Papers presented at the conference are available to download individually in pdf format from the table below. An electronic copy of the full papers can be requested by emailing us.
When citing a paper from the EE2008 Conference, please use the format of this example:
Arlett, Carol and Dales, Richard (2008) ‘Working in partnership to support employer engagement’. In EE2008 – the International Conference on Innovation, Good Practice and Research in Engineering Education conference proceedings. ISBN 978 1 904804 65 9 (electronic copy of full papers). Loughborough: Higher Education Academy Engineering Subject Centre and the UK Centre for Materials Education.
| Principal Author |
Institution |
Title |
| M. Abdulwahed |
Loughborough University |
The TriLab : a novel view of laboratory education |
| Jonathan Adams |
The University of Northampton |
Problem solving and creativity for undergraduate engineers: process or product? |
| Malcolm Allan |
Glasgow Caledonian University |
The development of competencies for engineers within a global context |
| Carol Arlett |
Higher Education Academy Engineering Subject Centre |
Working in partnership to support employer engagement in engineering |
| Patrick Barber |
Leap Ahead, the Lifelong Learning Network for Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
An integrated strategy for HE engineering provision between FE colleges and universities within Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| Goeffrey Booth |
Coventry University |
Innovative curriculum development within the Motorsport BEng course at Coventry University |
| Mike Bramhall |
Sheffield Hallam University |
Users as producers : students using video to develop learner autonomy |
| Tim Bullough |
The University of Liverpool |
A National Subject Profile for Materials : views of graduates and Materials teaching staff |
| Helen Burchmore |
University of Cambridge |
Evidence-informed development of engineering practical work : effecting change through staff and student engagement |
| Robin Clark |
Aston University |
Engineering management : the lost discipline? |
| Adam Crawford |
Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (engCETL), Loughborough University, UK |
The impact of the Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) programme : a perspective from the Engineering CETL |
| Jos Darling |
University of Bath |
Game-based learning in engineering education |
| John Davies |
Coventry University |
The experiences of part-time students in civil engineering compared with those of full-time students |
| Timothy Davis |
Coventry University |
Using part-time students to improve the student experience |
| Mark Endean |
Open University |
Team project work for distance learners in engineering – challenges and benefits |
| Clive Ferguson |
Deakin University, Australia |
An investigation into the adoption of CDIO in distance education |
| N. Ferguson |
University of Southampton |
Issues and conflicts of combining MSc modules and industrial short courses |
| J. Fletcher |
Aston University |
The teaching of sustainable development at Aston University |
| Heather Fotheringham |
University of Leeds |
Ethics case studies : placing ethical practice in an engineering context : workshop |
| J. Gallagher |
University of Leeds |
ReLOAD-SAFE : a system for submission, assessment, feedback and evaluation of remote experiments |
| Peter Goodhew |
University of Liverpool and UK Centre for Materials Education |
Helping academic staff be successful – added VALUE : workshop |
| Linda Gray |
The University of Sheffield |
Effective english support for overseas students in engineering departments |
| Paul Hermon |
The Queen’s University of Belfast |
The use of learning styles as a guide for project group formation and methods of assessment |
| J. Horner |
Loughborough University |
Issues associated with professional accreditation of UK Master’s programmes |
| Tianjian Ji |
The University of Manchester |
Enhancing the teaching and learning of structural concepts through experience of seeing and touching |
| Thomas Joyce |
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne |
A review of current undergraduate and postgraduate medical engineering courses in the UK |
| Barbara Karleuša |
University of Rijeka, Croatia |
Good practice in collaboration with employers |
| Toni Kelly |
The University of Birmingham |
A learning spaces strategy for the 21st century |
| Gwendolyn Kolfschoten |
Delft University of Technology |
Collaborative modeling lab to increase learning engagement |
| Juha Kontio |
Turku University of Applied Sciences, FINLAND |
Educating for intercultural working life : a case study |
| Caroline Lambert |
Coventry University |
Activity led learning within Aerospace at Coventry University |
| Euan Lindsay |
Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia |
Making students engineers |
| Steve Loddington |
Engineering Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (engCETL) |
An examination of academic and student attitudes to the peer assessment of group work using WebPA in engineering |
| Steve Loddington |
Engineering Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (engCETL) Loughborough University |
