Engineering a professional community of practice for graduate students in engineering education

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brenda Capobianco ◽  
Heidi Diefes-Dux ◽  
Euridice Oware
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Professional Community

scholarly journals Conservatoire students' perceptions of Master Classes

2009 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 315-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Creech ◽  
Helena Gaunt ◽  
Susan Hallam ◽  
Linnhe Robertson
Keyword(s):  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Performance Anxiety ◽  
Opportunity To Learn ◽  
Professional Community ◽  
Audience Member ◽  
Barriers To Learning ◽  
Practice Performance ◽  
Musical Interpretation ◽  
Prior Experiences

The aim of this research was to investigate the value and purpose of Master Classes, from the perspective of Conservatoire students. Thirty-seven UK Conservatoire students responded to a questionnaire, providing information about their prior experiences of Master Classes, the factors that they considered to be important in a successful Master Class and any possible barriers to learning in Master Classes. The students considered Master Classes to offer valuable performance opportunities, fresh ideas for approaching musical interpretation and technique and access to a professional community of practice. Performance anxiety was noted as a barrier to learning for those who performed in Master Classes and students raised several issues relating to the problematic notion of ‘participation’ as an audience member. Whilst the sample was clearly limited, these findings contribute to an understanding of how students might best be facilitated in capitalising on the opportunity to learn in Master Class contexts.

scholarly journals Engineering Leadership Education: Catalyzing Long-Term Personal and Professional Growth

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annie Simpson ◽  
Douglas W. Reeve ◽  
Cindy Rottmann ◽  
Qin Liu ◽  
Victoria Hue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Leadership Capacity ◽  
Leadership Education ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Leading Change

The Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (Troost ILead) has been actively engaged in developing the leadership capacity of engineers since its inception of 2002. Through a suite of leadership programming—both curricular and co-curricular, a robust research team, and our active industry-university Community of Practice we work towards our vision of engineers leading change to build a better world.’  After 16 years of dedicated work, we conducted a mixed method study to discover and understand the lasting impact of our work. 806 alumni responded to our survey and 25 interviews were conducted. This study provides evidence that engineering leadership programming can and does catalyze long-lasting personal and professional growth for undergraduate and graduate students. This paper presents our findings and the implications for engineering leadership education.  

scholarly journals EFL teacher professional change in India

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 204-221
Author(s):  
Helen B. Toraskar
Keyword(s):  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Professional Community ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Professional Relationships ◽  
Central Position ◽  
Active Engagement ◽  
Potential Growth ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Teacher Professional ◽  
Professional Change

Abstract This article examines teacher professional change and compares two 10th standard English as a Foreign Language teachers employed in a Marathi-medium secondary school in Pune (India) at different stages in their careers. Wenger’s (1998) three interconnected Community of Practice dimensions (i.e. mutual engagement, joint enterprise and shared repertoire) highlight pertinent facets of the teachers’ professional lives as viewed from the sociocultural perspective (Vygotsky, 1978). Case study methodology was utilized within a qualitative, ethnographic research paradigm. The aim is to uncover how the two EFL teachers engage in their professional community of practice and their career trajectories. Firstly, the data analysis indicates that periphery member status is established through active engagement in the professional community which creates trajectories along which novices may travel. Secondly, the accessing and sharing of information, ideas and experiences is beneficial for all members as it strengthens professional relationships and reconfirms already existing members’ central position. Lastly, active engagement in a professional community of practice offers a means of potential growth for novice teachers and central members. Access to communal resources such as new knowledge, stories and artifacts is acquired and aids in establishing novices’ competency.

scholarly journals CHALLENGES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION OF COGNITIVE DYNAMIC SYSTEMS

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Witold Kinsner ◽  
Simon Haykin ◽  
Yingxu Wang ◽  
Witold Pedrycz ◽  
Ivo Bukovsky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Dynamic Systems ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
Educational Challenges ◽  
Design Paradigm

Diverse attempts are being made to develop new computers, machines and systems that could act not only autonomously, but also in an increasingly intelligent, perceptual and cognitive manner. This paper discusses some of the educational challenges stemming from this emerging modelling and design paradigm, including teaching appropriate subjects to undergraduate and graduate students in university engineering programs.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document