TIDEE Educational Tools
The instructional tools provided below are geared to help students acquire specific skills to become an engineer that understand the design process and is capable of working across disciplines.
Getting Started
Teams
- Developing Teams through Positive Communication
- Building an Inclusive Team
- Team Development
- Team Roles
- Performance Reviews
Developing a Problem Definition
Learning the Design Process
Multi-week Engineering Design Project
- Planning and Identifying Criteria
- Conceptual Design and Process Refinement
- Interfacing of Individual Components
- Select Design and Plan Construction
- Demonstration of Completed Project
- Conduct Race
- Presentation and Analysis
Communication
Assessment materials are available from the TIDEE Website.
External Resources
NEEDS: Digital Library for Engineering Education
Online learning materials in engineering, science, and math.
Gateway Engineering Education Coalition
Contains information on assessments, instructional technologies, and curriculum development for the emerging engineering professional.
Dr. Richard Felder's website
Instructional resources from a seasoned professor at North Carolina State University. Also a source for engineering education commentary and papers.
FLAG: Field Tested Learning Assessment Guide
Shows instructors how to use assessments to help students push themselves to higher levels of performance.
Engineering Societies
American Society for Engineering Education
Promotes excellence in engineering instruction. Locate publications, conference information, and fellowships.