The 38th Annual Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference is a major international conference devoted to improvements in computer science, engineering, and technology (CSET) education. FIE 2008 continues a long tradition of disseminating educational research results and innovative practices in CSET education. It is an ideal forum for sharing ideas, learning about developments in CSET education, and interacting with colleagues.
Globalization calls for engineers and other professionals who are innovative. Engineering education must meet this challenge innovatively with new pedagogies; new approaches that improve student learning of technical and cultural skills; integrative approaches to problem solving; study-abroad; curricular reform; and partnerships among academia, industry, government, and K–12 educators.
Recent FIE conferences have addressed the impact of global hiring and the educational changes needed for students to master the essential technical, cultural, and learning skills required of graduates entering the global workplace. This year, in Saratoga Springs—a city that fosters innovation and creativity while maintaining a sense of history—the FIE conference planners are especially interested in continuing the dialog about globalization with contributions that address models of innovation in CSET education while preserving the best practices of the past.
Papers, Works in Progress, Panels, & Interactive Sessions
Topics will include:
- Accreditation issues
- Active learning
- Assessment
- Computer and Web based software
- Community outreach: educating the public
- Degree programs and curricula
- Design experiences: senior capstone and other
- Disciplinary introductory courses
- Distance learning: methods, technologies, and assessment
- Diversity: valuing, achieving, and teaching it
- Enrollments in CSET programs
- Entrepreneurship programs
- Ethics: creative ways to teach and assess teaching
- Faculty development
- First year courses and programs
- Gender issues in CSET education
- Globalization: preparing faculty and students
- Graduate curricula and programs
- Innovative engineering and CS courses and labs
- K–12 initiatives and partnerships
- Laboratory experiences: on-site and at a distance
- Learning models
- Liberal arts courses and EC 2000
- Lifelong learning and nontraditional students
- Partnerships (industry, government, university, international)
- Pedagogies
- Service learning
- Skills development: technical writing, presentation, teamwork
- Software engineering
- Student retention and persistence
- Study abroad programs
- Undergraduate research experiences
- Uses of technology in the classroom
- Other topics that address issues at the frontiers in CSET education
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Location
Experience Saratoga Springs! Come to this exciting, historic and cultural center nestled in upstate New York, 30 minutes from Albany International Airport and a few hours from the major Northeast cities. Saratoga Springs, our legendary "city in the country," will dazzle you with our warm hospitality, amazing architecture, fabulous stores and restaurants, famous museums and attractions, and outstanding recreation choices—including golf, tennis, leaf-peeping, hiking and Saratoga Springs’ world-famous mineral baths. Saratoga Springs—a great American meeting place.
Contemporary style meets distinguished tradition at The Saratoga Hotel and Conference Center. Formerly known as the Prime Hotel and Conference Center, the newly appointed accommodations have introduced a fresh, new vibe to the heart of the downtown scene. This time-honored Saratoga Springs hotel is located on Broadway—just steps from over 50 restaurants, distinctive shops, sidewalk cafes, and thriving nightlife. Rediscover this classic Saratoga Springs New York hotel, situated in a landmark setting.
For more information about Saratoga Springs, see http://www.discoversaratoga.org/guide/attractionsMain.htm
Sponsors
American Society for Engineering |
Institute of Electrical and |
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Co-Sponsors
This year's Cooperative Members
The FIE Conference welcomes our Cooperative Member: CASEE. This year they are the
sponsor for the NAE/CASEE Faculty Fellow Program, and the opening
reception at the National Museum of Racing and
Hall of Fame on Thursday evening.
NAE Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education
For More Information
For more information contact:
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General Chair |
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Cherrice Traver |
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Assistant to the General Chair |
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Kevin G. Curry |
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Page last modified July 2008.