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The European engineering educators podcast from SEFI brings you key insights into the minds of university researchers and practitioners who have built international reputations in the field of engineering education with knowledge and advice to share. Find out from Europe's largest network of engineering educators how engineering is evolving to address the challenges of the modern world, and develop your expertise. Your hosts are Professor Neil Cooke (University of Birmingham) and Dr Natalie Wint (University College London).  We want to bring the frontiers of engineering education to you, regardless of your speciality, in an easy to digest format- you don't have to be an education researcher to benefit. You might be an academic teaching engineering or a related subject, an engineer who wants to keep up with the latest insights, some other professional in education, or even a student! Based in Brussels, SEFI is the European society for engineering education, a non-profit organisation active since 1973, and Europe's largest network of engineering educators. Our mission is to improve engineering education and its image in society. Join our network www.sefi.be  Leave us podcast feedback/comments/suggestions: https://forms.gle/tMDHxf1JA8P9RYMY8 Subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts. Listen to the podcast with subtitles in your own language on youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgbdO3TmP943SOB9BDGRrffTG6tShZSXz Written and produced by Neil Cooke and Natalie Wint. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. JAN 19

    #43 Anette Kolmos and Henrik Worm Routhe from Aalborg on Interdisciplinary PBL

    The rising complexity of modern societal challenges has intensified interest in interdisciplinary engineering education. In this episode we speak to Professor Anette Kolmos (Professor in Engineering Education and PBL) and Dr Henrik Worm Routhe (Postdoctoral Researcher) from Aalborg University (AAU) in Denmark, about InterPBL and the different approaches that can be taken to interdisciplinary learning and teaching. Join Dr. Natalie Wint (University College London) and Prof. Neil Cooke (University of Birmingham) to learn about the many different ways in which we can integrate interdisciplinary projects into our engineering courses. Timestamps 0.00 Welcome and introduction to episode 0.25 Podcast Intro 0.52 Experiences with interdisciplinary from Natalie and Neil 2.30 Introduction to Anette and Henrik 7.20 Aalborg University (AAU) 9.18 Introduction to InterPBL 13.00 Examples of the challenges associated with interdisciplinary project work 14.34 Aims of the InterPBL project 17.04 Interdisciplinary in engineering practice 21.00 Definitions 24.25 Cognitive trust and boundary objects 31.00 How does interdisciplinary work impact identity? 35.28 A typology of interdisciplinary projects 48.32 Students' motivation 50.57 Leadership 55.21 Assessment of interdisciplinary 58.41 Implications for staff and capacity building 1:00:50 Measuring the effectiveness of interdisciplinary learning and teaching 1:05:40 Introducting interdisciplinary in your own context 1:09:56 Mega-projects (M-Project) and broad interdisciplinary 1:15:25 Key Takeaways and implications from Anette and Henrik 1:25:38 What is next for research in this area? 1:28:48 Key takeaways from Natalie and Neil   Resources A small sample of papers which focus on the InterPBL project are linked below This paper focuses on student learning outcomes of interdisciplinary work https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10171180 This provides insights from a narrow interdisciplinary curriculum project named “leadENG https://vbn.aau.dk/en/publications/interdisciplinary-problem-based-projects-for-first-year-engineeri/ This paper focuses on development of leadership competencies https://vbn.aau.dk/ws/portalfiles/portal/752930995/17_ijee4479.pdf These papers focus on the different project types https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15/2/138 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03043797.2023.2267476 Join us! Become a member of the European Society for Engineering Education, SEFI, Europe's largest network of engineering educators: www.sefi.be Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 35m

  2. 12/15/2025

    #42 Publication Spotlight: Maya Menon and Marie Paretti on Instructor motivation for sustainable development

