaches and less instrumentalist approaches to practical work10.22 Different types of non-traditional practical work 13.00 The benefits of non-traditional practical work15.04 How to select the best approach to take based on our aims and learning outcomes18.23 Student engagement and limitations22.10 The user experience 26.35 Use of dangerous and specialist equipment27.39 The user interface 31.07 Challenges to implementation33.24 Maturity of non-traditional practical work38.16 The role of AI40.42 Getting buy-in: evaluation of non-traditional practical work to produce an evidence base45.13 Final advice from Tim47.02 Key takeaways from Natalie and Neil Further Reading The following provides a link to work in which Tim describes different types of NTPLhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23752696.2020.1816845The following provides a link to work whereby Tim makes use of a post-humanist lens.https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publications/posthumanistic-practices-of-community-for-non-traditional-laboratFor more information about student (user) experience you can refer to the following pieces of workhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/03064190221081451https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10399863Join us! Become a member of the European Society for EngineeringEducation, SEFI, Europe's largest network of engineeringeducators: www.sefi.be Music by ComaStudio: https://pixabay.com/users/comastudio-26079283/ Written and produced by Neil Cooke and Natalie Wint.

Welcome back to the third episode of this fourth season of the SEFI podcast! In this first episode we talk to Dr. Diana Martin, a Senior Research Fellow within the Centre for Engineering Education (CEE) at University College London (UCL). Diana applies knowledge obtained during her study of both philosophy and liberal arts in her work into the implementation of ethics, sustainability and societal aspects within engineering education, having completed her PhD project entitled “Towards a Sociotechnical Reconfiguration of Engineering and an Education for Ethics, a Critical Realist Investigation into the Patterns of Education and Accreditation of Ethics in Engineering Programmes” in July 2020.Join Dr. Natalie Wint (University College London) and Dr. Neil Cooke (University of Birmingham) to learn about incorporating a more globalised approach to engineering ethics education.shownotes: https://www.sefi.be/2024/06/17/podcast-season-4-episode-3-european-engineering-educators-is-online/Timestamps0.00 Welcome and introduction to episode0.38 Podcast Intro0.59 Experiences in teaching ethics to engineering students from Natalie and Neil2.31 Diana's Background10.18 How Diana's experiences in different global contexts inform her approach to engineering ethics education11.38 How ethics and intercultural ethics are conceptualised12.37 Individual and collective responsibilities (microethical vs macroethical approaches)16.44 Relevant values within engineering ethics and value sensitive design24.00 The power of engineers in creation of technological artefacts: Introducing participatory/community-based approaches27.15 Variation in meanings and emphasis on values in different contexts and cultures34.33 WEIRD populations37.16 How do we do this in the classroom? Use of PBL to support ethics education during design45.30 Student response to ethics education48.23 The global state of engineering ethics education: International Handbook of Engineering Education Research Chapter 53.56 Final advice from Diana1.01.46 Key takeaways from Natalie and Neil Further Reading This link is for the chapter in the International Handbook for Engineering Education Research entitled “Developing a Global and Culturally Inclusive Vision of Engineering Ethics Education and Research”https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-edit/10.4324/9781003287483-6/developing-global-culturally-inclusive-vision-engineering-ethics-education-research-diana-martin-alison-gwynne-evans-aleksandra-kazakova-qin-zhu?context=ubx&refId=302206b2-3b33-41f7-8d16-3f11278b0a09This paper argues that mainstream value-sensitive approaches to design have been based on narrow understandings of personhood and social dynamics, which are biased toward Western Educated Industrialized Rich and Democratic cultures and contradicted by empirical evidencehttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10516-023-09689-9Join us! Become a member of the European Society for EngineeringEducation, SEFI, Europe's largest network of engineeringeducators: www.sefi.be Music by ComaStudio: https://pixabay.com/users/comastudio-26079283/ Written and produced by Neil Cooke and Natalie Wint.

