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Significant reforms have occurred across the tertiary education sector aimed at building a tertia... more Significant reforms have occurred across the tertiary education sector aimed at building a tertiary sector to support the development of a knowledge economy and society. In this discourse, sustainability has, to a large extent, been absorbed by the imperatives of production - and yet not completely as seen in the 'battlefields' described by institutional power, pedagogy and philosophical traditions within engineering education. Given the problematic nature of the ongoing work to integrate sustainability across the disciplines of engineering education, the paper proposes an approach to understanding engineering education, and potentially, the mechanisms through which significant pedagogical change can occur. Engineering education is viewed from the perspective of a 'community of practice' which reflects the core fundamentals of sustainability: community and interconnectedness.
European Journal of Education
The impetus for this project grew out of our involvement in tertiary teaching in science and engi... more The impetus for this project grew out of our involvement in tertiary teaching in science and engineering courses. Our own experiences as teachers in undergraduate and graduate science papers, and preservice science and technology education papers, had led us to debate the learning experiences of our students. We intuitively felt that there was something lacking in those experiences in terms
In the past decade, there has been a redefinition of the skills and attributes required for full ... more In the past decade, there has been a redefinition of the skills and attributes required for full and effective participation in the engineering community of professional practice. Graduates need to have key professional (or occupational) competencies as well as specialised ...
New Zealand's future has been linked to the growth of a 'knowledge economy', speci... more New Zealand's future has been linked to the growth of a 'knowledge economy', specifically the growth, development and integration of scientific and technological advancement in our economy, through both new and existing enterprises. Consequently, New Zealand must ...
Abstract: Students interested in engineering and technologies usually show modest interest in lin... more Abstract: Students interested in engineering and technologies usually show modest interest in linguistic subjects and communication skills and therefore often have a weakness in this area. Undergraduate engineering studies at university do not encourage the ...
Abstract: To meet the challenges of providing engineering education in and for the knowledge era,... more Abstract: To meet the challenges of providing engineering education in and for the knowledge era, a model of engineering education, drawing on the concept of community of practice, is discussed. The term communities of practice originated in the idea that professional ...
Boyer's model of academic work as integrated scholarships clearly details the work of contemp... more Boyer's model of academic work as integrated scholarships clearly details the work of contempo- rary engineering academics. This approach departs from the traditional research versus teaching debate, introducing four spheres of complementary activity. These are: teaching, discovery, application and integration. Boyer's scholarships recognise that the focus on the teaching/research debate neglects other equally important aspects of academic work which are
Journal of Workplace Learning, 2002
... The implications for educating workplace trainers to deliver workplace training based on this... more ... The implications for educating workplace trainers to deliver workplace training based on this model are also discussed. Article Type: Research Paper. Keyword(s): ... Problems in current system. Under-investment in workplace training. ...
Global Journal of Engineering Education, 2000
Boyer's model of academic work as integrated scholarships clearly details the work of contem... more Boyer's model of academic work as integrated scholarships clearly details the work of contempo- rary engineering academics. This approach departs from the traditional research versus teaching debate, introducing four spheres of complementary activity. These are: teaching, discovery, application and integration. Boyer's scholarships recognise that the focus on the teaching/research debate neglects other equally important aspects of academic work which are specifically essential in the engineering context - namely consultation and the need for improved integration within engineering education, and beyond into non-specialist areas. This reconceptualisation is useful for recognising what it is exactly that academics do, and then empowering this full range of academic talent in developing a strategic faculty approach to improving all spheres of engineering education. One of the elements of such an approach would be the building of long-term industry-education partnerships.
Towards Excellence in …, 2001
Abstract: Group based learning contexts such as tutorials and projects can provide an effective c... more Abstract: Group based learning contexts such as tutorials and projects can provide an effective context for developing the essential capability to work in teams. Pedagogically, group work provides students with exposure and experience in working alongside people - for instance, the ...
