Category: News

An NAE Perspective entitled Hidden Curriculum: An Image Holder of Engineering by Dr. Idalis Villanueva Alarcón was published by the National Academy of Engineering.  In the perspective, Dr. Villanueva Alarcón reminds engineering educators and researchers to identify and remove the negative hidden curriculum. The perspective includes actional recommendations critical to the profession.

Dr. Villanueva Alarcón received a ~$800,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to lead a one-of-a kind mentoring hub for BIPOC engineering contingent faculty. This grant is a collaboration with Dr. Murzi at Virginia Tech & Dr. Martinez-Cola at Morehouse College.

Our IPPD Team Gearware won the Best Student Poster Award at the 2022 Capstone Design Conference at the University of Texas at Dallas.  They presented their Immersive 3D Asset Viewer project which was sponsored by Fanatics.  Congratulations to Robert Obendorf, Katie Platt, Austin Simon, Cameron Self, and Sean Smith. Interdisciplinary Product & Process Design is […]

Dr. Idalis Villanueva wrote this guest editorial about expanding research approaches in engineering education through multi-modal approaches. View the editorial below. J of Engineering Edu – 2022 – Alarc n – Situating multi‐modal approaches in engineering education research – Idalis Villanueva Alarcon

Dr. Jeremy Waisome was featured in the ASEE Commission on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Scholar Spotlight Series! She is working toward improving mentored experiences for minoritized students. Dr. Waisome discussed different topics and issues surrounding DEI and why it is important to her. She believes that DEI is integral to ensuring success. The full discussion […]

Dr. Idalis Villanueva received the 2021 UF CTE Exemplary Online Award with an additional distinction for Quality of Course Materials for her graduate course, EGN6933 Online Pedagogy for Engineers! The Exemplary Online Awards recognize exemplary and innovative practices in online teaching and course production. To be eligible, courses must have 80% or more of the […]

The Department of Engineering Education at the University of Florida is searching for 2 twelve-month non-tenure-track instructional assistant professors (Lecturer/Engineer).  Positions include a 20% research assignment to support teaching. Come join a dynamic, diverse, and growing department. https://facultyjobs.hr.ufl.edu/posting/91111 https://facultyjobs.hr.ufl.edu/posting/99263 For questions contact the department chair: Hans van Oostrom (oostrom@ufl.edu)

College Magazine named Joshua Fox as one of UF’s Top 10 most loved professors.  “If you’re looking for a fun, interactive programming class, consider Fox as your professor. “

Gloria Kim (Pingchien Neo Co-PI) was awarded a new grant entitled “U.S.-Korea Global Design Thinking Alliance for Community College Students”.   This project will address low study abroad participation of STEM students through the creation of a new faculty-led study-abroad program in South Korea. This 12-week immersive summer program will be a design thinking course for […]

EED is teaching a new course Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals in Fall 2020.  Enrollment is limited.