    Although recognised as a priority for engineering education, implementation of Sustainable Development (SD) in curricula has been mixed and limited.    This episode features Marie Paretti from Virginia Tech and Maya Menon from the EdTech startup NextWork. We talk about a paper published in the European Journal of Engineering Education entitled “Understanding instructor decision-making in engineering education for sustainable development: a comparison of institutions in Denmark and the United States” which Maya and Marie co-authored with Jennifer Case and Andrew Katz. The study compared the external, internal (institutional) and individual influences on instructors’ decision-making, in relation to the incorporation of SD into the courses they teach within institutions in two different national contexts.   This episode is the second in our series of episodes that take on a new format and are released at intervals along with our normal longer length shows. For the full paper, follow this link: https://doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2025.2486189 Timestamps 0.00 Welcome and introduction 0.29 Introduction to the episode an publication 1.25 How the work came about and the research team 3.12 Summary of the work 4.02 The research gap 5.16 The research questions 7.27 Terminology; Sustainability, Sustainable Development and the UN SDGs 10.50 Theoretical underpinnings 13.58 Comparative Case Study Methodology 18.04 Data sources and analysis 21.12 The findings 29:49 Implications for engineering education practice 32.31 Implications for engineering education research 35.23 Goodbyes Join us! Become a member of the European Society for Engineering Education, SEFI, Europe's largest network of engineering educators: www.sefi.be Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    36 min

  3. 11/17/2025

    #41 Roger V Gonzalez from UTEP USA on Adapting Engineering Education

    Engineering is a global profession, with various efforts focusing on the globalisation of engineering practice. However, there are many differences between engineering education systems in different contexts. In this episode we discuss what we can learn by comparing engineering education across contexts with Professor Roger Gonzalez from The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), author of the monograph “Adapting Engineering Education to a Rapidly Changing World” which focuses on the differences between engineering education systems, particularly those associated with the UK and the USA. Join Dr. Natalie Wint (University College London) and Prof. Neil Cooke (University of Birmingham) to learn about the ways in which students are contributing their their own engineering education, and what we can learn from them. Timestamps 0.00 Welcome and introduction to episode 0.25 Podcast Intro 0.50 Experiences with students collaboration from Natalie and Neil 2.13 Introduction to Roger and his work 5.04 Introduction to UTEP 6.44 Why is this work needed and why now? 10.15 How was the work conducted? 12.44 Differences in terms of student admissions into engineering 15.58 Implications for widening access and participation 19.10 Why are there differences between contexts? 22.42 Differences in length and structure of programmes, teaching, learning and assessment and the role of student unions 29.42 Differences in content of the degree 33.01 Degree variants and the role of industry 36.12 The role of Quality Assurance (QA) and student feedback and the role of funding 45.24 Accreditation 48.35 What can we learn from the differences? 53.42 How do these learnings apply to other contexts and countries? 54.47 How will engineering education change in the future; AI. 1:02:35 Key Takeaways from Roger 1:05:02 Key takeaways from Natalie and Neil   Key Resources You can access Roger’s monograph by following the link below https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-78908-3 Join us! Become a member of the European Society for Engineering Education, SEFI, Europe's largest network of engineering educators: www.sefi.be Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 10m

  4. 10/18/2025

    #40 Publication Spotlight: Madeline Polmear on Hispanic Women's Engagement

    This is our first episode which takes the new format which we will be released at intervals along with our normal longer length shows. In these episodes we will be bringing you up to date with some of the latest work within engineering education by speaking with authors of recent publications. For our first episode of this I am speaking with Madeline Polmear from Kings College London, who featured in our very first season of the podcast.  And we are going to talk about a paper published in the Journal of Engineering Education entitled Exploring engagement narratives among self-identified Hispanic women's experiences in engineering counterspaces which Madeline co-authored with Elizabeth Volpe, Idalis Villanueva Alarcón and Denise Simmons. For the full paper, follow this link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jee.20630 Timestamps 0.00 Welcome and introduction 0.27 Introduction to the episode an publication 1.22 The research team 3.08 Summary of the work 4.30 The research gap 5.58 The research questions 6.35 Theoretical underpinnings 10.15 Methodology; Data Collection and analysis 12.21 The findings 15.32 Implications for engineering education practice 17.12 Implications for engineering education research 19.10 Goodbyes Join us! Become a member of the European Society for Engineering Education, SEFI, Europe's largest network of engineering educators: www.sefi.be Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    20 min