Waves of Change: Proceedings of the 10th …, 1998
Abstract: Informed by a variety of theoretical positions, recent work of some WIE advocacy is dir... more Abstract: Informed by a variety of theoretical positions, recent work of some WIE advocacy is directed at unsettling and challenging the 'framework' and existing 'culture' of engineering and engineering education. Often assumptions in elements of the 'framework' are unstated. ...
International Journal of Engineering Education, 2002
HEATHER STONYER Faculty of Science and Engineering, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, ... more HEATHER STONYER Faculty of Science and Engineering, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand. E-mail: hstonyer@aut.ac.nz Using a contemporary feminist framework, professional engineering education is located in the intersection of three ...
Teaching and Learning …, 2007
… of the 14th Annual Conference for …, 2003
Abstract: Traditionally, engineering design has been considered to be the core of engineering edu... more Abstract: Traditionally, engineering design has been considered to be the core of engineering education. This has been reiterated more recently with the joining of design curriculum to the initial formation of graduate capabilities by making explicit what has often been implicit in ...
Australasian, 2001
Australasian J. of Engng. Educ., Vol 9, No 2© AAEE 2001 Printed in Australia 147 THE PROBLEM OF W... more Australasian J. of Engng. Educ., Vol 9, No 2© AAEE 2001 Printed in Australia 147 THE PROBLEM OF WOMEN IN ENGINEERING IS IT WOMEN, ENGINEERING ACADEMICS, CURRICULUM OR ENGINEERING WHERE TO ACT? Heather Stonyer Faculty of Science and ...
Global J. of Engng. Educ, 2000
In the last 15 years there have been wide ranging changes in higher education: from financing and... more In the last 15 years there have been wide ranging changes in higher education: from financing and accountability, through information technology and the transformation of teaching and learning, to the changing status of several institutions within the higher education sector. ...
International Journal of Science Education, 2002
... a conceptual framework for tertiary science education Sergei A. Gulyaev, and Heather R. Stony... more ... a conceptual framework for tertiary science education Sergei A. Gulyaev, and Heather R. Stonyer, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand; e-mail: sergei.gulyaev@aut.ac.nz and heather.stonyer@aut.ac.nz ...
Significant reforms have occurred across the tertiary education sector aimed at building a tertia... more Significant reforms have occurred across the tertiary education sector aimed at building a tertiary sector to support the development of a knowledge economy and society. In this discourse, sustainability has, to a large extent, been absorbed by the imperatives of production - and yet not completely as seen in the 'battlefields' described by institutional power, pedagogy and philosophical traditions within engineering education. Given the problematic nature of the ongoing work to integrate sustainability across the disciplines of engineering education, the paper proposes an approach to understanding engineering education, and potentially, the mechanisms through which significant pedagogical change can occur. Engineering education is viewed from the perspective of a 'community of practice' which reflects the core fundamentals of sustainability: community and interconnectedness.
European Journal of Education
The impetus for this project grew out of our involvement in tertiary teaching in science and engi... more The impetus for this project grew out of our involvement in tertiary teaching in science and engineering courses. Our own experiences as teachers in undergraduate and graduate science papers, and preservice science and technology education papers, had led us to debate the learning experiences of our students. We intuitively felt that there was something lacking in those experiences in terms
In the past decade, there has been a redefinition of the skills and attributes required for full ... more In the past decade, there has been a redefinition of the skills and attributes required for full and effective participation in the engineering community of professional practice. Graduates need to have key professional (or occupational) competencies as well as specialised ...
New Zealand's future has been linked to the growth of a 'knowledge economy', speci... more New Zealand's future has been linked to the growth of a 'knowledge economy', specifically the growth, development and integration of scientific and technological advancement in our economy, through both new and existing enterprises. Consequently, New Zealand must ...
Abstract: Students interested in engineering and technologies usually show modest interest in lin... more Abstract: Students interested in engineering and technologies usually show modest interest in linguistic subjects and communication skills and therefore often have a weakness in this area. Undergraduate engineering studies at university do not encourage the ...
Abstract: To meet the challenges of providing engineering education in and for the knowledge era,... more Abstract: To meet the challenges of providing engineering education in and for the knowledge era, a model of engineering education, drawing on the concept of community of practice, is discussed. The term communities of practice originated in the idea that professional ...