Welcome back to the fourth season of the SEFI podcast! In the second episode we talk to Professor Roger Hadgraft, Director of Educational Innovation and Research in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS). Roger draws upon more than 30 years of experience in improving engineering educating, having been instrumental in introducing a project-based curriculum within civil engineering at Monash University and in several disciplines at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Join Dr. Natalie Wint (University College London) and Dr. Neil Cooke (University of Birmingham) to learn about the different ways in which we can innovate within engineering education.show-notes: https://www.sefi.be/2024/05/20/podcast-season-4-episode-2-european-engineering-educators-is-online/Timestamps0.00 Welcome and introduction to episode0.39 Podcast Intro0.58 Experiences with problem, project and challenge used learning from Natalie and Neil2.37 Rogers's Background5.21 Engineering education in Australia8.04 Terminology: Changes to approaches to engineering education11.50 Drivers for change15.27 Studio based learning19.07 Assessment of studio-based learning22.22 Disrupting engineering education24.28 Doblin's ten types of innovation and application of the framework in engineering education36.58 Capacity building and buy-in43.57 Resistance to change in engineering education48.16 Looking to the future56.56 Final advice from Roger1:00:11 Key takeaways from Natalie and NeilResources: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03043799308923248https://opus.lib.uts.edu.au/handle/10453/137664https://opus.lib.uts.edu.au/handle/10453/132516https://opus.lib.uts.edu.au/handle/10453/141604https://opus.lib.uts.edu.au/handle/10453/138648https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-edit/10.4324/9781003287483-7/disrupting-engineering-education-euan-lindsay-roger-hadgraft-fiona-boyle-ron-ulsethhttps://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-99-5873-3_11https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-99-5873-3_10https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-99-5873-3

Welcome back to the fourth season of the SEFI podcast! In this first episode we talk to Professor Sarah Jayne Hitt, who, amongst her many roles, project manages the Engineering Professors Council or EPC’s Ethics Toolkit, a resource designed to help engineering educators embed ethics in teaching.  Join Dr. Natalie Wint (University College London) and Dr. Neil Cooke (University of Birmingham) to learn about the power of crowdsourcing in capacity building in teaching engineering ethics. Timestamps0.00 Welcome and introduction to episode0.16 Podcast Intro0.35 Experiences in teaching ethics to engineering students from Natalie and Neil2.34 Sarah's Background5.45 The Engineering Professors Council (EPC)7.35 The role of Liberal Arts in Engineering Education9.52 The Joint Statement of Ethical Principles and its role in the toolkit12.33 How the toolkit came about 14.44 What does the toolkit consist of? 16.37 The crowdsourcing process and creation of the toolkit 19.31 The role and benefits of the review process 20.11 The benefits of crowdsourcing and diversity of contributors22.08 Navigating the Ethics Explorer and the landscape 25.55 The growth and future of the toolkit27.04 What makes a good case study?29.56 An example of a case study from the toolkit33.12 Consideration for micro and macro ethics35.00 Guidance documents 39.33 What still needs to be done?42.22 Final advice from Sarah44.01 Key takeaways from Natalie and NeilResources: Ethics Explorer - Engineering Professors Council (epc.ac.uk)Educating the Whole Engineer by Integrating Engineering and the Libera (taylorfrancis.com)https://www.ijee.ie/latestissues/Vol38-3/07_ijee4189.pdfhttps://raeng.org.uk/media/kr0j2ejr/rae-engineering-ethics-full-report_v7.pdfhttps://serc.carleton.edu/geoethics/Decision-Makinghttps://epc.ac.uk/toolkit/tackling-tough-topics-in-discussion/https://epc.ac.uk/resources/toolkit/about-toolkits/contribute-a-resource-to-one-of-our-toolkits/Join us! Become a member of the European Society for EngineeringEducation, SEFI, Europe's largest network of engineeringeducators: www.sefi.be Music by ComaStudio: https://pixabay.com/users/comastudio-26079283/ Written and produced by Neil Cooke and Natalie Wint.

