Welcome to the Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education. The department continues to expand the boundaries of engineering education by teaching first-class, modern courses for first year engineering students at Virginia Tech and by offering innovative graduate programs including a Certificate and a PhD in Engineering Education.
Our mission is to be inventive, inclusive, interdisciplinary, and international as we conduct cutting-edge research and scholarship, primarily in the emerging discipline of Engineering Education, simultaneously developing and delivering meaningful and memorable learning experiences for future engineers and educators.
We strive:
• to support the critical role of engineering in societal and global development
• to improve the synergistic role of education research, teaching, practice, and advising in engineering
• to promote the value of and need for educating and developing engineering professionals
First-Year Engineering
Our first-year engineering program is regarded as one of the best in the nation.
Students are admitted as General Engineering students and take the prescribed set of required courses during the first year.
During that time, the students are exposed to the 13 different majors offered in the College of Engineering and are able to make an informed decision about what field they will pursue.
Graduate Program
We are one of the first departments in the country to offer graduate programs in Engineering Education.
Our graduate program incorporates theory with real life application so that our students are prepared to be teachers and scholars in the evolving field of Engineering Education.
Many of our graduate students share their knowledge and gain professional experience by teaching and coordinating workshops in some of our first-year courses. Others use their knowledge to assess our program, and others learn how to apply their knowledge in non-university contexts.
News Highlights
Engineering Education PhD Students Win Second Place in Diversity Video Contest
Dr. Chris Williams Invited to 2013 NAE German-American Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
Five Member Team, Including Dr. Lisa McNair, Receives 2012 XCaliber Award
Engineering Education PhD Students to Receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
DREAMSLab to Receive 2012 XCaliber Award
DREAMSLab to Receive 2012 Excellence in Access and Inclusion Award
Engineering Education PhD Student Selected for 2012 ASEE Apprentice Educator Grant
Ms. Debbie Pollio Wins 2012 Alumni Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising
Dr. Erin Crede Wins National AERA Outstanding Dissertation Award
Dr. Holly Matusovich Using Her CAREER Award to Study How Students Learn Engineering Concepts
Engineering Education PhD Student Named Graduate School's Featured Graduate Student - December 2011
Engineering Education PhD Student Wins First Place Award at IDR Symposium
VT Engineering Education at Frontiers in Education Conference, Rapid City, SD
Dr. Aditya Johri Receives National Science Foundation TUES Award
Dr. Holly Matusovich Receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award
College of Engineering Graduate Recruiting + Professional Development Forum: Sept. 23 – 24, 2011
Dr. Stephanie G. Adams Commences as Department Head of Engineering Education
Dr. Vinod Lohani Receives the Global Engineering & Engineering Technology Educator Award
Dr. Vinod Lohani Awarded Educator of the Month by DyKnow
Dr. Lisa McNair Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure in Engineering Education
Drs. Lohani, Borrego, Williams receive 2011 Dean's Award for Excellence
Engineering Education Ph.D. Student Lands Assistant Professor Position at Embry-Riddle
College of Engineering 2011 Dean's Teaching Fellows Announced
Dr. Stephanie G. Adams Named Department Head of Engineering Education
Johri Wins Best Short Paper Award at 2011 Conference of Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
Terpenny Interviewed by U.S. News about Center for E-Design
Crede Awarded ASEE-ERM Apprentice Faculty Grant
Moore Receives 2011 Graduate Teaching Assistant Excellence Award
Borrego Wins Outstanding Paper Award, 2010
ENGE Faculty and Graduate Students Present at FIE (October 27-30, 2010)
Terpenny and Borrego Head to National Science Foundation
ENGE Faculty Receive Tenure Promotions
Terpenny named IIE Fellow
Johri and Lohani Receive 2010 Dean's Awards