Boyer's model of academic work as integrated scholarships clearly details the work of contemp... more Boyer's model of academic work as integrated scholarships clearly details the work of contempo- rary engineering academics. This approach departs from the traditional research versus teaching debate, introducing four spheres of complementary activity. These are: teaching, discovery, application and integration. Boyer's scholarships recognise that the focus on the teaching/research debate neglects other equally important aspects of academic work which are
Journal of Workplace Learning, 2002
... The implications for educating workplace trainers to deliver workplace training based on this... more ... The implications for educating workplace trainers to deliver workplace training based on this model are also discussed. Article Type: Research Paper. Keyword(s): ... Problems in current system. Under-investment in workplace training. ...
Global Journal of Engineering Education, 2000
Boyer's model of academic work as integrated scholarships clearly details the work of contem... more Boyer's model of academic work as integrated scholarships clearly details the work of contempo- rary engineering academics. This approach departs from the traditional research versus teaching debate, introducing four spheres of complementary activity. These are: teaching, discovery, application and integration. Boyer's scholarships recognise that the focus on the teaching/research debate neglects other equally important aspects of academic work which are specifically essential in the engineering context - namely consultation and the need for improved integration within engineering education, and beyond into non-specialist areas. This reconceptualisation is useful for recognising what it is exactly that academics do, and then empowering this full range of academic talent in developing a strategic faculty approach to improving all spheres of engineering education. One of the elements of such an approach would be the building of long-term industry-education partnerships.
Towards Excellence in …, 2001
Abstract: Group based learning contexts such as tutorials and projects can provide an effective c... more Abstract: Group based learning contexts such as tutorials and projects can provide an effective context for developing the essential capability to work in teams. Pedagogically, group work provides students with exposure and experience in working alongside people - for instance, the ...
Waves of Change: Proceedings of the 10th …, 1998
Abstract: Informed by a variety of theoretical positions, recent work of some WIE advocacy is dir... more Abstract: Informed by a variety of theoretical positions, recent work of some WIE advocacy is directed at unsettling and challenging the 'framework' and existing 'culture' of engineering and engineering education. Often assumptions in elements of the 'framework' are unstated. ...
International Journal of Engineering Education, 2002
HEATHER STONYER Faculty of Science and Engineering, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, ... more HEATHER STONYER Faculty of Science and Engineering, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand. E-mail: hstonyer@aut.ac.nz Using a contemporary feminist framework, professional engineering education is located in the intersection of three ...
Teaching and Learning …, 2007
… of the 14th Annual Conference for …, 2003
Abstract: Traditionally, engineering design has been considered to be the core of engineering edu... more Abstract: Traditionally, engineering design has been considered to be the core of engineering education. This has been reiterated more recently with the joining of design curriculum to the initial formation of graduate capabilities by making explicit what has often been implicit in ...
Australasian, 2001
Australasian J. of Engng. Educ., Vol 9, No 2© AAEE 2001 Printed in Australia 147 THE PROBLEM OF W... more Australasian J. of Engng. Educ., Vol 9, No 2© AAEE 2001 Printed in Australia 147 THE PROBLEM OF WOMEN IN ENGINEERING IS IT WOMEN, ENGINEERING ACADEMICS, CURRICULUM OR ENGINEERING WHERE TO ACT? Heather Stonyer Faculty of Science and ...
Global J. of Engng. Educ, 2000
In the last 15 years there have been wide ranging changes in higher education: from financing and... more In the last 15 years there have been wide ranging changes in higher education: from financing and accountability, through information technology and the transformation of teaching and learning, to the changing status of several institutions within the higher education sector. ...
International Journal of Science Education, 2002
... a conceptual framework for tertiary science education Sergei A. Gulyaev, and Heather R. Stony... more ... a conceptual framework for tertiary science education Sergei A. Gulyaev, and Heather R. Stonyer, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand; e-mail: sergei.gulyaev@aut.ac.nz and heather.stonyer@aut.ac.nz ...