José Carlos Quadrado from ISEL Portugal on Recognition with Neil Cooke and Natalie Wint Higher education stakeholders make increasing calls for teaching professionalisation. However, academics face varying levels of training for their teaching careers dependent on their context, with development…
Mike Murphy from Tu-Dublin on Transformation with Neil Cooke and Natalie Wint The SEFI 2023 conference – celebrating 50 years of SEFI - is hosted by Technological University Dublin. To kick off Season 3 of the SEFI podcast, we spoke…
A special episode for you to bring the second season of the SEFI podcast to a close! Over the last six months, six engineering educators with international reputations have shared their knowledge and expertise with our SEFI community. LISTEN NOW!…
Gillian Saunders-Smits from TU-Delft Netherlands on Communication Skills with Natalie Wint and Neil Cooke Employers, researchers, and policy-makers repeatedly stress engineers should demonstrate not just technical skills but a growing range of transversal competencies. However, there is little consensus regarding…
Chris Smith from GCU on work-based learning with Neil Cooke and Natalie Wint Work-based learning involves universities and industry partnering to deliver a student’s education. Policy makers are questioning the fitness of purpose of degrees because of funding stresses, perceived…
Sofie Craps from KUL Belgium on Identity with Natalie Wint and Neil Cooke Engineering graduates enjoy a growing choice of work roles as the profession becomes more diverse and multidisciplinary. Consequently, students feel the pressure to develop numerous professional competencies…
Calvin Rans from TUD on Blended Learning with Neil Cooke and Natalie Wint Blended learning typically involves combining online educational materials, opportunities for online interaction, and physical place-based classroom methods. Although the term has been used formally since the 1990s,…
Madeline Ruth Polmear from VUB on leadership with Natalie Wint and Neil Cooke In this episode we discuss how leadership is conceptualised within engineering education with Madeline Polmear, a Marie-Curie, EUTOPIA Science & Innovation COFUND Fellow within the Law Science…
SEFI podcast: Season 1 episode 7: Highlights A special 20 minute episode for you to bring Season 1 of the SEFI podcast to a close! We recognise that you might not have time to listen to all the episodes, and/or…
Gary Wood from NMITE discusses students as partners with Natalie Wint and Neil Cooke In this episode, our guest is Professor Gary Woods, Academic Director of NMITE where he leads the delivery and development of new approaches to engineering education…