Programme
Where: Reykjavik University, Menntavegur 1, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
When: February 5th and 6th 2015
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February 5th Thursday |
Keynote speakers and panel discussion. Room V101 | |
| 8.30-9.00 | Registration, coffee | |
| 9.00-9.15 |
Welcome to Reykjavik University (RU)
Review of the Agenda |
Ari Kristinn Jónsson, president of RU and Guðrún A Sævarsdóttir, dean of the RU School of Science and Engineering (SSE) Ingunn Saemundsdottir, RU SSE director of undergraduate education |
| 9.15-10.00 | What kind of engineering graduates does the renewable energy industry need? |
Hörður Arnarson, CEO of Landsvirkjun and former CEO of Marel |
| 10:00-10:30 |
Coffee break in Sólin Display of RU students design-built projects in engineering |
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| 10:30-11:00 | What are the CDIO member universities emphasizing in engineering education? Results of the CDIO Survey. | |
| 11:00-11:30 |
Panel Discussion: CDIO in 2025 – Where is engineering education heading? |
Martin Vigild, senior vice president and dean of undergraduate studies at the Technical University of Denmark leads the discussion http://www.dtu.dk/Service/Telefonbog/Person?id=6980&tab=3&qt=dtuprojectquery |
| 11:30 -12:15 | Reflections on student-generated questions: Utilising the generation, testing and self-explanation effect. | |
| 12:15-13:15 | Lunch at Nauthóll | |
| Session A: Teaching and learning Room V101 | Session B: Program development Room V108 | |
| 13:15-14:00 |
Introductory Workshop: Kristina Edström Developing Engineering Education with CDIO – the idea, methodology and community |
Erasmus Plus: Matt Murphy, Paul Hermon, Fredrik Georgson General introduction by specialist from the Icelandic Centre for Research, Óskar Eggert Óskarsson http://en.rannis.is/funding/education/erasmus-education-and-training/ How to make the most of Erasmus plus. Examples of Erasmus projects. Dissemination of Erasmus projects. |
| 14:00-14:45 |
Collaboration in Erasmus Plus. International and cross-cultural collaboration. Match-making session on proposals for collaborative projects and student exchange. |
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| 14:45-15:15 |
Coffee break in Sólin |
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| Session A: Teaching and learning Room V101 | Session B: Program development Room V108 | |
| 15:15-16:00 |
Workshop: Paul Denny Hands-on with PeerWise: The free student-generated MCQ platform. Attendees should have access to a network-enabled laptop or device with keyboard. |
Workshop: Jens Bennedsen and Fredrik Georgson CDIO self-evaluation as part of program development. |
| 16:00-16:30 | ||
| 16:30-17:15 | Tour of RU teaching labs – SSE (School of Science and Engineering) | |
| 17:15 | Departure for the Blue Lagoon | |
| Swim in the lagoon - highly recommended! or take a walk, or enjoy a refreshment, or shop | ||
| 20:00-22:00 | Cocktails. Dinner at the Blue Lagoon | |
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February 6th Friday |
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| Session A: Teaching and learning Room M101 | Session B: Program development Room V107 | |
| 8:30-10:00 | The Teaching Trick: Improving student learning without spending more time teaching. Kristina Edström, associate professor in Engineering Education Development at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. | Exploring the form and impact of a CDIO implementation – A case study. Robin Clark and Gareth Thomson. |
| Continuous improvement. Roundtable on sustainable development in the implementation of CDIO: Juha Kontio. | ||
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10:00-10:30
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Coffee break in Sólin |
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| 10:30-11:30 |
Regional meeting: Juha Kontio, Fredrik Georgsson, Jens Bennedsen Room V102 Common issues. New school presentations. Vision, mission and activities for the CDIO for next CDIO conference. Venue for next regional meeting. |
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| 11:30-11:45 | Wrap up (Ingunn Sæmundsdóttir RU) | |
| 11:45-12:30 | Light lunch in Sólin | |