We recognize that you might not have time to listen to all the episodes, and/or would appreciate a preview or recap and so this is a special episode to bring the 3rd season of the SEFI podcast to a close. This season focused on changes in European engineering education and engineering education research over the last few decades. Join Neil Cooke (University of Birmingham) and Natalie Wint (University College London) as they share highlights from Season 3, featuring clips from the season's guests: Mike Murphy, José Carlos Quadrado, Bill Williams, Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kristina Edström and Xavier Fouger. Thank you to all listeners and guests for their continued support, and please continue to like and share the show on social media channels!Timestamps:0.00 General introduction0.24 Introduction to this episode0.41 Reach of the podcast and appreciation for support1.34 Introduction to the season theme2.51 Mike Murphy from TU Dublin on Transformation 6.40 José Carlos Quadrado from ISEL Portugal on recognition and quality assurance12.06 Bill Williams from IST Portugal on changes in the landscape of engineering education research15.43 Jacqueline El-Sayed from the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) on the growth of networks and communities 18.04 Kristina Edström (Editor in Chief EJEE) from KTH Sweden on Publishing27.16 Xavier Fouger from Dassault Systèmes France on changes in engineering practice33.51 Information about plans for Season 4Become a member of the European Society for Engineering Education, SEFI, Europe's largest network of engineering educators: www.sefi.beMusic by ComaStudio https://pixabay.com/users/comastudio-26079283/Written and produced by Neil Cooke and Natalie Wint.

Welcome to the final episode of this special season of the SEFI podcast which marks the 50th anniversary of SEFI and in which we discuss changes to engineering education and engineering education research (EER) occurring in Europe over the last few decades. In this episode we talk to SEFI Fellow, Xavier Fouger from Dassault Systèmes, a global leader in engineering education who has worked at the interface of industry and academia through many technological changes which have shaped our roles as educators.show notes: Join Dr. Natalie Wint (University College London) and Dr. Neil Cooke (University of Birmingham) to learn about changes to both engineering practice and engineering education over the last few decades.Timestamps0.00 Welcome and introduction to episode0.46 Podcast Intro1.00 Experiences in working with industry from Natalie and Neil2.23 Xaviers's Background5.33 Dassault Systèmes and its impact on modern engineering practice9.16 3 Changes to engineering education since the start of Xavier's career: engineering, students, and education14.17 Remote collaboration: the production of a car over international borders and different time zones21.22 Remote collaboration in engineering education23.03 Engineering in context: sharing work before it is finished and working with uncertain specifications26.17 Operators, technicians and engineers - aligning education at the three levels33.11 AI and digital twins41.28 Skills for AI44.37 Standards for digital representations49.25 Generalised experiential learning1:03:10 Final advice from Xavier1:06:41 Key takeaways from Natalie and NeilJoin us! Become a member of the European Society for EngineeringEducation, SEFI, Europe's largest network of engineeringeducators: www.sefi.be Music by ComaStudio: https://pixabay.com/users/comastudio-26079283/ Written and produced by Neil Cooke and Natalie Wint.

Welcome to the penultimate episode of this special season of the SEFI podcast which marks the 50th anniversary of SEFI and in which we discuss changes to engineering education and engineering education research (EER) occurring in Europe over the last few decades. In this episode we talk to Kristina Edström who has been Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Engineering Education (EJEE) since 2018. Kristina has played a pivotal role in creating change within EER in Europe, enhancing the EJEE’s scholarly value and practical relevance. Her efforts in fostering a diverse network of reviewers and authors from various backgrounds have strengthened the journal’s position. We talk to Kristina about the purpose and audience of EER, fostering an inclusive community, and how we ensure the usefulness and scholarliness of our work.show notes: https://www.sefi.be/2024/01/25/podcast-season-3-episode-5-european-engineering-educators-is-online/ Join Dr. Natalie Wint (University College London) and Dr. Neil Cooke (University of Birmingham) to learn about publishing within EJEE.Timestamps0.00 Welcome and introduction to episode0.47 Podcast Intro1.01 Experiences of publishing and EJEE from Natalie and Neil2.38 Kristina's Background9.22 KTH and EER at KTH12.14 Start of the journal and links to SEFI13.09 Comparison to JEE and the USA: EER as a 'rigorous discipline'15:35 Changes on the European side17.03 Tensions in what EJEE should be18.45 Kristina's aims and ambitions as a new Editor-in-Chief20.50 Bottlenecks and reviewers24.09 The functions of peer review and guidance to reviewers30.10 Aims and scope of the journal: usefulness and scholarliness35.03 SEFI Journal of Engineering Education Advancement38.29 Trends is authorship and topics44.16 Trends in methods and working with other disciplines48.30 Practical advice regarding planning and submission of research52:33 Two elephants in the room59.23 The EER publishing landscape1.02.50 The future of EJEE1.07.46 Final advice from Kristina1.09.49 Key takeaways from Natalie and Neil.Resourceshttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03043797.2018.1433112 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03043797.2018.1501840 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03043797.2017.1401596 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9962543 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9962423https://www.researchgate.net/publication/371816010_Reviewing_manuscripts_in_engineering_education_research_journals_fairly_constructively_effectivelyJoin us! Become a member of the European Society for EngineeringEducation, SEFI, Europe's largest network of engineeringeducators: www.sefi.be Music by ComaStudio: https://pixabay.com/users/comastudio-26079283/ Written and produced by Neil Cooke and Natalie Wint.

