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Dear LED members,
As noted in the last Newsletter, we have been appointed to lead a project on the Definition and Goals of Liberal Learning in Engineering Education. The purpose of this project is to produce a White Paper that will summarize the views of LED members on developing a definition and standards for liberal education in engineering. Are the needed or not? Would a definition and standards be useful?
This project stems in part from a talk given at the last ASEE meetings, which
unfortunately did not make it into the CD ROM version on the proceedings and
is therefore posted on the web:
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~nsteneck/papers/engineering/00_asee.PDF
It is argued in this paper that Criteria 2000 present an ideal opportunity to
set standards for liberal education as a way of strengthening its role in engineering
education. Needless to say, not everyone agreed with the notion of setting standards
or even seeking to define "liberal education." Thus, rather than dismissing
the idea or setting up a committee to explore standards/definition, as an initial
first step we were appointed a committee of two to initiate a discussion on
the need for clearer goals and definitions for liberal education.
Toward this end, a separate LED listserve will be established for those who
want to participate in the discussion and the preparation of the White Paper.
If you are interested in participating, please let us know by
email. Once the group is established, we will begin the discussion.
Nick Steneck, University of Michigan (nsteneck@umich.edu)
Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines (bolds@mines.edu)
Our 2001 Program Chair, Sarah K.A. Pfatteicher, presents the following proposed session schedule. Remember, the deadline for abstract submission is November 1. Abstracts must be submitted through the CAPS system on the web, at http://www.asee.org/conferences/annual2001/caps. The 2001 Annual Conference will be held on June 24-27, 2001 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
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8:30-10:15 |
Main Plenary |
Communication: Theory & Methods (Pfatteicher/TBA) |
Undergraduate Research in Engineering Ed (ENT co-sponsor) (Orthlieb, et al) |
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10:30-12:00 |
ABET 2000 Watch (Gravander) |
Liberal Ed Across Cultures & Disciplines (Pfatteicher/TBA) |
LED Mini Plenary Olmstead Award (Luegenbiehl) |
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12:30-2:00 |
Computers & Ethics (Herkert & O'Connell) |
Liberal Education & Values (Benzley, et al) |
Liberal Education & Service Learning (Carville & Herkert) |
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2:30-4:15 |
Focus on Exhibits |
Defining Liberal Learning in Engineering (Steneck & Olds) |
Communication Across the Curriculum (Alley) |
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4:30-6:00 |
Moral Imagination & Ethics (Neeley) |
LED Business Meeting (Neeley) |
Liberal Ed & Professional Development (Pfatteicher/TBA) |
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