Discover WebPA : an online self and peer assessment system |
| G. MacBride |
University of Glasgow |
Engineering the future : a sustainable concept? |
| G. MacBride |
University of Glasgow |
Engineering the future: practitioners, researchers and policy makers working across sectors : workshop |
| Alan Maddocks |
Loughborough University |
Basing course design on learning outcomes : workshop |
| Alan Maddocks |
Loughborough University |
Assessment of learning outcomes : the Easimap solution |
| Adam Mannis |
UK Centre for Materials Education, UK |
Training tomorrow’s lecturers : messages from a national survey of recently appointed materials scientists |
| Charles McCartan |
The Queen’s University of Belfast |
Application of a generic curriculum change management process to motivate and excite students |
| Holly Meyer |
Ohio State University, USA |
A HE curriculum for teaching and learning ethical issues arising from pervasive communications |
| Shahrin Mohammad |
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia |
Institutional strategies implementing outcome-based education for engineering : first experiences from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia |
| Catherine Montgomery |
Engineering Subject Centre |
Becoming and being an engineer in an internationalised context : international students’ engagement with ‘realworld’ enquiry at Masters’ level |
| Pat Morton |
Engineering Subject Centre |
The changing face of Engineering |
| Z. Nagy |
Loughborough University |
The impact of remote and virtual laboratories in engineering education : a workshop |
| Anne Nortcliffe |
Sheffield Hallam University |
Blending the engineer’s learning environment through the use of audio |
| Peter Ostafichuk |
University of British Columbia |
Analysis of Mech 2 : an award-winning second-year mechanical engineering curriculum |
| Neville Palmer |
Southampton Solent University |
Social networking sites within higher education – threat or opportunity? |
| Rob Pearce |
Engineering Subject Centre |
Learning technologies and the current and future role in engineering education |
| Norman Powell |
The University of Manchester |
Using enquiry-based learning (EBL) to prepare students for group work : lessons from successive implementations |
| Margaret Price |
Oxford Brookes University |
Involving students in assessment : developing understanding of assessment standards within a community of assessment practice : workshop |
| Stephen Prior |
Middlesex University |
Blending arts and sciences : gimmick or necessity? |
| Elizabeth Read |
Royal Academy of Engineering, UK |
The London Engineering Project : a higher education institution model |
| D. Rossiter |
The University of Sheffield |
Innovative problem-based learning approach using on and offline resources in 1st year chemical engineering |
| Anthony Rossiter |
The University of Sheffield |
Making the most of intro week |
| Anthony Rossiter |
The University of Sheffield |
Experiences with using peer marking in year 1st year engineering |
| Mark Russell |
University of Hertfordshire |
Using an electronic voting system to enhance learning and teaching |
| N. Rutter |
University of Cambridge |
Integrating online resources into taught courses : workshop |
| Nick Savage |
University of Portsmouth |
An evaluation of motivation in engineering students, employing self-determination theory |
| Graham Schleyer |
The University of Liverpool |
Role-play experience through virtual re-construction of accident investigation |
| J. Siau |
University of Hertfordshire |
Multimedia system integration workshop : hands on |
| Elaine Smith |
Glasgow Caledonian University |
Engaging and retaining engineering students |
| F. SoltaniTafreshi |
Engineering Subject Centre |
Industrial sponsorship : undergraduate students’ expectations and achievements |
| Nicola Stacey |
Health and Safety Laboratory |
A health and safety risk education e-learning package for undergraduate engineers |
| Simon Steiner |
Engineering Subject Centre |
Embedding teamworking and teamskills into an engineering degree programme : various models |
| Jonathan Swingler |
University of Southampton |
Peer assessment and developing students’ professional ethics |
| Diane Taktak |
The University of Liverpool |
Do Materials Science and Engineering students learn the workplace skills, attitudes and abilities that they need as graduates? |
| Rohan Tittagala |
Sheffield Hallam University |
Teaching Engineering in a simulated industrial learning environment : a case study in Manufacturing Engineering |
| Peter Vivian |
Coventry University |
A non-mathematical framework for developing the conceptual understanding of classical mechanics |
| Anthony Williams |
The University of Newcastle, Australia |
From distance to online to blended : a programme’s journey |
| Liz Willis |
Engineering Subject Centre |
How can evidence inform my teaching practice and how can I gather this evidence? |
| J. Wilson |
The University of Manchester |
The development of a module to equip students with real-world problem-solving skills |
| Sarah Wilson-Medhurst |
Coventry University |
Towards sustainable ‘Activity Led Learning’ innovations in teaching, learning and assessment |