  5. 09/14/2025

    #39 BEST: Katrijn Vandenborne and Nadica Koloska from The Board of European Students of Technology

    We can't really talk about engineering education without talking about engineering students. But in this episode we talk to them! We attempt to bridge the gap between engineering educators and students by directly asking them what they think. In so doing, we welcome Katrijn Vandenborne (current President of BEST) and Nadica Koloska (co-ordinator for the Educational Involvement Department) from the Board of European Students of Technology (BEST). Join Dr. Natalie Wint (University College London) and Prof. Neil Cooke (University of Birmingham) to learn about the ways in which students are contributing their their own engineering education, and what we can learn from them. Timestamps 0.00 Welcome and introduction to episode 0.29 Podcast Intro 0.46 Experiences with students collaboration from Natalie and Neil 2.47 Introduction to Katrijn and Nadica 6.30 The history of BEST 8.04 The relationship with SEFI 10.48 Managing student turnover 12.11 Professional development courses 14.55 Career support 16.20 Symposium on Education 19.02 The Education Involvement Department 20.58 Stakeholders 28.35 Topics of interest within BEST: professional skills, the responsible engineer, assessment and AI 39.45 What should educators remove from engineering programmes? 43.00 Diversifying membership and the student voice 47.19 The benefits of being part of BEST 53.02 What's next? 56.33 How do students get involved in BEST? 59.06 Key Takeaways from Katrijn and Nadica 1.01.48 Key takeaways from Natalie and Neil   Key Resources https://www.best.eu.org/index.jsp Join us! Become a member of the European Society for Engineering Education, SEFI, Europe's largest network of engineering educators: www.sefi.be Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 7m

  6. 08/17/2025

    #38 Season 6 highlights and podcast update

    Welcome to the highlights episode for season 6! We have reached the end of season 6 and 3+ years of podcasting. Neil and Natalie would like to thank all listeners and guests for their continued support in making the podcast a valuable source of information regarding contemporary topics in engineering education. Join Dr. Natalie Wint (University College London) and Professor Neil Cooke (University of Birmingham) for this episode in which they summarise the recent interviews. 00.00 - Introduction 00.38 - Welcome, podcast updates, the future of the podcast 03.50 - Robyn Mae Paul and Kari Zacharias on the Iron Ring 12.00 - Siara Isaac and Joelyn de Lima on the 3T Play Project for Transversal Skills 18.58 - Kurt Coppens on feedback literacy 24.36 - Mariana Velho on public engagement and outreach 29.29 - Call for guests, and ideas on topics and guests Join us! Become a member of the European Society for Engineering Education, SEFI, Europe's largest network of engineering educators: www.sefi.be music (c) Lizzie Cooke all rights reserved. Written and produced by Neil Cooke and Natalie Wint. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    31 min

  7. 07/21/2025

    #37 Mariana Velho from CERN Switzerland on Public Engagement

    Attracting students to study engineering, and helping society understand what engineers do, are ongoing challenges within engineering education. In this episode we spoke to Mariana Velho, Communication, Education and Outreach Manager for CERN openlab. Mariana draws upon her background in psychology, education and outreach, to manage various communication projects and campaigns, and manage stakeholder relationships. Join Dr. Natalie Wint (University College London) and Dr. Neil Cooke (University of Birmingham) to learn about the use of science communication and outreach in encouraging students to study engineering. Timestamps 0.00 Welcome and introduction to episode 0.23 Podcast Intro 0.48 Experiences with science communication and outreach from Natalie and Neil 3.20 Introduction to Mariana 6.47 The importance of science communication 7.28 ATLAS Experiment and CERN 8.44 The role of psychology in science communication 11.46 CERN 14.44 CERN openlab 16.47 Mariana's role within CERN 19.28 Developing the scientists and engineers of tomorrow 21.22 The Summer Placement 27.36 Science communication skills 31.32 Educational resources 37.11 Microsoft Dreamspace and spatial skills 43.24 Engineering in the future 48.11 What's next? 51.54 Key Takeaways from Mariana 53.20 Key takeaways from Natalie and Neil   Key Resources https://marianadantasvelho.com/ https://openlab.cern/about/collaborate-us  https://atlas.cern/Resources/Colouring-Books  https://dreamspace.microsoft.com/en-us/dreamspace/ireland Join us! Become a member of the European Society for Engineering Education, SEFI, Europe's largest network of engineering educators: www.sefi.be Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    57 min