Welcome to the fourth episode of Season 3 of the SEFI podcast! During this season we discuss changes in European engineering education and engineering education research over the last few decades In this episode we are seeking inspiration from across the pond. We speak to Jacqueline El-Sayed the first female Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) to find out what we can learn from the world’s largest society for engineering education. Jacqueline shares how her leadership experience in K-12 education, academia, industry, and government has supported her work at ASEE, whose members span multiple sectors. show notes: https://www.sefi.be/2023/12/18/podcast-season-3-episode-3-european-engineering-educators-is-online-2/ Join Dr. Natalie Wint (University College London) and Dr. Neil Cooke (University of Birmingham) to learn about how SEFI, and engineering educators within Europe, can learn from and become involved in ASEE.Timestamps0.00 Welcome and introduction to episode0.32 Podcast Intro0.50 Experiences of ASEE from Natalie and Neil2.22 Jacqueline's Background6.30 History and Evolution of ASEE12.05 Engineering Landscape in the USA: Societies and Communities16.02 Differences and similarities between USA and other parts of the world20.37 The Structure of ASEE23.42 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Efforts within ASEE30.12 The Impact of New Technologies on Engineering Education32.11 Member activities and benefits36.31 What does ASEE have to offer Europe?38.35 What is next for ASEE?40.47 Achievements Jacqueline is most proud of44.05 Final advice from Jacqueline45.55 Key takeaways from Natalie and Neil.

Welcome to the third episode of Season 3 of the SEFI podcast! During this season we discuss changes in European engineering education and engineering education research over the last few decades In this episode we speak to Bill Williams who serves as an associate editor of the European Journal of Engineering Education, published by SEFI and the Journal of Engineering Education, and has published numerous articles about the development of EER.show notes: https://www.sefi.be/2023/11/21/podcast-season-3-episode-3-european-engineering-educators-is-online/  Join Dr. Natalie Wint (University College London) and Dr. Neil Cooke (University of Birmingham) to learn about how engineering education research has developed and grown over the last few decades. Timestamps0.00 Welcome and introduction to episode0.14 Podcast Intro0.30 Experiences in engineering education research (EER) from Natalie and Neil1.38 Bill's Background4.13 First steps into sharing EER more widely-global capacity for EER9.56 The drive for development of EER and motivation for legitimacy: analyzing research papers12.11 Quality criteria for judging papers and impact of research16.06 Overcoming barriers to pathways into EER and personal motivations for EER20.16 Navigating the EER landscape24.24 Trends in EER: how global is EER?31.28 EER in countries across Europe36.33 Emerging trends and future work40.23 Final advice from Bill49.10 Key takeaways from Natalie and Neil. Resources·   https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/j.2168-9830.2007.tb00938.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/j.2168-9830.2010.tb01048.xFull article: Advancing global capacity for engineering education research: relating research to practice, policy and industry (tandfonline.com) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03043797.2013.867316 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jee.20131 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03043797.2016.1153043 https://aaee.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/AAEE2013-Gardner_Willey-Australian_engineering_education_research_landscape.pdf https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03075079.2016.1162779?scroll=top&needAccess=trueJoin us! Become a member of the European Society for EngineeringEducation, SEFI, Europe's largest network of engineeringeducators: www.sefi.be Music by ComaStudio: https://pixabay.com/users/comastudio-26079283/ Written and produced by Neil Cooke and Natalie Wint.