  8. 06/15/2025

    #36 Kurt Coppens from KUL Belgium on Feedback Literacy

    Feedback is a somewhat perennial topic within higher education (HE), with increasing emphasis on students as independent learners who should engage as active participants to fulfil the role of a self-regulated learner. In this episode we speak to Dr. Kurt Coppens who works within the ETHER (Engineering Technology Education Research) research group, at the Faculty of Engineering Technology, KU Leuven, Belgium and whose PhD focused on the feedback literacy of engineering students. Join Dr. Natalie Wint (University College London) and Dr. Neil Cooke (University of Birmingham) to learn about the role of feedback literacy in engineering education! Timestamps 0.00 Welcome and introduction to episode 0.16 Podcast Intro 0.42 Experiences with feedback literacy from Natalie and Neil 4.11 Introduction to Kurt 7.05 ETHER at KU Leuven 7.58 What do we mean by feedback literacy? 9.13 What is involved in feedback literacy? 11.41 What does good feedback literacy look like? 13.28 Research developments in areas of feedback literacy 17.52 The research gap 20.07 PhD aims 21.40 Study design 28.22 Findings of the first study (Feedback Oreintation Scale) 30.10 Findings from the reflective logs 33.22 Changes in feedback literacy during first year 39.28 Changes during a degree 41.04 Improving feedback literacy 43.10 Capacity building of educators 46.15 Generalisability of findings 47.27 The future of research in this area 49.10 Key Takeaways from Kurt 50.29 Key takeaways from Natalie and Neil   Further Reading Kurt’s work Kurt’s Thesis can be found by following the link below: https://kuleuven.limo.libis.be/discovery/search?query=any,contains,LIRIAS4154722&tab=LIRIAS&search_scope=lirias_profile&vid=32KUL_KUL:Lirias&offset=0 Coppens, K., Van den Broeck, L., Winstone, N., & Langie, G. (2023). Capturing student feedback literacy using reflective logs. European Journal of Engineering Education, 48(4), 653–666. https://doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2023.2185501 Coppens, K., Van den Broeck, L., Winstone, N., & Langie, G. (2024). A mixed method approach to exploring feedback literacy through student self-reflection. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 50(2), 173–186. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2024.2373792 Other Key Resources https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2018.1463354 https://doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2002.30.8.821. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206310373145 https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2019.1667955 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-019-09905-5 https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2023.2263838 Join us! Become a member of the European Society for Engineering Education, SEFI, Europe's largest network of engineering educators: www.sefi.be Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The European engineering educators podcast from SEFI brings you key insights into the minds of university researchers and practitioners who have built international reputations in the field of engineering education with knowledge and advice to share. Find out from Europe's largest network of engineering educators how engineering is evolving to address the challenges of the modern world, and develop your expertise. Your hosts are Professor Neil Cooke (University of Birmingham) and Dr Natalie Wint (University College London).  We want to bring the frontiers of engineering education to you, regardless of your speciality, in an easy to digest format- you don't have to be an education researcher to benefit. You might be an academic teaching engineering or a related subject, an engineer who wants to keep up with the latest insights, some other professional in education, or even a student! Based in Brussels, SEFI is the European society for engineering education, a non-profit organisation active since 1973, and Europe's largest network of engineering educators. Our mission is to improve engineering education and its image in society. Join our network www.sefi.be  Leave us podcast feedback/comments/suggestions: https://forms.gle/tMDHxf1JA8P9RYMY8 Subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts. Listen to the podcast with subtitles in your own language on youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgbdO3TmP943SOB9BDGRrffTG6tShZSXz Written and produced by Neil Cooke and Natalie Wint. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    SEFI European society for engineering education
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    45
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